Bill Text: NY A01307 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes geothermal energy systems within the meaning of the term "qualified energy efficiency services" for purposes of on-bill financing under the power NY act of 2011.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-01 - print number 1307a [A01307 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1307
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Energy
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  including
         geothermal  energy  systems  within the meaning of the term "qualified
         energy efficiency services" for purposes of  on-bill  financing  under
         the power NY act of 2011
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraphs (m) and (n) of subdivision 12 of section 1891 of
    2  the public authorities law, paragraph (m) as amended and  paragraph  (n)
    3  as added by chapter 386 of the laws of 2013, are amended and a new para-
    4  graph (o) is added to read as follows:
    5    (m)  fuel  switching  to  convert an electrically-heated building to a
    6  more efficient heating source provided that significant energy cost-sav-
    7  ings can be  demonstrated  pursuant  to  standards  established  by  the
    8  authority; [and]
    9    (n) installation of energy technologies eligible for net energy meter-
   10  ing pursuant to section sixty-six-j or sixty-six-l of the public service
   11  law[.]; AND
   12    (O) PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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