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LIPA oversight bill awaits Cuomo's OK

Plan, which Cuomo is expected to sign, is

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Plan, which Cuomo is expected to sign, is aimed at accountability. (July 28, 2011)

A bill creating what lawmakers call the first meaningful oversight of the Long Island Power Authority now awaits only Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's signature.

The State Senate Tuesday unanimously approved the LIPA Oversight and Accountability Act -- which would allow ratepayers to file complaints about the utility to regulators -- following the Assembly's passage of the bill earlier last month.

"This...

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