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                                   7005
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   public  service  commission to distribute penalty awards received from
   public utilities to customers aggrieved by the actions of  the  public
   utility

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 25 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A. ANY PAYMENT MADE BY A  PUBLIC  UTILITY  COMPANY,  CORPORATION  OR
 PERSON  AND THE OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES THEREOF AS A RESULT OF AN
 ACTION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE  PAID
 BY  THE COMMISSION, AFTER COLLECTION OF SUCH AMOUNT, TO THE CUSTOMERS OF
 THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION AGGRIEVED BY  THE  ACTIONS  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  UTILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION THAT RESULTED IN THE PENALTY
 BEING IMPOSED. SUCH PAYMENT TO CUSTOMERS SHALL BE MADE BY  CHECK  ISSUED
 BY  THE  COMMISSION OR BY A CREDIT TO THE AGGRIEVED CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNTS,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10798-01-3