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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LAVINE,  GRIFFIN, MONTESANO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing  notice
   to  local  elected  officials  for any hearing related to a water rate
   increase

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision 10 of section 89-c of the
 public service law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws  of  1989,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (f)  Whenever  there  shall be filed with the commission by any water-
 works corporation any schedule stating a new  rate  or  charge,  or  any
 change  in  any  form of contract or agreement or any rule or regulation
 relating to any rate, charge or service, or in any general privilege  or
 facility,  the  commission  may,  at any time within sixty days from the
 date when such schedule would  or  has  become  effective,  either  upon
 complaint  or  upon  its  own  initiative, and, if it so orders, without
 answer or other formal pleading by the interested corporation, but  upon
 reasonable  notice,  hold a hearing concerning the propriety of a change
 proposed by the filing. If such change is a major change, the commission
 shall hold such a hearing. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  GIVE  NOTICE  OF  SUCH
 HEARING  TO THE LOCAL UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, STATE
 SENATORS, STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, AND MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. Pend-
 ing such hearing and decision thereon, the commission, upon filing  with
 such  schedule  and  delivering  to  the  corporation affected thereby a
 statement in writing of its reasons therefor, may suspend the  operation
 of such schedule, but not for a longer period than one hundred and twen-
 ty  days beyond the time when it would otherwise go into effect. After a
 full hearing, whether completed before or after the schedule  goes  into
 effect, the commission may make such order in reference thereto as would
 be proper in a proceeding begun after the rate, charge, form of contract
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 or  agreement,  rule, regulation, service, general privilege or facility
 had become effective. If any such hearing cannot be concluded within the
 period of suspension as above stated,  the  commission  may  extend  the
 suspension for a further period not exceeding six months.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.