Bill Text: NY A00053 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available; defines energy star.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-26 - reported referred to ways and means [A00053 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00053-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 53--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, ROSENTHAL, COLTON, CRESPO, SKOUFIS, LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA, ROBINSON, MILLMAN, KEARNS, COOK, CAHILL, GUNTHER, LAVINE, BOYLAND, SCHIMEL, JACOBS, ENGLEBRIGHT, V. LOPEZ, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, GABRYSZAK, GIBSON, GLICK, GOODELL, HEASTIE, P. LOPEZ, MAGEE, McDONALD, MONTESANO, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to requiring organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1680-r to read as follows: 3 S 1680-R. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING. 1. ANY FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY 4 THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUILDING 5 UPGRADES, APPLIANCE PURCHASES, OR OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SHALL BE 6 USED TO PURCHASE ONLY ENERGY STAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, WHERE AVAIL- 7 ABLE. 8 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENERGY STAR" SHALL MEAN 9 A DESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR 10 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT MEETS THE ENERGY EFFI- 11 CIENCY STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY 12 STAR PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02267-03-3 A. 53--A 2 1 S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the 2 New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a 3 new section 16-w to read as follows: 4 S 16-W. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING. 1. ANY FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE 5 CORPORATION TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUILDING UPGRADES, 6 APPLIANCE PURCHASES, OR OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SHALL BE USED TO 7 PURCHASE ONLY ENERGY STAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, WHERE AVAILABLE. 8 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENERGY STAR" SHALL MEAN 9 A DESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR 10 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT MEETS THE ENERGY EFFI- 11 CIENCY STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY 12 STAR PROGRAM. 13 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.