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NY A10726
Bill
Status
9/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Small Water Utility Transparency Act" requiring the Public Service Commission and Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct full audits of regulated private water companies with gross annual revenues below $250,000 on a three- to five-year cycle.
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Audit focus areas include capital investment, compliance with state and federal water safety regulations, financial capacity, management ability, water adequacy and sufficiency, affordability, water quality, and sufficiency of testing.
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Requires private water companies under $250,000 annual revenue that are under investigation by the Public Service Commission to file regular public updates on compliance status, with the commission authorized to establish and collect fines for non-compliance.
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Mandates the Public Service Commission and Department of Environmental Conservation to coordinate their audits and issue joint audit reports that merge their separate findings.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Establishes the "small water utility transparency act"; requires the public service commission and the department of environmental conservation to conduct audits of certain private water companies; requires certain private water companies which are under certain investigations to file public updates on the status of compliance with such orders.
Last Action
referred to environmental conservation
9/16/2022