New York S 1593: Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a discount on New York city water bills to senior citizens and veterans

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S01593 Summary:

BILL NOS01593 

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SPONSORLANZA

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Amd §1045-j, Pub Auth L

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Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills to senior citizens and veterans.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1593

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
 discount for senior citizens and veterans in the city of New York for
 such persons' water bills

 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 other law, the water board may provide a ten
 4 percent discount for all senior citizens and veterans from the fee,
 5 rate, rent or other charge established pursuant to this section. For
 6 purposes of this subdivision, "senior citizen" shall mean a resident of
 7 the city who is age sixty-five or older; and "veteran" shall mean a
 8 resident of the city who served in and who received an honorable or
 9 general discharge from the United States army, navy, air force, marine
 10 corps, coast guard and/or reserves thereof, and/or the army national
 11 guard, air national guard, New York guard or New York naval militia.
 12 The water board may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry
 13 out the purposes of this subdivision.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 15 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00562-01-5

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