Bill Text: NY A00664 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 26-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-25 - reported referred to ways and means [A00664 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A00664-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          664
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HEVESI,  ROSENTHAL, COLTON, CRESPO, SKOUFIS,
         LUPARDO,  SANTABARBARA,  ROBINSON,  KEARNS,  COOK,  CAHILL,   GUNTHER,
         LAVINE,  SCHIMEL, ENGLEBRIGHT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         BRENNAN, GLICK, GOODELL, HEASTIE, LOPEZ, MAGEE,  McDONALD,  MONTESANO,
         RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Energy
       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-s to read as follows:
    3    S 1680-S. 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.
   13    S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968,  constituting  the
   14  New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
   15  new section 16-x to read as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02326-01-5
       A. 664                              2
    1    S  16-X. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING. 1. ANY FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE
    2  CORPORATION TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  BUILDING  UPGRADES,
    3  APPLIANCE  PURCHASES,  OR  OTHER  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SHALL BE USED TO
    4  PURCHASE ONLY ENERGY STAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, WHERE AVAILABLE.
    5    2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENERGY STAR" SHALL MEAN
    6  A  DESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR
    7  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT MEETS  THE  ENERGY  EFFI-
    8  CIENCY  STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY
    9  STAR PROGRAM.
   10    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.