Bill Text: NY S03746 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the affordable residential green building program which would provide incentives to owners for the construction of new residential buildings which are affordable.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Passed) 2017-12-18 - APPROVAL MEMO.53 [S03746 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03746-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3746--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 26, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO, AKSHAR, HOYLMAN, LATIMER, SERRANO -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee  on  Energy  and Telecommunications -- committee discharged,
          bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
          committee
        AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
          the affordable residential green building program
          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 1872-a to read as follows:
     3    § 1872-a.   Affordable residential green  building  program.  Notwith-
     4  standing  any  law,  rule  or  regulation to the contrary, the authority
     5  shall establish and administer  a  program  pursuant  to  standards  and
     6  criteria  established by the authority which would provide incentives to
     7  owners for the construction  of  new  residential  buildings  which  are
     8  affordable.   For purposes of this section, "affordable" means where the
     9  homebuyer has a household income which does not exceed the income limits
    10  defined by the state of New York mortgage agency low interest rate mort-
    11  gage program in the non-target, one-and  two-person  household  category
    12  for  the county where such property is located. Such incentives shall be
    13  available based upon the use of design and  building  techniques  estab-
    14  lished  or  promulgated  by the authority which promote smart growth and
    15  smart planning, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,  achieve  energy  effi-
    16  ciency  and  reduce  energy consumption, facilitate the incorporation of
    17  environmentally responsible products, promote the efficient use  of  all
    18  heating  fuels  and natural resources, reduce waste and create a healthy
    19  indoor living environment while maintaining affordability for  household
    20  incomes  as  provided  in  this  section. The authority shall promulgate
    21  rules and regulations to establish affordable green residential building
    22  standards and criteria, in addition to  administrative  regulations  for
    23  implementation  of  such  program. The authority shall prepare an annual
    24  report on such program which shall be posted on the authority's website.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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