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                                   4189
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 be proper in a proceeding begun after the rate, charge, form of contract
 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.