Bill Text: NY S08504 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide grants, loans or other services for the costs related to enabling fuel-switching for residences with propane or fuel-oil heating systems to efficient electric heat pumps.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-07 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S08504 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S08504-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8504 IN SENATE February 6, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state energy research and development authority to admin- ister a program to provide grants related to enabling fuel-switching The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows: 3 27. To administer a program, using funds provided for such purpose, to 4 provide grants, loans or other services, based on standards and guide- 5 lines established by the authority, for the costs related to enabling 6 fuel-switching for residences with propane or fuel-oil heating systems 7 to efficient electric heat pumps, including but not limited to, clean 8 energy measures, energy efficiency measures, resiliency measures, heat- 9 ing and cooling, health and safety and other related energy improvements 10 and expenses. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13583-01-3
