Bill Text: NY S03943 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S03943 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S03943-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3943 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to require the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are avail- able to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public service commission and the New York state energy 2 research and development authority shall ensure that not less than 3 fifteen million dollars is made available for the purposes of funding 4 programs to assist residential and multi-family building owners with 5 installing improvements to heating and cooling systems with an emphasis 6 on emissions reductions and increased efficiency. Heating and cooling 7 improvement programs established pursuant to this section shall be 8 designed to increase efficiency by at least ten percent or reduce fuel 9 usage by at least ten percent and lead to a significant reduction in 10 carbon emissions as defined by the authority guidelines, developed after 11 consultation with the department of environmental conservation, provided 12 that such projects shall have a return on investment of five years or 13 less. Such improvements shall include, but shall not be limited to fuel 14 oil to natural gas conversions or conversions to heating oil number two 15 from heating oil number six or heating oil number four, through the 16 installation of a high efficiency boiler or furnace, an improvement to 17 and/or replacement of a burner in a boiler, or connecting to a district 18 energy system as defined in this section. For purposes of this act, a 19 district energy system connection shall mean facilities furnished, 20 installed and maintained by a district energy customer required for the 21 utilization of district service including, but not limited to, service 22 stop valves, meter stop valves, primary and secondary service pressure EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04499-01-5 S. 3943 2 1 reducing valves, meter supports and all piping between the point of 2 service termination and the customer's utilization equipment, and any 3 other improvement to a heating system that satisfies the criteria set 4 forth in this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this 5 section, for boilers that are regulated by the New York city department 6 of environmental protection, the improvements must result in a signif- 7 icant reduction of particulate matter that is two and one-half microns 8 or less in width (commonly referred to as PM 2.5 emissions) of at least 9 fifty percent. 10 S 2. The funding stream made available for programs as described in 11 section one of this act may consist of monies derived from assessments 12 on transmission and distribution companies under direct oversight of the 13 commission collected on or after July 1, 2006 and monies collected by 14 auctions administered under the regional greenhouse gas initiative or 15 any other monies administered by the authority that may be available for 16 such purpose. 17 S 3. The president of the New York state energy research and develop- 18 ment authority shall provide additional definitions and guidelines for 19 the eligibility of an improvement or project, which shall include defin- 20 ing the parameters of what constitutes a significant reduction in carbon 21 emissions for a single family or multiple family dwelling as well as any 22 and all applicable standards, other than those enumerated in this act. 23 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.