STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 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