§ 3. Department of public service. There shall be in the state
government a department of public service. The chairman of the public
service commission shall be the chief executive officer of the
department. He or she shall appoint and shall have the power to remove,
subject to the provisions of the civil service law, all officers,
clerks, inspectors, experts and employees of the department, and to
approve all contracts for special service. The chairman shall designate
one of the commissioners in the department or an officer of the
department to act as deputy chairman during the absence or disability of
the chairman and during such times such deputy chairman shall possess
all the powers of the chairman as chief executive officer of the
department.
Structure New York Laws
Article 1 - The Department of Public Service
3 - Department of Public Service.
3-B - Long Island Office of the Department.
4 - The Public Service Commission.
5 - Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission.
5-B - Corporations Subject to Chapter Although Not Transacting Business.
5-E - Jurisdiction of Commission Over Certain Corporations, Their Operations and Facilities.
7 - Organization and Records; Minutes as Evidence; Destruction of Certain Records.
8 - Additional Officers and Employees.
9 - Oath of Office; Eligibility of Commissioners and Officers.
10 - Offices of Commission; Meeting; Stationery, Et Cetera.
11 - Quorum; Powers of a Commissioner.
12 - Counsel to the Commission; Duties.
14 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses.
17 - Certified Copies of Papers Filed to Be Evidence.
18-C - Refunds by the Commission.
19 - Attendance of Witnesses and Their Fees.
20 - Practice Before the Commission; Immunity of Witnesses.
21 - Court Proceedings; Preferences.
22 - Rehearing Before Commission.
23 - Service and Effect of Orders; Stay.
24 - Action to Recover Penalties or Forfeitures.
24-A - Notice to Be Given to Department of State Prior to Rate Increase.
24-B - Notice to Be Given Long Island Power Authority Prior to Rate Increase.
25-A - Combination Gas and Electric Corporations; Administrative Sanctions; Recovery of Penalties.
27 - Public Availability of Certain Competitive Requests for Proposals.