Bill Text: NY A04408 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report to the governor and legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-07 - held for consideration in energy [A04408 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04408-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4408
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 2, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, CROUCH, FRIEND, GRAF, HAWLEY, OAKS,
          MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, KEARNS, LAWRENCE,
          LOPEZ, MALLIOTAKIS, RA, RAIA, WALTER -- read once and referred to  the
          Committee on Energy
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to enacting the
          "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "ratepayer
     2  disclosure and transparency act".
     3    § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  28  to
     4  read as follows:
     5    §  28. Annual disclosure and transparency report. 1. The commission in
     6  consultation with the New York state  energy  research  and  development
     7  authority  shall annually report the estimated or actual ratepayer costs
     8  and benefits of any mandated state energy program to the  governor,  the
     9  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the speaker of the assembly, the
    10  senate minority leader and the  assembly  minority  leader  by  December
    11  thirty-first of each year.
    12    2.  All  information  reported  by  the  public  service commission as
    13  required under subdivision one of this section shall be  made  available
    14  as  a  public record and posted to the public service commission website
    15  simultaneously with submittal to the governor, the  temporary  president
    16  of  the  senate, the speaker of the assembly, the senate minority leader
    17  and the assembly minority leader.
    18    3. The public service commission is hereby authorized and directed  to
    19  promulgate  rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions
    20  of this section.
    21    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07828-01-7