New York S 4820: Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board

Status: RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN (as of 2025-05-27)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4820

Sponsors: Simcha Felder

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S04820 Summary:

BILL NOS04820 

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Amd §24-335, NYC Ad Cd; amd §1045-j, Pub Auth L

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Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board.

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02/13/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/27/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4820

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
 public authorities law, in relation to abolishing the minimum charge
 for water supply in the city of New York

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 24-335 of the administrative code of the city of
 2 New York is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 24-335 Charges where supply is metered. No charge for the supply of
 4 water other than a meter charge[, minimum charge] or annual service
 5 charge shall be made against any houses or lots or any portion or
 6 portions thereof where a water meter may have been or shall be placed.
 7 In all cases where a water meter may have been or shall be placed, the
 8 charge for supply of water shall be determined only by the quantity of
 9 water actually used, as shown by such meters, except for [a minimum
 10 charge or] an annual service charge and except as provided by [subdivi-
 11 sion four of] section [seven hundred thirty-four of the charter] 24-337
 12 of this code.
 13 § 2. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by adding
 14 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 15 3-a. The water board shall not impose any type of minimum charge, fee,
 16 rate or rent upon any class of users of property served.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03587-01-5

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