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
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                                         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.
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       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.
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