Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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653
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, PALMESANO, LEMONDES, HAWLEY, TAGUE,
WALSH, SIMPSON, MANKTELOW, MILLER, BLANKENBUSH, SMITH, GALLAHAN,
ANGELINO, MORINELLO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
municipal corporations from adopting local laws, ordinances, regu-
lations, or policies that prohibit certain utility services from being
delivered based on the type or source of energy
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 99-aa to read as follows:
3 § 99-aa. Prohibitions relating to utility service. 1. For the purposes
4 of this section, "utility service" shall mean natural gas, propane, fuel
5 oil, or other fossil fuels provided to a customer.
6 2. The governing board of a municipal corporation shall not adopt any
7 local law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the
8 effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility
9 service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be
10 delivered to such customer.
11 § 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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