Bill Text: NY A03871 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills to senior citizens.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to cities [A03871 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03871-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3871
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
discount for senior citizens in the city of New York for such persons'
water bills
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 OTHER LAW, THE WATER BOARD MAY PROVIDE A TEN
4 PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE FEE, RATE, RENT OR
5 OTHER CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
6 SUBDIVISION, "SENIOR CITIZEN" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY WHO IS
7 AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER. THE WATER BOARD MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
8 LATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
10 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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