New York A 2429: Directs the department of public service to prepare a written report on the affordability of water services for commercial and residential customers

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A02429 Summary:

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Directs the department of public service to prepare a written report on the affordability of water services for commercial and residential customers within 180 days of effectiveness; requires an updated report to be submitted one year after the initial report.

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BILL NOA02429 

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01/16/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2429

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT directing the department of public service to prepare a written
 report on the affordability of water services for commercial and resi-
 dential customers

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

 1 Section 1. 1. As used in this act:
 2 a. "Assistance program" shall mean any program offered to eligible
 3 low-income customers to assist with the costs of electricity, gas, and
 4 water, including but not limited to the low-income home energy assist-
 5 ance program, any low-income affordability plans as provided by public
 6 service commission case number 14-M-0565, and/or any other financial
 7 assistance program provided through or by New York state or individual
 8 utilities, counties or municipalities.
 9 b. "Commission" shall mean the public service commission.
 10 c. "Municipality" shall mean potable water districts and potable water
 11 systems owned and/or operated by a city, town, village, authority or
 12 other governmental subdivision.
 13 d. "Water-works corporation" shall have the same meaning as subdivi-
 14 sion 27 of section 2 of the public service law, or a municipality.
 15 2. a. Every water-work corporation shall be subject to the jurisdic-
 16 tion of the public service commission for the purposes of enforcing the
 17 provisions of this act pursuant to sections 24, 25 and 26 of the public
 18 service law. The commission shall adjudicate complaints and conduct
 19 investigations for violation of this act in the manner provided by the
 20 provisions of article 2 of the public service law.
 21 b. Within 180 days after the effective date of this act, the commis-
 22 sion shall prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a
 23 written report that shall make findings and recommendations concerning
 24 the affordability of water services to commercial and residential

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06376-01-5

 A. 2429 2

 1 customers in this state. An updated report shall be submitted one year
 2 after the commission has submitted such initial report to the governor
 3 and legislature. Without unreasonably exposing consumer personally
 4 identifiable information in a manner that violates public service law
 5 and public service commission practice or federal law, the reports shall
 6 include but not be limited to the following, with all information to be
 7 broken down by water-work corporation, type of service provided, month,
 8 customer class, and county:
 9 (1) the number of disconnection notices sent due to non-payment,
 10 disconnections due to non-payment, and reconnections of customers that
 11 were disconnected for non-payment;
 12 (2) the number of liens on real property placed, sold, or enforced due
 13 to non-payment, and how those numbers compare to the previous year on
 14 the same month and day, if applicable;
 15 (3) the number of customers in arrears greater than 60 days at the end
 16 of each month, and the total dollar amount of arrears;
 17 (4) the number of customers enrolled in deferred payment agreements at
 18 the end of each month;
 19 (5) the number of customers that entered into, successfully completed,
 20 or defaulted from a deferred payment agreement,