Bill Text: NY A02752 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to energy [A02752 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02752-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2752
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 25, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, SANTABARBARA, PALMESANO -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Energy
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  customer  choice
          for electricity and natural gas commodity supply services
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
     3    29. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, require that
     4  all customers of electric  corporations  and  natural  gas  corporations
     5  shall  have the opportunity to purchase electricity services and natural
     6  gas services from any supplier of electricity and natural gas; and  that
     7  any electric corporation and natural gas corporation shall provide tran-
     8  smission  and distribution services from any supplier of electricity and
     9  natural gas to any customer with which such supplier  has  an  agreement
    10  for provision of electricity services and natural gas services.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06921-01-9