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NY Pub Serv L § 117 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 6 - Provisions Affecting Two or More Kinds of the Public Service and the Persons and Corporations Furnishing Such Service 117 - Consumer Deposits.

§ 117. Consumer  deposits.  Except as the right to require deposits is   further  limited  by  section  thirty-six  of  this   chapter,   a   gas   corporation,  an electric corporation, a gas and electric corporation, a   water corporation, a  steam  corporation,  a  telegraph  corporation,  a   telephone  corporation  or  a  municipality rendering equivalent utility   services may, unless prohibited by the commission, require any person to   whom such corporation or municipality shall supply gas, electric, water,   steam, telegraph or telephone services to deposit a  reasonable  sum  of   money  according to the estimated quantity of such services necessary to   supply the same for two calendar months,  to  secure  payment  for  such   services  actually  rendered, or for the rental of fixtures, instruments   and  facilities  actually  supplied,  but  every  such  corporation  and   municipality  shall allow to every such depositor interest at a rate per   annum to be prescribed from time to time,  at  least  annually,  by  the   commission  in  the  light  of  current  economic conditions and current   charges  paid  for  other  moneys  borrowed  by  such   corporation   or   municipality,   and   the  expenses  incurred  by  such  corporation  or   municipality in obtaining, handling and returning or crediting  the  sum   deposited,  on  the sum or sums so deposited, payable upon the return of   the deposit or at earlier intervals as hereinafter prescribed.  Whenever   such  deposit  has  been  held  for  a  period of one year, the interest   accrued on such deposit shall be credited to the depositor on the  first   billing for utility service rendered after the next succeeding first day   of  October.  If  the depositor was not delinquent in the payment of any   bill in such one year period, the deposit shall be refunded promptly  at   the end thereof, but without prejudice to the right to require a deposit   thereafter  in  the event of a delinquency or where it can be shown that   the financial condition of a business customer is such that it is likely   that the customer may default in the future, and to retain such  deposit   for  a  prudent  period;  except that subject to such regulations as the   commission may establish, if the deposit is for utility service rendered   to a business, the deposit may be retained for a prudent  period  beyond   such a one year period. No provider of utility services shall require of   its  customer  within its service area a new security deposit where such   customer was not required to post a security deposit or had  a  security   deposit  returned pursuant to this section and such customer establishes   a new residence and continues service with the same provider of  utility   services.
NY Pub Serv L § 118 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 6 - Provisions Affecting Two or More Kinds of the Public Service and the Persons and Corporations Furnishing Such Service 118 - Payment to an Authorized Payment Agency.

§ 118. Payment to an authorized payment agency. 1. In any case where a public  utility  company  or  municipality  rendering equivalent utility services permits its customers to pay their bills to  a  payment  agency authorized  by  the  corporation  or  the municipality for collection of bills, the date of payment to such authorized payment  agency  shall  be the  effective  date  of  payment of such bill, and the payment shall be regarded as if it were paid directly to the corporation or  municipality on  such  date. Where a customer of such corporation or municipality has paid a bill to an authorized payment agency on or  before  a  designated due  date,  no penalty or extra charge shall accrue on such bill for the reason that the payment did not reach the corporation or municipality on or before the designated due date. Notwithstanding the provision of this section,  payments  to  authorized  payment  agencies   by   residential customers shall be governed by article two of this chapter.   2.  Backbilling.  Except  as  provided for residential utility service pursuant to article two of this chapter, no public  utility  company  or municipality  may  render  a  bill  for  previously unbilled service, or adjust upward a bill previously  rendered,  to  a  residential  customer after  the  expiration  of  twenty-four  months from the time service to which the bill or adjustment pertains was provided. This provision shall not apply when the culpable conduct of a customer caused or  contributed to the failure of the company or municipality to have rendered timely or accurate billing.   3. Credit or refund of overpayments. (a) The commission shall have the power  to  require a public utility company or municipality to provide a refund or credit to a customer when a payment has been made in excess of the correct charge for actural service rendered to the customer.  (b) If a residential  customer  becomes  eligible  for  a  lower  rate because  he  or she changes the character of the service received and if excess payment resulted from the failure of the customer to  notify  the utility  or  municipality providing service of a change in the character of service received or from the failure of the utility  or  municipality to  change  the  rate  after  such  notification by the customer, such a customer will be entitled to such lower rate from the  date  the  change occurs  but such a customer shall not be entitled to such lower rate for more than twenty-four months prior to the giving of actual notice to the utility or municipality providing service.
NY Pub Serv L § 119 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 6 - Provisions Affecting Two or More Kinds of the Public Service and the Persons and Corporations Furnishing Such Service 119 - Reorganization of Public Utility Corporations Under the National Bankruptcy Act.

§ 119. Reorganization   of   public  utility  corporations  under  the   national  bankruptcy  act.   Upon   determining,   after   hearing   and   investigation,  that  the  outstanding  liabilities  of a public utility   corporation exceed its assets and that the public interest requires that   such corporation be reorganized in order to enable it to make  necessary   improvements  and additions to its property and facilities, and in order   to enable it to render adequate public service at reasonable  rates,  or   otherwise  to  promote  the  public  interest, and that the officers and   directors of the corporation have failed  and  neglected  to  cause  the   corporation  to be reorganized, the commission may, by order, direct the   officers and directors of the corporation to file a petition, under  the   provisions  of  the  act  of  congress  of  July first, eighteen hundred   ninety-eight,  entitled  "An  act  to  establish  a  uniform  system  of   bankruptcy   throughout   the   United  States,"  as  amended,  for  the   reorganization of the corporation, and to perform such other acts and to   take  such  proceedings  as  may  be  required  in  such  reorganization   proceeding. Upon the failure or refusal of the officers or the directors   of  the  corporation  to  comply with the said order, the commission may   institute a summary proceeding in the supreme court for the  enforcement   thereof,  in  accordance with the procedure provided in this chapter for   the enforcement of orders of the commission.
NY Pub Serv L § 119-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 6 - Provisions Affecting Two or More Kinds of the Public Service and the Persons and Corporations Furnishing Such Service 119-A - Attachments to Utility Poles; Use of Utility Ducts, Trenches and Conduits.

§ 119-a. Attachments  to utility poles; use of utility ducts, trenches   and conduits. The commission shall prescribe just and reasonable  rates,   terms  and  conditions  for  attachments to utility poles and the use of   utility ducts, trenches and conduits. A just and reasonable  rate  shall   assure  the utility of the recovery of not less than the additional cost   of providing a pole attachment or of using a trench, duct or conduit nor   more than the actual operating expenses and return  on  capital  of  the   utility  attributed to that portion of the pole, duct, trench or conduit   used.   With respect to  cable  television  attachments  and  use,  such   portion  shall  be the percentage of total usable space on a pole or the   total capacity of the duct or conduit that is occupied by the facilities   of the user. Usable space shall be the space on a utility pole above the   minimum grade level which can be used for the attachment  of  wires  and   cables.
NY Pub Serv L § 119-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 6 - Provisions Affecting Two or More Kinds of the Public Service and the Persons and Corporations Furnishing Such Service 119-C - Tax Reduction Benefit to Ratepayers.

§  119-c.  Tax  reduction  benefit to ratepayers. The commission shall   provide that any net decrease in a  utility  corporation's  tax  expense   resulting  from the amendments made to sections one hundred eighty-four,   one hundred eighty-six-a and one hundred eighty-six-e of the tax law  by   the  chapter  of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-seven which enacted   this section shall inure to  the  benefit  of  the  ratepayers  of  such   corporation.
NY Pub Serv L § 120 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 120 - Definitions.

§ 120. Definitions.  Where  used in this article, the following terms,   unless  the  context  otherwise  requires,  shall  have  the   following   meanings.1. "Municipality" means a county, city, town or village in the state.2.  "Major  utility  transmission  facility"  means:  (a)  an electric   transmission line of  a  design  capacity  of  one  hundred  twenty-five   kilovolts  or  more  extending a distance of one mile or more, or of one   hundred  kilovolts  or  more  and  less  than  one  hundred  twenty-five   kilovolts,  extending  a  distance  of  ten  miles  or  more,  including   associated equipment, but shall not include any such  transmission  line   located  wholly underground in a city with a population in excess of one   hundred twenty-five thousand or a primary transmission line approved  by   the   federal   energy   regulatory  commission  in  connection  with  a   hydro-electric facility; and (b) a fuel gas transmission line  extending   a distance of one thousand feet or more to be used to transport fuel gas   at  pressures of one hundred twenty-five pounds per square inch or more,   excluding  appurtenant  facilities,  but  shall  not  include  any  such   transmission  line  which  is  located  wholly  underground in a city or   wholly within the right of way of a state, county  or  town  highway  or   village  street as those terms are defined in article one of the highway   law and article six of the village law, or which  replaces  an  existing   transmission  line,  including  appurtenant  facilities,  and  extends a   distance of less than one mile.3.  "Person"  means  any  individual,  corporation,   public   benefit   corporation,  political  subdivision, governmental agency, municipality,   partnership, co-operative association, trust or estate.4.  "Appurtenant  facilities"  means  installations   (excluding   gas   compressors)  which  are  merely  auxiliary or appurtenant to a fuel gas   transmission line such  as:  valves;  drips;  measuring  and  regulating   equipment;  yard  and station piping; cathodic protection equipment; gas   cleaning;  cooling  and   dehydration   equipment;   residual   refining   equipment;  water  pumping;  treatment and cooling equipment; electrical   and communication equipment; and buildings.5. "Landowner" means the holder of any right, title,  or  interest  in   real  property  subject to a proposed site or right of way as identified   from the most recent tax roll of the appropriate city or county.
NY Pub Serv L § 121 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 121 - Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need.

§ 121. Certificate  of environmental compatibility and public need. 1.   No person shall, after July first, nineteen  hundred  seventy,  commence   the  preparation  of  the  site  for the construction of a major utility   transmission facility in the  state  without  having  first  obtained  a   certificate of environmental compatibility and public need (hereafter in   this  article  called  a  "certificate")  issued  with  respect  to such   facility by the  commission.  The  replacement  of  existing  with  like   facilities,  as  determined  by the commission, shall not constitute the   construction of a major utility transmission facility. Any facility with   respect to which a certificate is required shall  thereafter  be  built,   maintained  and  operated  in  conformity  with such certificate and any   terms, limitations or conditions contained therein.   A certificate  may   only be issued pursuant to this article.2.  A  certificate  may be transferred, subject to the approval of the   commission, to a person who agrees to comply with the terms, limitations   and conditions contained therein.3. A certificate issued hereunder may be amended as herein provided.4. This article shall not apply  to  any  major  utility  transmission   facility:a.  For  which,  on  or before July first, nineteen hundred seventy an   application has been made for a license,  permit,  consent  or  approval   from any federal, state or local commission, agency, board or regulatory   body,   in   which   application  the  location  of  the  major  utility   transmission facility has been designated by the applicant;b. The construction of which has been approved by  a  municipality  or   public  benefit  corporation  which  has sold bonds or bond anticipation   notes on or before July first, nineteen hundred seventy, the proceeds or   part of the proceeds of which are to be used in payment therefor; orc. Over which any agency or department of the federal  government  has   exclusive  jurisdiction, or has jurisdiction concurrent with that of the   state  and  has  exercised  such  jurisdiction,  to  the  exclusion   of   regulation of the facility by the state.5.  Any  person  intending  to  construct a major utility transmission   facility excluded from this article pursuant  to  subdivision  four  may   elect to waive such exclusion by delivering notice of such waiver to the   commission.  This  article  shall thereafter apply to each major utility   transmission facility identified in such notice from  the  date  of  its   receipt by the commission.
NY Pub Serv L § 125 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 125 - Conduct of the Hearing.

§ 125. Conduct  of the hearing.  A record shall be made of the hearing   and of all testimony taken and the cross-examinations thereon. The rules   of evidence applicable to proceedings before a court  shall  not  apply.   The  commission  may provide for the consolidation of the representation   of parties, other than governmental bodies or agencies,  having  similar   interests.
NY Pub Serv L § 127 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 127 - Opinion to Be Issued With Decision.

§ 127. Opinion to be issued with decision.  In rendering a decision on   an  application  for  a certificate, the commission may issue an opinion   stating its reasons for the action taken. If the  commission  has  found   that  any  local ordinance, law, resolution, regulation, or other action   issued thereunder or any other local standard or requirement which would   be  otherwise  applicable  is  unreasonably  restrictive   pursuant   to   paragraph  b  of  subdivision  one of section one hundred twenty-six, it   shall state in its opinion the reasons therefor.
NY Pub Serv L § 129 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 129 - Jurisdiction of Courts.

§ 129. Jurisdiction  of  courts.    Except  as  expressly set forth in   section one hundred twenty-eight and except for review by the  court  of   appeals  of a decision of the appellate division of the supreme court as   provided for therein, no court of this state shall have jurisdiction  to   hear  or determine any matter, case or controversy concerning any matter   which was or could have been  determined  in  a  proceeding  under  this   article  or  to  stop  or delay the construction or operation of a major   facility except to enforce compliance with this article or the terms and   conditions of a certificate issued hereunder.
NY Pub Serv L § 130 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7 - Siting of Major Utility Transmission Facilities 130 - Powers of Municipalities and State Agencies.

§ 130. Powers  of  municipalities  and state agencies. Notwithstanding   any other provision of law, no state agency, municipality or any  agency   thereof  may require any approval, consent, permit, certificate or other   condition for the construction or operation of  a  major  facility  with   respect  to  which  an  application for a certificate hereunder has been   issued, other than those provided by otherwise applicable state law  for   the protection of employees engaged in the construction and operation of   such  facility,  and  provided  that in the case of a municipality or an   agency thereof, such municipality has received notice of the  filing  of   the application therefor.Neither  the  Tug Hill commission nor the Adirondack park agency shall   hold public hearings for a  major  utility  transmission  facility  with   respect  to which an application hereunder has been filed, provided that   such commission or agency has received notice  of  the  filing  of  such   application.
NY Pub Serv L § 135-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7-A - Home Insulation and Conservation 135-A - Short Title.

§ 135-a. Short  title.  This  article  shall  be  known  as  the "home   insulation and energy conservation act".
NY Pub Serv L § 135-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7-A - Home Insulation and Conservation 135-C - Home Conservation Plans; Eligibility; Approval by the Commission.

§ 135-c. Home   conservation   plans;  eligibility;  approval  by  the   commission. 1. After hearing  upon  reasonable  notice,  the  commission   shall  establish  home conservation plans for each utility in accordance   with the provisions of  this  article.  Such  plans  shall  be  open  to   participation  by  all eligible customers meeting the criteria set forth   in this article. Such  eligibility  shall  cease  June  first,  nineteen   hundred ninety-six.2.  Participation  shall be open to all eligible customers, regardless   of type of fuel or energy used for space or water heating or cooling.3. Participation shall be limited to individual projects  wherein  the   amount  to be financed is in excess of two hundred dollars. In addition,   the estimated cost of such projects must be recovered within seven years   from the savings generated by reduced energy consumption resulting  from   such  projects;  provided  however, in the case of heat pumps, solar and   wind systems, the estimated cost of  such  projects  must  be  recovered   within fifteen years.
NY Pub Serv L § 135-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7-A - Home Insulation and Conservation 135-D - Scope of Plan.

§ 135-d. Scope  of  plan.  1. Each utility shall adopt and implement a   home conservation plan as approved by the commission,  and  shall  offer   participation  to  its  customers. The availability of the plan shall be   publicized by the utility to encourage customer participation.2. The commission  may  provide  that  any  such  plan  shall  provide   participating  customers  with the opportunity to enter into a financing   contract and security agreement with  the  sponsoring  utility  for  the   amount  financed.  If  such an agreement is entered into, the commission   shall require the payment of interest by each participant on the  amount   financed  by  such participant in accordance with the provisions of this   article.3. Each plan shall provide for the installation and financing  of  one   or  more  types  of  energy  conservation  measures  and provide for the   performance of energy audits.4. Where any plan includes financing by a utility, any such plan shall   include the maximum rate of interest chargeable by the  utility  on  any   amounts   financed  hereunder;  allowable  repayment  periods;  probable   sources of and methods by which the utility will raise  funds  to  carry   out  the  plan; and such other information and matters as the commission   deems necessary and appropriate  to  effectuate  the  purposes  of  this   article.5.  The  chairman,  with  the  assistance  of  such public and private   entities as he shall select, shall prepare,  administer  and  finance  a   program  to  promote  wide  public  awareness  of  the  availability and   benefits of the home conservation plans,  energy  conservation  measures   and energy audits authorized by this article. Such programs may include,   but  not  be  limited  to,  promotion  of the plans, measures and audits   through the media and through the utilities.  Funds  for  financing  any   such  program  shall  be  made  available  to  the  chairman from moneys   provided the department pursuant to the assessment provisions of section   eighteen-a of this chapter, provided however, that such funds shall  not   exceed   two   million   dollars  in  any  state  fiscal  year  and  the   authorization for using assessment funds to  finance  any  such  program   shall expire June first, nineteen hundred ninety-six.6.   Each  plan  shall  include  a  training  program  and  experience   requirements  for  auditors  so  they  are  familiar  with  the   energy   conservation  criteria and energy conservation measures provided by this   article. In addition, each plan shall assure that utility employees  who   regularly  deal  with the public can provide information about the scope   and benefits of the plans.7.  Each  plan  may  include  provision  for  the   participation   of   not-for-profit neighborhood preservation or development organizations in   order  to  promote  energy  audits  and to explain methods of conserving   energy to the community.
NY Pub Serv L § 135-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 7-A - Home Insulation and Conservation 135-E - Energy Conservation Criteria.

§ 135-e. Energy  conservation  criteria.  1.  Participation  shall  be   denied to any eligible customer whose proposed  installation  of  energy   conservation  measures fails to meet minimum criteria established by the   commission for purposes of home  conservation  plans.    The  commission   shall  establish  criteria  for  each  energy conservation measure after   consultation with the New York State Energy  Office  and  the  New  York   State  Building  Code  Council and after requesting written comment from   interested parties.2. The commission may upon its  own  motion  or  upon  request  of  an   eligible  customer  grant  an exception to such a customer from any such   criteria upon a showing that compliance is not technically  feasible  or   would result in severe economic hardship.