Bill Text: NY S00221 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S00221 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S00221-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in relation to requiring
         inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that  measure
         usage  of  any  end use customer of electricity or gas services by the
         public service commission
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 67 of the public service law, as
    2  amended by chapter 446 of the laws  of  1972,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    1.  The commission shall appoint inspectors of electric and gas meters
    5  WHICH FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN ALL ELECTRIC  AND  GAS
    6  METERS  THAT MEASURE USAGE OF ANY END USE CUSTOMER OF ELECTRICITY OR GAS
    7  SERVICES whose duty it shall be, when required  by  the  commission,  to
    8  inspect,  examine and ascertain the accuracy of any and all electric and
    9  gas meters used or intended to be used for  measuring  and  ascertaining
   10  the  quantity  of  electric  current or gas furnished for light, heat or
   11  power by any person, corporation or municipality to or for  the  use  of
   12  any  person  or  corporation,  and to inspect, examine and ascertain the
   13  accuracy of all apparatus for testing and proving the accuracy of  elec-
   14  tric  and  gas  meters,  and  when found to be or made to be correct the
   15  inspector shall stamp or mark all such meters and  apparatus  with  some
   16  suitable  device,  which  device  shall be recorded in the office of the
   17  secretary of state.    No  corporation,  person  or  municipality  shall
   18  furnish,  set  or put in use any electric or gas meter the type of which
   19  shall not have been approved by the commission.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   21  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00264-01-3
       S. 221                              2
    1  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
    2  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
    3  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
    4  effective date.