Bill Text: NY S08909 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-12 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08909 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08909-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8909

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 12, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  and  directing  the  public  service
          commission  to  conduct  a comprehensive study and prepare a report on
          the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and  electric
          corporations  in  this  state  to  an entity owned and operated by the
          state of New York

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

     1    Section 1. The public service commission is authorized and directed to
     2  conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of
     3  transferring  services provided by gas and electric corporations in this
     4  state to an entity owned and operated by the state  of  New  York.  Such
     5  report shall include, but not be limited to:
     6    1.  a  recommendation on the nature of such entity and how such entity
     7  should be structured;
     8    2. the role of such entity with respect to other state agencies;
     9    3. the degree of autonomy and independence that such entity should  be
    10  afforded;
    11    4. a projection of the cost of such transfer;
    12    5. a projection of the long-term cost effectiveness of such transfer;
    13    6. the impact on the price of energy to consumers;
    14    7. the impact on the price of the delivery of energy to consumers;
    15    8. the impact on the quality of service provided to consumers;
    16    9.  the  impact  on  the efficiency and effectiveness of responding to
    17  power outages and storm related damage; and
    18    10. any other information the commission deems appropriate.
    19    § 2. Such report shall be filed with the governor, the temporary pres-
    20  ident of the senate, and the speaker of the  assembly  within  one  year
    21  after the effective date of this act.
    22    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD17115-01-0