What's happening
This bill authorizes the Public Service Commission to require water companies to provide non-billing information to residents in large multi-unit buildings.
Why it matters
Expands access to important water information. Residents in buildings with master meters (like condos and co-ops) often lack direct communication from water companies about issues beyond billing. This bill ensures these residents can receive updates on matters such as service disruptions or water quality.
Improves public health and safety. By requiring companies to share essential non-billing information—including water quality notices—residents are better equipped to respond to potential health risks, such as boil water advisories or contamination events.
Increases transparency and accountability. Water companies would be more accountable for keeping all consumers, not just account holders, informed about water service and quality, closing a communication gap that can exist in large multi-unit buildings.
Empowers tenants and non-owner residents. Many people living in multi-family dwellings do not get direct information from utilities. This bill gives them the ability to access critical service information, which is often only sent to property owners or managing agents.
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Require Water Info for Residents
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Ordered to third reading cal.263
- Advanced to third reading cal.545
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require Water Info Notices
In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7282
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to authorizing the public service commission to require water-works corporations to provide certain residents with non-billing related information
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 89-c of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
17. The commission shall have power to require each water-works corporation to establish a process for residents of any cooperative, condominium or multi-family dwelling with five or more residential units, which uses a master meter to distribute water to such residents, to obtain non-billing related information regarding the delivery of water including but not limited to service updates, water quality notices and other information deemed essential to water consumers.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10825-01-9
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