Bill Text: NY A06841 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 47-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to energy [A06841 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A06841-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6841

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 8, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, NORRIS, ANGELINO, BEEPHAN,
          BENDETT, BLANKENBUSH, BLUMENCRANZ, BRABENEC,  BROOK-KRASNY,  E. BROWN,
          K. BROWN,  BYRNES,  CHANG, CURRAN, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, FITZPA-
          TRICK, FLOOD, FRIEND, GALLAHAN, GANDOLFO, J. A. GIGLIO,  J. M. GIGLIO,
          GOODELL,  GRAY, HAWLEY, JENSEN, LEMONDES, MAHER, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH,
          MCGOWAN, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO, NOVAKHOV, PIROZZOLO, RA,  REILLY,
          SIMPSON,  SLATER, SMITH, SMULLEN, TAGUE, TANNOUSIS, WALSH -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Energy

        AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to  prohibiting  the  elimi-
          nation  of  building  systems  or equipment used for the combustion of
          fossil fuels in new building construction

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 11-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one
     4  of section 11-103 of this article, the code shall not prohibit  building
     5  systems  or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels including,
     6  but not limited to, natural gas, propane,  and  fuel  oil,  in  any  new
     7  building construction statewide, nor shall such systems be prohibited in
     8  any  existing building construction statewide, including renovations and
     9  replacement of existing systems.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10490-01-3