Bill Text: NY S02045 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2045

NY State Legislature page for S02045

Introduced

Bill Title: Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CITIES 1 [S02045 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S02045-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2045

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 18, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
          public  authorities  law, in relation to abolishing the minimum charge
          for water supply in the city of New York

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  24-335 of the administrative code of the city of
     2  New York is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 24-335 Charges where supply is metered. No charge for the supply  of
     4  water  other  than  a  meter  charge[, minimum charge] or annual service
     5  charge shall be made against any  houses  or  lots  or  any  portion  or
     6  portions  thereof  where a water meter may have been or shall be placed.
     7  In all cases where a water meter may have been or shall be  placed,  the
     8  charge  for  supply of water shall be determined only by the quantity of
     9  water actually used, as shown by such  meters,  except  for  [a  minimum
    10  charge  or] an annual service charge and except as provided by [subdivi-
    11  sion four of] section [seven hundred thirty-four of the charter]  24-337
    12  of this code.
    13    § 2. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by adding
    14  a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    15    3-a. The water board shall not impose any type of minimum charge, fee,
    16  rate or rent upon any class of users of property served.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01458-01-3