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NY A09905
Bill
Status
6/19/2012
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Municipalities in Westchester County may apply to the Public Service Commission to have infrastructure maintenance and access costs charged to all customer classes rather than to the municipality alone.
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Municipality must hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution with majority vote of its governing body determining the cost-sharing is in the overall public interest before applying.
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Public Service Commission must issue an order within 120 days of receiving an application, requiring costs be apportioned among all customers in the municipality and prohibiting separate charges to the municipality.
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"Infrastructure maintenance and access costs" include all costs for maintaining and operating water infrastructure, equipment, and municipal access used for water sale, transmission, and distribution for domestic, commercial, public, and emergency purposes.
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Act takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality; provides that all costs allocated to the infrastructure maintenance and access function of a water-works corporation including equipment used in connection with the sale, furnishing, transmission and distribution of water for domestic, commercial, public and emergency purposes are eligible to be apportioned to customers in a municipality.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/19/2012