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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  OTIS,  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public  authorities  law,
   in  relation  to  requiring combination gas and electric corporations,
   the New York Power Authority and the Long Island  Power  Authority  to
   provide an annual transparency statement to customers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. COMMENCING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, EVERY  COMBI-
 NATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC CORPORATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, SHALL PROVIDE
 EACH CUSTOMER WITH AN ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT WHICH  SHALL  DETAIL
 THE  FOLLOWING  CHARGES  ON  A  GROSS  BASIS  WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN EACH
 CUSTOMER'S DELIVERY SERVICE PORTION OF THEIR UTILITY BILL, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO: (I) PROPERTY TAXES;  (II)  SALES  AND  COMPENSATING  USE
 TAXES;  (III) COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER; (IV)  GROSS  RECEIPTS  TAXES;
 (V) FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAXES; (VI) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHOR-
 ITY  PAYROLL  TAXES;  AND  (VII)  FEES, CHARGES AND COSTS IMPOSED BY THE
 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WHICH ARE EMBEDDED IN THE CUSTOMER BILL.  SUCH
 FEES,  CHARGES  AND COSTS SHALL INCLUDE COSTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 REFORMING ENERGY VISION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
 AND ZERO EMISSION CREDITS. SUCH TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT SHALL  PROVIDE  A
 PERCENTAGE  OF THE FOREGOING CHARGES AS APPLIED TO THE AVERAGE BILL OF A
 CUSTOMER OF SUCH UTILITY.
   § 2. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
   26. COMMENCING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE AUTHORI-
 TY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, SHALL PROVIDE EACH CUSTOMER WITH AN ANNUAL TRAN-
 SPARENCY STATEMENT WHICH SHALL DETAIL THE FOLLOWING CHARGES ON  A  GROSS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 2161                             2
 
 BASIS  WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN EACH CUSTOMER'S DELIVERY SERVICE PORTION OF
 THEIR UTILITY BILL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  (I)  PROPERTY  TAXES;
 (II)  SALES  AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES; (III) COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE
 AUTHORITY  AND  THE  PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGH-
 TEEN-A OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW; (IV) GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES;  (V)  FRAN-
 CHISE  AND  INCOME  TAXES;  (VI)  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
 PAYROLL TAXES; AND (VII) FEES, CHARGES AND COSTS IMPOSED BY THE AUTHORI-
 TY WHICH ARE EMBEDDED IN THE CUSTOMER BILL. SUCH FEES, CHARGES AND COSTS
 SHALL INCLUDE COSTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMING ENERGY  VISION,
 ENERGY  EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AND ZERO EMISSION CRED-
 ITS. SUCH TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT SHALL PROVIDE A PERCENTAGE OF THE FORE-
 GOING CHARGES AS APPLIED TO THE AVERAGE BILL OF A CUSTOMER OF SUCH UTIL-
 ITY.
   § 3. Sections 1020-jj, 1020-kk, 1020-ll  and  1020-ll  of  the  public
 authorities  law, sections 1020-jj, 1020-kk and 1020-ll as renumbered by
 chapter 520 of the laws of 2018, and section 1020-ll  as  renumbered  by
 chapter  415 of the laws of 2017, are renumbered sections 1020-ww, 1020-
 xx, 1020-yy, and 1020-zz and a new section 1020-jj is added to  read  as
 follows:
   §  1020-JJ.  CUSTOMER BILLS. COMMENCING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO, THE AUTHORITY,  ON  AN  ANNUAL  BASIS,  SHALL  PROVIDE  EACH
 CUSTOMER  WITH  AN  ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT WHICH SHALL DETAIL THE
 FOLLOWING CHARGES ON A GROSS BASIS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN EACH CUSTOMER'S
 DELIVERY SERVICE PORTION OF THEIR UTILITY BILL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED TO: (I) PROPERTY TAXES; (II) SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAXES;  (III)
 COSTS  AND  EXPENSES  OF THE AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN-A OF THE PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW;  (IV)  GROSS
 RECEIPTS TAXES; (V) FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAXES; (VI) METROPOLITAN TRANS-
 PORTATION  AUTHORITY  PAYROLL  TAXES;  AND (VII) FEES, CHARGES AND COSTS
 IMPOSED BY THE AUTHORITY WHICH ARE EMBEDDED IN THE CUSTOMER  BILL.  SUCH
 FEES,  CHARGES  AND COSTS SHALL INCLUDE COSTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 REFORMING ENERGY VISION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
 AND ZERO EMISSION CREDITS. SUCH TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT SHALL  PROVIDE  A
 PERCENTAGE  OF THE FOREGOING CHARGES AS APPLIED TO THE AVERAGE BILL OF A
 CUSTOMER OF SUCH UTILITY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.