2004 Yellow Book
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STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD (Summary) View Details

		Adjusted Appropriation 2003-04	Executive Request 2004-05	Change	Percent Change

AGENCY SUMMARY
	General Fund	403,000	368,000	(35,000)	-8.7%
	Special Revenue-Other	4,595,000	3,040,000	(1,555,000)	-33.8%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:		4,998,000	3,408,000	(1,590,000)	-31.8%

ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Fund	Current 2003-04	Requested 2004-05	Change

General Fund:	5	5	0
All Other Funds:	24	24	0
TOTAL:	29	29	0

Budget Highlights

The Consumer Protection Board's (CPB) current mission is to protect and advance the rights of New York State’s consumers. The Board handles consumer complaints and mediates consumer disputes, engages in consumer education activities and fraud prevention, and represents consumer interests in utility rate cases before the Public Service Commission (PSC). The Board also advises the Governor on consumer issues and recommends legislative initiatives on consumer related matters. This Board is included in the Public Protection and General Government appropriation bill.

The Executive proposes an All Funds State Operations appropriation of $3,408,000 reflecting a decrease of $1,590,000 or 31.8 percent from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003- 04 funding levels.

State Operations

The Executive recommends a $368,000 General Fund appropriation representing a $35,000 net decrease from the SFY 2003-04 funding level. The decrease reflects the following:

a decrease of $53,000 attributed to reductions in non-personal service (NPS) spending, including savings derived from the Office of General Services (OGS) host agency function; and

an increase of $18,000, of which $13,000 is associated with personal service (PS) with the remaining $5,000 attributed to other agency fixed costs.

The Executive recommends a $3,040,000 Special Revenue- Other appropriation representing a $1,555,000 or 33.8 percent reduction. This reduction represents the following:

a net $134,000 reduction in spending, which includes a $109,000 spending increase for fringe benefits and other fixed costs, and a $243,000 NPS decrease associated with the transfer of the Do Not Call Registry to the Federal Trade Commission;

a $1,721,000 reduction in spending reflecting the savings associated with the cancellation of the State's contract to maintain the Do Not Call Registry which is now maintained by the Federal Trade Commission; and

a $300,000 increase associated with funding for activities related to the Board's implementation of the Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act.

Article VII

The Executive proposes legislation to increase the penalty for violations of New York State's No Telemarketing Sales Call Law to conform with the Federal penalty.

The Executive proposes legislation to authorize the CPB to recover costs incurred while investigating complaints pertaining to the Motor Fuel Practices Act.

The Executive also proposes to increase from $500 to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty for unfair and deceptive business practices.

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