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A10686 Summary:

BILL NOA10686 

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Relates to establishing civil penalties for failure of propane providers to deliver emergency service under automatic refill contracts, providing for enforcement by the department of public service and the office of the attorney general, and directing that all collected civil penalties be deposited into the New York state general fund.

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03/20/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10686

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing
 civil penalties for failure of propane providers to deliver emergency
 service under automatic refill contracts, providing for enforcement by
 the department of public service and the office of the attorney gener-
 al, and directing that all collected civil penalties be deposited into
 the New York state general 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 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Propane service penalties. 1. For purposes of this section, a
 4 "violation" occurs when a propane company operating in the state of New
 5 York fails to provide emergency propane delivery to a consumer who has
 6 entered into an automatic refill contract with such propane company.
 7 2. A propane company operating in the state of New York shall be
 8 subject to a civil penalty in an amount which shall be determined by the
 9 department, but which shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, for each
 10 violation if:
 11 (a) such propane company has entered into an automatic refill contract
 12 with such consumer;
 13 (b) an emergency condition exists, including but not limited to an
 14 out-of-fuel event or imminent interruption of heat or essential service;
 15 (c) such consumer resides within such propane company's designated
 16 service area; and
 17 (d) such propane company fails to provide necessary propane delivery
 18 within twenty-four hours of notification or identification of the emer-
 19 gency.
 20 3. In determining the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed pursu-
 21 ant to subdivision two of this section, the department may consider
 22 factors including, but not limited to:
 23 (a) the severity and duration of the service interruption;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15228-01-6

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 1 (b) whether the violation resulted in risk to public health or proper-
 2 ty damage;
 3 (c) the number of consumers affected by the violation;
 4 (d) whether the violation was repeated or part of a pattern of noncom-
 5 pliance; and
 6 (e) any good faith efforts by the propane company to remedy the emer-
 7 gency condition.
 8 4. Each failure of a propane company operating in the state of New
 9 York to provide emergency propane delivery to a consumer who has entered
 10 into an automatic refill contract with such propane company shall
 11 constitute a separate violation. Multiple separate violations may be
 12 assessed individually regardless of whether:
 13 (a) such violations affect the same consumer on multiple separate
 14 occasions; or
 15 (b) such violations occur during the same heating season or contract
 16 period.
 17 5. (a) The department shall receive, investigate and adjudicate
 18 complaints alleging violations.
 19 (b) The department shall have the authority to:
 20 (i) promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the
 21 provisions of this section;
 22 (ii) conduct investigations and administrative hearings; and
 23 (iii) issue determinations and administrative penalty assessments
 24 pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 25 (c) The offi