Bill Text: NY S07321 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the affordable residential green building program; adds additional aspects to such program and requires the state authority to furnish a report determining the benefits of providing new financial incentives for the construction of affordable residential green buildings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-13 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8922 [S07321 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S07321-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7321 IN SENATE January 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law relating to establishing the affordable residential green building program, as proposed in legisla- tive bills numbers S. 3746-A and A. 4969-A, in relation to additional aspects of such program and requiring the state authority to furnish a report determining the benefits of providing new financial incentives for the construction of affordable residential green buildings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1872-a of the public authorities law, as added by a 2 chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law relat- 3 ing to establishing the affordable residential green building program, 4 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3746-A and A. 4969-A, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 § 1872-a. Affordable residential green building program. Notwithstand- 7 ing any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the authority shall 8 establish and administer a program pursuant to standards and criteria 9 established by the authority which would provide [incentives to] infor- 10 mation and resources including technical assistance, access to industry 11 standards, and financing available through the authority or other public 12 or private sector sources, to developers, builders, design profes- 13 sionals, and potential owners for the construction of new residential 14 buildings which are affordable. [For purposes of this section, "afford-15able" means where the homebuyer has a household income which does not16exceed the income limits defined by the state of New York mortgage agen-17cy low interest rate mortgage program in the non-target, one-and two-18person household category for the county where such property is19located.] Such [incentives] resources shall be available based upon the 20 use of design and building techniques established [or promulgated] by 21 the authority which promote integrated design practices for new 22 construction smart growth and smart planning, [reduce] the reduction of 23 greenhouse gas emissions, achieve energy efficiency and reduce energy EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05149-04-8S. 7321 2 1 consumption, [facilitate] encourage the incorporation of environmentally 2 responsible products, promote the efficient use of all heating fuels and 3 natural resources, reduce waste and [create] promote a healthy indoor 4 living environment while maintaining affordability for household incomes 5 as provided in this section. The authority shall [promulgate rules and6regulations] create and maintain guidelines to establish affordable 7 green residential building standards and criteria, [in addition to8administrative regulations] and to connect potential owners, builders, 9 developers, and design professionals associated with the construction of 10 residential buildings with resources for financing, best practices for 11 construction, and other information to achieve these standards and 12 criteria for implementation of such program. The authority shall prepare 13 an annual report on such program which shall be posted on the authori- 14 ty's website. 15 § 2. A chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities 16 law relating to establishing the affordable residential green building 17 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3746-A and A. 18 4969-A, is amended by adding a new section 1-a to read as follows: 19 § 1-a. No later than December 31, 2018, the authority shall issue a 20 report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the 21 speaker of the assembly, determining the benefits of providing new 22 financial incentives for the construction of affordable residential 23 green buildings. The report shall include an analysis of the beneficial 24 impacts of such incentives in promoting and achieving smart growth, 25 smart planning, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, 26 reduced energy consumption, incorporation of environmentally responsible 27 products, efficient use of all heating fuels and natural resources, 28 reduced waste, and healthy indoor living environments while maintaining 29 affordability for potential owners. 30 § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 31 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities 32 law relating to establishing the affordable residential green building 33 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3746-A and A. 34 4969-A, takes effect.