New York Public Service Law Article 4-A - PROVISIONS RELATING TO STEAM CORPORATIONS; REGULATING PRICE OF STEAM.

• 78 - Application of Article.
  This article shall apply to the manufacture, holding, distributing and furnishing of steam for heat or power.
• 79 - Adequate Service; Just and Reasonable Charges; Unjust Discrimination and Unreasonable Preference.
  1. Every steam corporation shall furnish and provide such service, instrumentalities and facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in all respects just and...
• 80 - General Powers of Commission in Respect to Steam Heating.
  The commission shall: 1. Have general supervision of all steam corporations having authority under any general or special law or under any charter or franchise...
• 81 - Approval of Incorporation and Franchises; Certificate.
  No steam corporation shall begin construction of a steam plant without first having obtained the permission and approval of the commission. No such corporation shall...
• 82 - Approval of Issues of Stock, Bonds and Other Forms of Indebtedness.
  A steam corporation organized or existing, or hereafter incorporated, under or by virtue of the laws of the state of New York, may issue stock,...
• 82-a - Reorganizations.
  1. Reorganizations of steam corporations pursuant to sections ninety-six and ninety-seven of the stock corporation law and such other statutes as may be enacted from...
• 83 - Transfer of Franchises, Property or Stocks.
  1. No steam corporation shall transfer or lease its franchise, works or system or any part of such franchise, works or system to any other...
• 84 - Complaints As to Service and Price of Steam Heat; Investigation by Commission; Forms of Complaints.
  Upon the complaint in writing of the mayor of the city, the trustees of a village or the town board of a town in which...
• 85 - Notice and Hearing; Order Fixing Price of Steam, or Requiring Improvement.
  Before proceeding under a complaint presented as provided in section eighty-four, the commission shall cause notice of such complaint, and the purpose thereof, to be...
• 88 - Defense in Case of Excessive Charges for Steam Heat.
  If it be alleged and established in an action brought in any court for the collection of any charge for steam for heat or power,...
• 89 - Powers of Local Officers.
  If in any city of the first or second class there now exists or shall hereafter be created a board, body or officer having jurisdiction...

Last modified: February 3, 2019