Assembly Actions -
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Aug 12, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8909
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Services
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S2852
2023-2024: S1085
2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8909 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing and directing the public service commission to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corpo- rations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York PURPOSE: Requires the PSC to study and report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Requires the PSC to study and report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an
2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8909 I N S E N A T E August 12, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the public service commission to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service commission is authorized and directed to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: 1. a recommendation on the nature of such entity and how such entity should be structured; 2. the role of such entity with respect to other state agencies; 3. the degree of autonomy and independence that such entity should be afforded; 4. a projection of the cost of such transfer; 5. a projection of the long-term cost effectiveness of such transfer; 6. the impact on the price of energy to consumers; 7. the impact on the price of the delivery of energy to consumers; 8. the impact on the quality of service provided to consumers; 9. the impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of responding to power outages and storm related damage; and 10. any other information the commission deems appropriate. § 2. Such report shall be filed with the governor, the temporary pres- ident of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within one year after the effective date of this act. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17115-01-0
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