Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5029
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 3, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopt-
ing any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local govern-
2 ment, the New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting
3 any rules or regulations that reduce the timeframe for consumers to
4 appeal bills or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the
5 consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered in favor of the
6 consumer, the New York city water board shall provide for and order
7 refunds up to six years.
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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