Requires department staff and utilities to provide separate, substantive responses to discovery requests and cross-examination questions related to.

The bill amends the public service law to require both the department of public service staff and the utility to provide separate, substantive responses to discovery requests and cross-examination questions seeking evidence or explanations related to elements of the joint proposal. It mandates that any contested aspect of the joint proposal must deliver outcomes for utility consumers that are in compliance with all applicable laws and are at least as favorable as would have resulted had its testimonial position been approved by the commission.

Requires department staff and utilities to provide separate, substantive responses to discovery requests and cross-examination questions related to.

The bill amends the public service law to require both the department of public service staff and the utility to provide separate, substantive responses to discovery requests and cross-examination questions seeking evidence or explanations related to elements of the joint proposal. It mandates that any contested aspect of the joint proposal must deliver outcomes for utility consumers that are in compliance with all applicable laws and are at least as favorable as would have resulted had its testimonial position been approved by the commission.