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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S1693
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the installation of water usage sub-meters by owners of multiple dwellings as defined herein
Purpose of bill
To amend the ECL by adding a new title 4 to article 15 to encourage the installation of sub-meters.
Summary of specific provisions
Within one year after the effective date of this title, owners may install sub-meters in all multiple dwellings at their own expense. The requirement option to install sub-meters shall not apply to any real property while an action for foreclosure is pending. Local legislatures may adopt local laws or ordinances providing standards for the installation of sub-meters.
Justification
This bill would provide an invaluable management tool for the efficient operation of water supply systems throughout the State and would maximize the use of the State's water resources by minimizing waste. To facilitate the conservation of water, to minimize waste, and to make specific determinations of the amounts and locations of all conservation is much harder to achieve in multiple dwellings because tenants are not aware of their water usage. Therefore to minimize waste an owner of a multiple dwelling is encouraged to implement sub-metering for each individual unit.
Prior legislative history
S.5810 of 2007 05/11/07 Referred to Environmental Conservation S.145 of 2009 01/07/09 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 01/06/10 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of January next succeeding the date on which it shall become a law.
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