Bill Text: NY S06154 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-16 - referred to cities [S06154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06154-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6154
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 8, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       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    S 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.
   12    S 2. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by adding
   13  a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   14    3-A. THE WATER BOARD SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY TYPE OF MINIMUM CHARGE, FEE,
   15  RATE OR RENT UPON ANY CLASS OF USERS OF PROPERTY SERVED.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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