Bill Text: NY A02012 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced


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 18-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to energy [A02012 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02012-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2012
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 17, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HEVESI,  ROSENTHAL, COLTON, CRESPO, SKOUFIS,
          LUPARDO, SANTABARBARA, KEARNS, COOK, CAHILL, GUNTHER,  LAVINE,  ENGLE-
          BRIGHT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOODELL, LOPEZ,
          MAGEE, McDONALD, MONTESANO, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ -- read once
          and referred to the Committee 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    § 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    § 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-aa to read as follows:
    16    § 16-aa. Capital improvement funding. 1. Any funds administered by the
    17  corporation  to  an  organization for the purposes of building upgrades,
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  appliance purchases, or other capital improvements,  shall  be  used  to
     2  purchase only energy star equipment and appliances, where available.
     3    2. For the purposes of this section, the term "energy star" shall mean
     4  a  designation from the United States environmental protection agency or
     5  department of energy indicating that a product meets  the  energy  effi-
     6  ciency  standards set forth by the agency for compliance with the energy
     7  star program.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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