Bill Text: NY J02222 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Orange County upon the occasion of being named a Certified Climate Smart Community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-18 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J02222 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02222-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2222

BY: Senator METZGER

        COMMENDING  Orange  County  upon  the  occasion of
        being named a Certified Climate Smart Community

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  commend  those
communities  within  the  State of New York whose focus and intent is to
promote conservation education and to  encourage  the  appreciation  and
understanding of the environment as a whole; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  Orange  County  upon  the  occasion  of being named a Certified
Climate Smart Community; and

  WHEREAS, Certified Climate Smart Communities  serve  as  models  for
reducing  greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience; they
also support New York State's Green New Deal and nation-leading goals to
achieve a Carbon  Free  Electricity  System  by  2040,  and  85  percent
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; and

  WHEREAS, New York's Climate Smart Community (CSC) program is jointly
sponsored  by  the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC),
the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority  (NYSERDA),
Department of State, Department of Health, Department of Transportation,
and  the  Department  of  Public  Service;  the  CSC program helps local
governments reduce greenhouse gas emissions  and  adapt  to  a  changing
climate,  while  offering free technical assistance, grants, and rebates
for electric vehicles; and

  WHEREAS, Since 2014, New York  State  has  designated  37  Certified
Climate  Smart  Communities, one of which is Orange County; on September
26, 2019, the county was one of 16 local governments  to  be  recognized
for  successfully  meeting  Climate  Smart  criteria  as climate leaders
today; the county has enacted bold policies to  address  climate  change
and build a clean energy economy at a local level; and

  WHEREAS,  Some  of  these  policies  include:  HVAC upgrades, energy
benchmarking for  government  buildings,  green  building  standard  for
government  buildings,  fleet  inventory,  solar energy installation and
power purchase agreement for renewables; and

  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon all citizens to recognize and  applaud
the  efforts  of local governments and communities such as Orange County
which work tirelessly on behalf of protecting our  natural  surroundings
for  the  benefit of present and future generations of New Yorkers; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Orange  County  upon  the  occasion  of being named a Certified
Climate Smart Community; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Orange County.