NY State Senate Bill 2021-S3228

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to energy and telecommunications
Jan 28, 2021	referred to energy and telecommunications

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-q, Pub Serv L; add §99-ii, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S2353
2023-2024: S2619

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the furloughed or non-pay federal workers revolving loan program and fund; provides zero percent interest loans to residential electric and natural gas customers who have been either furloughed or designated non-pay federal employees due to a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government in order to assist such customers in paying their electric and gas bills.

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3228

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law and the state finance law, in
relation to establishing the furloughed or non-pay federal workers
revolving loan program and fund; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To establish the furloughed or non-pay federal workers revolving loan
program and fund.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the public service law is amended by adding a new section
66-p; furloughed or non-pay federal workers loan program.  The Public
Service Commission shall:

1. Create a furloughed or non-pay federal workers revolving loan program
in order to provide zero percent interest loans to residential electric
and natural gas customers who have been either furloughed or designated
non-pay federal employees due to a period of a lapse in discretionary
appropriations by the federal government in order to assist such custom-
ers in paying their electric and gas bills.

2. Make loans for the payment of electric and gas bills by eligible
customers.

3. Receive application for loans by residential electric and natural gas
customers who have been either furloughed or designated non-pay federal
employees due to a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by
the federal government. Every application shall be in a form acceptable
to the commission and shall require documentation demonstrating finan-
cial need and that the applicant has been furloughed or designated non-
pay as a result of a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations
by the federal government.

Section 2 amends the state finance law by adding a new section 99-ff to
establish furloughed or non-pay federal workers revolving loan fund by
joint custody of the comptroller and the public service commission. Such
fund shall consist of moneys made available pursuant to appropriation
and any other sources in order to provide zero percent interest loans to
residential electric and natural gas customers who have been either
furloughed or designated non-pay federal employees pursuant to section
sixty-six-p of the public service law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Federal Government shutdown of 2019 represented an unprecedented
loss of income for the many federal government workers in New York
State. Unfortunately, during cold winter months, the demands of expen-
sive utility bills are very real. When the Federal Government has failed
us, New York State should do whatever we can to help families to pay
their expensive utilities on time. It is imperative utility loans become
available for the furloughed workers who will not receive compensation
until the Federal Government shutdown is over.  This legislation will
assist furloughed workers in utility payment and protect Federal Employ-
ees and their families from the economic loss of having to borrow money
at high interest rates to pay their expensive winter utility bills. In
addition, the available loans will protect Federal employees and their
families from possible damage to their credit by not being able to make
utility payments.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019/20: S2353- Referred to Energy and Telecommunication

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3228
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law and the state finance law, in
   relation to establishing the furloughed  or  non-pay  federal  workers
   revolving  loan program and fund; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-q to read as follows:
   § 66-Q. FURLOUGHED OR NON-PAY FEDERAL WORKERS  LOAN  PROGRAM.  1.  THE
 COMMISSION  SHALL CREATE A FURLOUGHED OR NON-PAY FEDERAL WORKERS REVOLV-
 ING LOAN PROGRAM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE  ZERO  PERCENT  INTEREST  LOANS  TO
 RESIDENTIAL  ELECTRIC  AND  NATURAL  GAS  CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN EITHER
 FURLOUGHED OR DESIGNATED NON-PAY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DUE TO A PERIOD OF  A
 LAPSE IN DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ORDER
 TO ASSIST SUCH CUSTOMERS IN PAYING THEIR ELECTRIC AND GAS BILLS.
   2.  (A) THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE, UPON APPLICATION DULY MADE, UP TO THE
 AMOUNTS AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION, LOANS FOR THE  PAYMENT  OF  ELECTRIC
 AND GAS BILLS BY ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND PROPER TO  EFFECTUATE  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   3.  (A)  APPLICATION FOR LOANS MAY BE MADE BY RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND
 NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE  BEEN  EITHER  FURLOUGHED  OR  DESIGNATED
 NON-PAY  FEDERAL  EMPLOYEES  DUE TO A PERIOD OF A LAPSE IN DISCRETIONARY
 APPROPRIATIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   (B) EVERY APPLICATION SHALL BE IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE  COMMISSION
 AND  SHALL  REQUIRE  DOCUMENTATION DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL NEED AND THAT
 THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED OR DESIGNATED NON-PAY AS A RESULT OF A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07297-01-1

 S. 3228                             2
 
 PERIOD OF A LAPSE IN DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
 MENT.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ii to
 read as follows:
   § 99-II. FURLOUGHED OR NON-PAY FEDERAL WORKERS REVOLVING LOAN FUND. 1.
 THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE  "FURLOUGHED  OR
 NON-PAY  FEDERAL WORKER REVOLVING LOAN FUND". SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF
 MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATION AND ANY OTHER SOURCES IN
 ORDER TO PROVIDE ZERO PERCENT INTEREST LOANS TO RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND
 NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE  BEEN  EITHER  FURLOUGHED  OR  DESIGNATED
 NON-PAY  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-Q OF THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE LAW.
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR ITS  PURPOSE,
 ALL  MONEYS  TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND PURSUANT TO LAW, AND ALL MONEYS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO
 THIS FUND, INCLUDING ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE FUND OR DONATED  TO  IT,
 PAYMENTS  OF  PRINCIPAL  ON  LOANS  MADE FROM THE FUND, AND ANY INTEREST
 EARNINGS WHICH MAY ACCRUE FROM THE INVESTMENT OR REINVESTMENT OF  MONEYS
 FROM THE FUND.
   3.  MONEYS  OF  THE  FUND,  WHEN  ALLOCATED, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE
 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO MAKE LOANS AS PROVIDED  IN  SECTION  SIXTY-
 SIX-Q OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. UP TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MONEYS OF THE
 FUND  MAY  BE  USED  TO PAY THE EXPENSES, INCLUDING PERSONAL SERVICE AND
 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH
 LOANS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Kevin S. Parker

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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