N.Y. Public Service Law § 24-b: Notice to be given Long Island power authority prior to rate increase

§ 24-b. Notice to be given Long Island power authority prior to rate

increase. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local

law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the commission shall to the

extent the Long Island power authority shall so request in any cases or

class of cases, relating to a gas or electric corporation operating

within the service territory of the authority, give notice to the

authority of any filed statement proposing to modify or increase rates,

services, schedule of rates or any other rating rule or to adopt or

amend any rate or service rules or regulations within five days after

the commission shall have received such statement from any gas or

electric corporation within the service territory of the Long Island

Power authority subject to its jurisdiction; provided, however, that in

lieu of giving such notice, the commission may direct that the gas or

electric corporation give such notice to the authority.

2. In any such case in which the authority shall file with the

commission a statement of intent to be a party, the authority shall have

and in its discretion may exercise all the rights and privileges of a

party.

3. For the purposes of this section, the term "authority" shall mean

the Long Island power authority, the term "commission" shall mean the

public service commission.