Bill Text: NY A03751 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3751 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Caps annual water rate increases at four percent in a city having a population of one million or more persons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-10 - enacting clause stricken [A03751 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03751-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3751
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to capping annu-
         al water rate increases at four percent in a city having a  population
         of one million or more persons
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    3    3-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE
    4  CONTRARY, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE  PERSONS,
    5  NO  FEE,  RATE,  RENT  OR  OTHER  CHARGE  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, FIXED OR
    6  REVISED SO AS TO RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN FOUR PERCENT IN  ANY
    7  CALENDAR YEAR.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06365-01-5