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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Feb 02, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S4151
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
2021-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §44, Pub Serv L; amd §1005, ren §§1020-jj - 1020-ll to be §§1020-ww - 1020-zz, add §1020-jj, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S6335
2019-2020: S4058, S7549
2021-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires combination gas and electric corporations, the New York Power Authority, and the Long Island Power Authority to provide an annual transparency statement to customers detailing certain charges on a gross basis which are included in each customer's delivery service portion of their utility bill.
2021-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4151 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This bill would require every combination gas and electric corporation, the New York Power Authority, and the Long Island Power Authority to provide each customer with an annual transparency statement, which shall detail charges on a gross basis .included in each customer's delivery service portion of their utility bill including various taxes as well as charges and costs imposed by the public service commission that are embedded in the customer bill. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2021-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4151 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 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-THREE, EVERY COMBINATION 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 28 to read as follows: 28. COMMENCING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, THE AUTHORITY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, SHALL PROVIDE EACH CUSTOMER WITH AN ANNU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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