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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2573
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
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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