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- Referred to cities
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 47–10
- Ordered to third reading cal.1395
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Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board
In Assembly Committee · Cities · Sponsor David Weprin
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BILL NUMBER:S6154
Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the public authorities law, in relation to abolishing the minimum charge for water supply in the city of New York
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Section 24-335 of the administrative code of the city of New York by eliminating language for a minimum charge.
Section 2 of the bill amends Section 1045-j of the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision 3-a which mandates that the water board shall not impose any type of minimum charge, fee, rate or rent upon any class of users.
Section 3 of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
This law will eliminate the current city regulations which impose a minimum charge for water service within a monthly billing period as per New York City Rules and Regulations, Title 15, §II B.
On a daily basis, citizens of this city are faced with unrelenting cost of living increases while many are on fixed incomes. The ever increasing costs for everything from gasoline prices to property tax increases to the cost of medical care and prescription medicines are making it virtu- ally impossible for many people to financially survive.
In response to these uncontrollable costs, one of the ways in which people try and gain some control over their monthly budgets is by conserving their use of heating fuel, vehicle fuel, and for many, their consumption of water. Unfortunately, because of the "minimum charge" for metered water rates being assessed by the city, people who are conserv- ing their water use are in effect being penalized for that conservation.
The minimum charge for water service is one of those regulations that makes no sense and ultimately sends the wrong message to consumers. If we are going to charge for consumption, then charge for consumption and do not penalize those people who are trying to conserve their water usage.
Not only can conservation help people on fixed incomes to control their costs, but it is also an important virtue that we should all be adhering to with the ever-increasing demands we are placing on our environment.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
To Be Determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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