Bill Text: NY S05310 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts the alternative energy management planning act; requires municipalities to consider using alternative energy sources in the construction of new municipal buildings; authorizes such municipalities to request a state or federal agency, authority or commission assistance providing information concerning alternative energy sources; directs municipalities to form alternative energy planning units.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S05310 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S05310-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5310
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to alternative
energy management planning
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "alterna-
2 tive energy management planning act".
3 S 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds it is in the
4 public interest, in order to further the purposes of energy conserva-
5 tion, for municipalities to adopt a local law to encourage alternative
6 energy sources to be utilized in newly constructed municipal buildings.
7 S 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
8 120-dd to read as follows:
9 S 120-DD. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLANNING. 1. PURSUANT TO THE
10 AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION, NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
11 NINE, A MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO REQUIRE THAT ALTERNATIVE
12 ENERGY SOURCES BE USED TO PROVIDE ENERGY TO ANY NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MUNIC-
13 IPAL BUILDING WHENEVER IT IS FOUND TO BE COST EFFECTIVE. FOR THE
14 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "COST EFFECTIVE" SHALL MEAN THAT THE TOTAL COST
15 OF THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES IS LESS THAN THE COST OF ENERGY SOURC-
16 ES OTHER THAN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, WHERE THE TERM "COST" SHALL
17 MEAN ANY EXPENDITURE MADE IN THE ACQUISITION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
18 SOURCES AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL OR AVOIDED EXPENDITURES
19 RELATED TO:
20 (A) FUEL COSTS;
21 (B) INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR;
22 (C) COSTS TO THE MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PUBLIC
23 HEALTH EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE USE OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; OR
24 (D) COSTS RELATED TO REMEDIATION OF ENERGY SOURCE FACILITIES DURING
25 AND AFTER CLOSURE OF SUCH FACILITIES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. PRIOR TO THE ENACTMENT OF SUCH LOCAL LAW, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL
2 HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING RELATING TO THE PROPOSED PROVISIONS AND
3 SHALL GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO EXISTING ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ALTER-
4 NATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, STANDARDS, TECHNOLOGIES OR TECHNIQUES, THE AVAIL-
5 ABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
6 SOURCES AND ANY ADDITIONAL EFFORT AND EXPENSE TO BE INCURRED IN MEETING
7 THE PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS.
8 3. IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, MUNICIPALITIES
9 MAY REQUEST A STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY, AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION FOR
10 ASSISTANCE PROVIDING INFORMATION CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES.
11 THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY
12 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK STATE POWER AUTHORI-
13 TY SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PROVISIONS
14 OF THIS SECTION.
15 4. IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, MUNICIPALITIES
16 ARE AUTHORIZED TO FORM ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PLANNING UNITS FOR THE PURPOSE
17 OF JOINTLY ENTERING INTO ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS AS DEFINED BY
18 ARTICLE NINE OF THE ENERGY LAW FOR THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
19 SERVICES.
20 5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES
21 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
22 (A) "BUILDING." ANY COMBINATION OF MATERIAL, WHETHER PORTABLE OR
23 FIXED, HAVING A ROOF TO FORM A STRUCTURE WHICH IS HEATED OR COOLED IN
24 THE NORMAL COURSE AFFORDING SHELTER FOR PERSONS, ANIMALS OR PROPERTY,
25 INCLUDING ANY EQUIPMENT THEREIN, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE TERM BUILDING
26 SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY STRUCTURE WHICH IS HEATED OR COOLED WITHOUT THE
27 USE OF ELECTRICITY OR FOSSIL FUEL.
28 (B) "ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES." ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
29 THAT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY USING SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, PHOTOVOLTAIC, WIND,
30 FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, METHANE WASTE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGED
31 BIOMASS. IF AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NEW ENERGY
32 TECHNOLOGIES EMERGE THAT WERE UNFORESEEABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH EFFEC-
33 TIVE DATE THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MAY DESIGNATE
34 SUCH TECHNOLOGIES AS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES BASED UPON A FINDING THAT
35 THE AIR, WATER, ECOSYSTEM, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WASTE DISPOSAL IMPACTS OF
36 SUCH NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY
37 TECHNOLOGIES OTHERWISE LISTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. ANY SUCH DESIGNATION
38 SHALL ONLY TAKE PLACE FOLLOWING A COMPLETE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
39 AND COMMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
40 (C) "PLANNING UNIT." AN AREA COMPOSED OF THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF
41 ONE OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES, ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING
42 A PLAN TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES WITHIN THE
43 BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT.
44 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
