NEW YORK—Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will end an over 40-year-old law known as the “100-foot-rule,” a regulation that mandated natural gas utility companies pay for the first 100 feet of a new gas line to a home.
Hochul said in a press release that the subsidy had outlasted its use. The law, passed in 1981, had the original purpose of encouraging people to move away from dirtier heating sources such as coal and oil.
“It’s simply unfair, especially when so many people are struggling right now, to expect existing utility ratepayers to foot the bill for a gas hookup at a brand new house that is not their own,” Hochul said….