Senate Bill S260A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing Long Island residents with water usage information

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S260 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10881
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-1530, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7657

2017-S260 - Summary

Relates to providing Long Island residents water usage information with their bill.

2017-S260 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S260 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    260
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   providing Long Island residents with water usage information

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 15-1530 to read as follows:
 § 15-1530. LONG ISLAND WATER USAGE INFORMATION.
   BEGINNING  ON  THE  FIRST OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, IN NASSAU
 AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, ALL WATER PURVEYORS, EITHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE,  OR
 A  WATER  AUTHORITY,  WITH TEN THOUSAND OR MORE CUSTOMERS, SHALL INCLUDE
 WATER USAGE INFORMATION ALONG WITH CUSTOMER BILLS. SUCH  USAGE  INFORMA-
 TION SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN GALLONS AND AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE:
   1. INFORMATION ON YEAR TO DATE USAGE;
   2. A SEASONAL COMPARISON; AND
   3. LAST YEAR'S USAGE FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03971-01-7

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2017-S260A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10881
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-1530, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7657

2017-S260A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing Long Island residents water usage information with their bill.

2017-S260A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S260A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  260--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   providing Long Island residents with water usage information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 15-1530 to read as follows:
 § 15-1530. LONG ISLAND WATER USAGE INFORMATION.
   IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, ALL WATER PURVEYORS, EITHER PUBLIC  OR
 PRIVATE,  OR  A  WATER  AUTHORITY,  WITH TEN THOUSAND OR MORE CUSTOMERS,
 SHALL INCLUDE WATER USAGE INFORMATION ALONG WITH  CUSTOMER  BILLS.  SUCH
 USAGE  INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN BOTH GALLONS AND CUBIC FEET AND
 AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE:
   1. INFORMATION ON YEAR TO DATE USAGE;
   2. A SEASONAL COMPARISON; AND
   3. LAST YEAR'S USAGE FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03971-02-8

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