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Relates to credits for charges in which services were not supplied
In Assembly Committee · Cities · Sponsor David Weprin
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 696 of the laws of 1887, relating to providing hospitals, orphan asylums and other charitable institutions in the city of New York with water, in relation to credits for charges in which services were not supplied
Purpose
To provide hospitals, orphan asylums and other charitable institutions in the City of New York with water and sewer charges that accurately reflect their usage.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 3: Amends chapter 696 of the laws of 1887, relating to providing hospitals, orphan asylum and other charitable institutions in the city of New York with water, in relation to credits for charges in which services were not supplied. In instances where the City has employed an improper meter multiplier, and where the City of New York has had active or constructive notice of the existence of such incorrect multiplier, the City shall grant the entity credit for the time period during which billing charges was based on an improper meter multiplier.
Existing law
Currently, the Department of Environmental Protection cannot issue bills for previously unbilled service or upwardly adjust previously issued billing to a property after four years from the time service was provided to such property. The current law also allows for a reasonable administrative delay between the end date of the service period being billed, or the date of discovery of an unbilled or under-billed period, and the actual new bill issued. In addition, the current law effectively shortens the time period within which a customer can challenge a bill for which an improper multiplier was used. Had the Water Board been subjected to the New York State Civil Practice Laws & Rules, organizations would have provided a six year statute of limitation to challenge incorrect meter bills.
Justification
This bill addresses an issue that has had a tremendously burdensome impact on large non-profit institutions in New York City. On large water meters the amount of water that registers through the meter can be so great that to determine the actual amount of water that registers through the meter you must determine what the "meter multiplier" is. This has to be done because the meter has made a complete turn on the primary register. The multiplier tells how many complete turns have been made. This enables the City to compute the actual amount of water that passed through the meter is. Presently when the City discovers that it has made an error with respect to a meter multiplier no adjustment may be made beyond a four year period. The effect is that if it is determined that the institution had been over billed for a period of 6 years the institution will only be able to get credit for 4 of those years.
Legislative history
This is new legislation
Fiscal implications
No State fiscal impact, City impact is unknown
Local fiscal implications
Unknown
Effective date
This Act Shall Take Effect Immediately
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