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NY S07357

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/3/2021

Primary Sponsor

Zellnor Myrie

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds gas to the list of vital services (heat, water, electricity, elevator) that the NYC Housing Authority must monitor and report on.

  • Requires the NYC Housing Authority to publish information about service disruptions, their duration, and restoration steps on its website, with data retained for six months after initial publication.

  • Mandates that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, city and state agencies, and utility corporations remedy interruptions of vital services "expeditiously as practicable" through emergency permits, inter-agency coordination, resident communication, and monetary compensation or rebates.

  • Imposes a penalty of $250 per affected occupied unit per day on utility corporations that fail to demonstrate good faith compliance with expeditious service restoration requirements.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Requires entities responsible for the provision of vital services to coordinate and work expeditiously to restore service whenever such service is interrupted; includes gas as a vital service.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/3/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules6/3/2022
Housing, Construction, and Community Development1/5/2022
Rules9/3/2021

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