Bill Text: NY S05192 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to participation in the targeted accessibility fund established by the public service commission to provide financial support for the provision of lifeline service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-11-29 - SIGNED CHAP.434 [S05192 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05192-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5192
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 13, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 participation in
          the targeted accessibility fund
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
     2  92-h to read as follows:
     3    § 92-h. Participation in the targeted accessibility fund. 1.  As  used
     4  in  this  section, the term "fund" shall mean the targeted accessibility
     5  fund established by the commission for the purpose, among other  things,
     6  of  providing financial support for the provision of lifeline service in
     7  the state.
     8    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,  any  provider
     9  or  reseller of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 C.F.R.
    10  § 20.3, in the state that is  designated  as  an  eligible  telecommuni-
    11  cations carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 214(e) to offer lifeline service
    12  in  the state may, but shall not be required to, participate in the fund
    13  for the purpose of offering lifeline service.  If such a provider elects
    14  to participate in the fund, the provider shall  assume  all  rights  and
    15  obligations  associated  with  such participation under the commission's
    16  orders, on the same basis as other participants. Any such provider  that
    17  has  elected  to  participate in the fund may withdraw from such partic-
    18  ipation at any time.
    19    3. Except to the extent necessary to supervise or administer the fund,
    20  nothing in this section shall confer upon the commission any  regulatory
    21  jurisdiction  over  providers  or  resellers  of commercial mobile radio
    22  service that elect to participate in the fund.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10603-01-7