Bill Text: NY A02073 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Caps annual water rate increases at four percent in a city having a population of one million or more persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A02073 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A02073-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2073 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOLDFEDER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to capping annu- al water rate increases at four percent in a city having a population of one million or more persons 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 PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE 4 CONTRARY, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PERSONS, 5 NO FEE, RATE, RENT OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, FIXED OR 6 REVISED SO AS TO RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN FOUR PERCENT IN ANY 7 CALENDAR YEAR. 8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00032-01-3