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                                   3083
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
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 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   SHRESTHA,  GALLAGHER,  REYES,  MAMDANI,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  requiring  inve-
   stor-owned  energy  utilities to collect and publish data on disadvan-
   taged communities in certain service areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "disadvantaged communities commitment act".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  28  to
 read as follows:
   § 28. DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "INVESTOR-OWNED  ENERGY  UTILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY GAS CORPORATION,
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION, OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
   (B) "DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
 LAW.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE EVERY  INVESTOR-OWNED  ENERGY  UTILITY
 PUBLISH  ON  ITS  CUSTOMER FACING WEBSITE, AND FILE WITH THE COMMISSION,
 STATISTICS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR REGARDING EACH DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
 BY CENSUS TRACT IN ITS SERVICE AREA. SUCH STATISTICS SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE:
   (A) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ELECTRIC ONLY;
   (B) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHO ARE GAS ONLY;
   (C) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS CUSTOMERS;
   (D)  NUMBER  OF  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS  ENROLLED IN ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM (EAP);
   (E) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM (HEAP);
   (F) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN BUDGET BILLING;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (G) AVERAGE AMOUNT OF ARREARS AMONGST RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS;
   (H)  NUMBER  OF  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS  WITH  ACTIVE DEFERRED PAYMENT
 AGREEMENTS; AND
   (I) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS  IMPACTED  BY  ANY  OTHER  PROGRAM
 DESIGNED  TO  PROVIDE  RELIEF  OR ASSISTANCE IN PAYING OR LOWERING THEIR
 BILLS.
   3. (A) SUCH STATISTICS REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  PUBLISHED  WITH  THE COMMISSION AND REMAIN POSTED ON AN INVE-
 STOR-OWNED ENERGY UTILITY'S CUSTOMER FACING WEBSITE THREE YEARS FROM THE
 DATE SUCH STATISTICS ARE PUBLISHED. FURTHER, SUCH  STATISTICS  SHALL  BE
 DOWNLOADABLE  ON  AN  INVESTOR-OWNED  ENERGY  UTILITY'S  CUSTOMER FACING
 WEBSITE IN A COMMA-SEPARATED VALUE (CSV) FORMAT.
   (B) SUCH STATISTICS REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION  SHALL
 BE  POSTED  AND  FILED  FOR  THE  PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR UPON THE DATE THIS
 SECTION TAKES EFFECT. NO LATER THAN JANUARY  THIRTY-FIRST  AND  ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER,  EACH  INVESTOR-OWNED  ENERGY UTILITY SHALL PUBLISH AND FILE
 SUCH STATISTICS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   4. FOR EACH MONTH AN INVESTOR-OWNED ENERGY UTILITY IS FOUND TO  BE  IN
 VIOLATION  OF  THIS  SECTION,  PENALTIES  OR SANCTIONS SHALL BE ASSESSED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OR TWENTY-FIVE-A  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AS
 APPLICABLE.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.