Bill Text: NY A05252 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires those responsible for submitting budget proposals to report on the consumption of energy and the projected consumption of energy.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to cities [A05252 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A05252-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5252
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 14, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, LANCMAN, BARRON, ABBATE, JAFFEE,
JACOBS, CASTRO, GALEF, SPANO, BOYLAND, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, HOYT, JEFFRIES, MARKEY, PHEFFER,
PRETLOW, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Cities
AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to the reporting of
energy consumption and production
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section
2 18-e to read as follows:
3 S 18-E. REPORTING OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN CITY BUDGET.
4 1. THE MAYOR OR OTHER OFFICER CHARGED WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE
5 PRELIMINARY OR TENTATIVE BUDGET SHALL ANNUALLY INCLUDE A REPORT ON ENER-
6 GY CONSUMPTION AND EXPENSES FOR THE FOUR PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS, PROJEC-
7 TIONS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE SUBSE-
8 QUENT FOUR FISCAL YEARS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR,
9 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
10 A. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND THE
11 TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR SUCH BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
12 B. THE TOTAL ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LISTED BY ENERGY SOURCE, FOR
13 ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
14 C. THE TOTAL ANNUAL ENERGY COST CALCULATED PER SQUARE FOOT, AND LISTED
15 BY ENERGY SOURCE, FOR ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
16 D. THE TOTAL ANNUAL COST FOR FUEL USED BY CITY-OWNED VEHICLES, LISTED
17 BY FUEL TYPE AND THE AVERAGE MILEAGE EFFICIENCY OF CITY-OWNED VEHICLES
18 BY VEHICLE CLASS;
19 E. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, A BREAKDOWN BY PERCENTAGE OF THE
20 TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY USED BY ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 F. TOTAL CITYWIDE INVESTMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY, BOTH USING
2 FOSSIL FUELS AND NON-FOSSIL FUELS, EXCLUDING GENERATORS USED FOR EMER-
3 GENCY PURPOSES; AND
4 G. TOTAL CITYWIDE EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
5 EFFORTS.
6 2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION RENEWABLE ENERGY IS DEFINED AS
7 ENERGY PRODUCED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTA-
8 ICS, WIND, HYDROELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL GROUND SOURCE
9 HEAT, TIDAL ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL, AND FUEL CELLS.
10 3. COMMENCING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
11 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND OR
12 MORE ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOUSAND TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS. UPON
13 PUBLICATION OF THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS AND EACH
14 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS THEREAFTER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
15 SHALL APPLY ONLY TO CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND OR MORE
16 ACCORDING TO SUCH CENSUS. ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND
17 OR MORE ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS WHICH HAD A POPULATION
18 OF LESS THAN THIRTY THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS FEDERAL DECENNIAL
19 CENSUS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN SIX
20 MONTHS OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS IN WHICH SUCH
21 CITY HAS A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND OR MORE.
22 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
