STATE OF NEW YORK
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1974
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, PALUMBO, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
public utility authorities to obtain legislative approval before rais-
ing rates or fees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 2859 to read as follows:
3 § 2859. Rates and fees; public utility authorities. No public utility
4 authority operating under article five of this chapter shall raise any
5 rates or fees, or impose any new rates or fees, for the use of utilities
6 provided by such public utility authority, without first obtaining
7 approval from the state legislature.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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