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                                   3081
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   a time limit to challenge the New York City water board  fees,  rates,
   rents and other service charges
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1045-g of the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
 as follows:
   4. To establish, fix, revise,  charge  and  collect  and  enforce  the
 payment  of all fees, rates, rents and other service charges for the use
 of, or services furnished by the sewerage system, water system, or both,
 as the case may be, so as to receive revenues which, together with other
 revenues available to the board, if any, shall be at least sufficient at
 all times so that such system or systems shall be placed on a  self-sus-
 taining  basis  in  accordance with section one thousand forty-five-j of
 this title; provided, however that the water board shall not establish a
 limit of less than [four] SIX years commencing from the date of the bill
 for services to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other  service  charges
 for  the  use  of  or  services  furnished  by the water and/or sewerage
 systems; any such challenge shall specifically set forth the  basis  for
 such claim;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04638-01-9