Bill Text: NY A02076 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts the "New York state green new deal for public housing act", which commissions a study to assist the state of New York in reaching its climate goals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-15 - referred to housing [A02076 Detail]
Download: New_York-2025-A02076-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2076 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "New York state green new deal for public housing act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "New York state green new deal for public housing act". 3 § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new article 16 to 4 read as follows: 5 ARTICLE 16 6 GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC HOUSING 7 Section 650. Legislative findings. 8 651. Definitions. 9 652. Market analysis and planning. 10 § 650. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: 11 1. The state of New York has an obligation to reduce its environmental 12 footprint, as the climate leadership and community protection act 13 (CLCPA) of two thousand nineteen establishes certain emission reduction 14 limits as well as additional directives to address climate change, 15 including but not limited to the limiting of statewide greenhouse gas 16 emissions to sixty percent of one thousand nine hundred ninety levels by 17 two thousand thirty and fifteen percent of one thousand nine hundred 18 ninety levels by two thousand fifty, and achieving net-zero greenhouse 19 gas emissions across the state of New York's economy. 20 2. With buildings emissions making up more than thirty percent of all 21 emissions in New York state shall upgrade and equip all public housing 22 with cutting-edge materials, infrastructure, and all-electric appliances 23 made in the United States in order to improve energy efficiency, water 24 quality, and material living standards in public housing and to support 25 manufacturing in New York state. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05756-01-5A. 2076 2 1 3. New York state and other governing bodies have used economies of 2 scale to lower prices of needed products across various industries and 3 to promote the creation of markets that did not exist prior to govern- 4 ment spending, in order to spur innovation of new technologies, and 5 improve the local economy. 6 4. The biggest cost drivers for building operations in New York state 7 are also those components that lead to extensive greenhouse gas emis- 8 sions, and as a result, it is in the state's interest to protect and 9 promote its affordable housing, while taking advantage of the scale of 10 components needed while concurrently lowering greenhouse gas emissions 11 and costs of operating buildings. 12 5. Deep energy retrofits, efficient materials in new construction, and 13 procurement practices that take advantage of scale and energy efficient 14 products contribute to the efficient use of resources and environmental 15 sustainability. 16 6. Bulk procurement for projects to be completed by public housing 17 authorities and rental assistance demonstration (RAD) partners for ener- 18 gy-efficient appliances, construction materials, and mechanical system 19 components which shall enhance cost-effectiveness and innovation in New 20 York. 21 § 651. Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to 22 in this article, shall have the following meaning: 23 1. "Relevant state agencies" shall include, but not be limited to, the 24 New York state energy research and development authority, the New York 25 state division of housing and community renewal, the department of envi- 26 ronmental conservation and other relevant entities as determined by the 27 commissioner of public housing. 28 2. "RAD" shall mean rental assistance demonstration programs provided 29 by the United States department of housing and urban development pursu- 30 ant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f and 42 U.S.C. § 1437p. 31 3. "Public housing agency" shall have the same meaning as the term 32 "public housing agency" as defined by the U.S. Housing act, 42 U.S.C. 33 1437a(b)(6). 34 § 652. Market analysis and planning. 1. The department of public hous- 35 ing, in cooperation with relevant state agencies and RAD program part- 36 ners, and other experts in architecture and engineering as determined by 37 the commissioner, shall conduct a study regarding the following subject 38 matter, including, but not limited to: 39 (a) identifying gaps in the current market for energy-efficient appli- 40 ances, construction materials, pre-fabricated components, processes and 41 mechanical system components for use in public housing and RAD reno- 42 vations, including but not limited to heating and cooling systems, 43 ventilation, domestic hot water and control systems, electrical compo- 44 nents, general conditions and sitework, concrete, masonry, metals, 45 woods, glass and plastics, furnishings, elevator systems, safety and 46 security systems, interior finishes, solar photovoltaic technology, 47 lights, other appliances and the components of a facade to include 48 walls, windows, roof, doors, storefront, and other openings. Such list 49 shall also include materials such as cross-laminated timber, nail-lami- 50 nated timber, dowel-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber, some types 51 of structural composite lumber and other types of mass timber products 52 that decrease construction time and emissions in public housing and RAD 53 projects; 54 (b) ascertaining which costs in construction and operations are most 55 extreme for various housing typologies in New York state, with specificA. 2076 3 1 attention to public housing and RAD developments, and ensuring that 2 technologies meet international passive house standards, which include: 3 (i) the space heating energy demand, and cooling demand for warmer 4 climates, shall not exceed fifteen kilowatt hours per square meter of 5 net living space treated floor area per year or ten watts per square 6 meter peak demand, with an additional allowance for dehumidification in 7 climates where active cooling is needed; 8 (ii) the total energy to be used for all domestic applications, 9 including but not limited to, heating, hot water and domestic electric- 10 ity, shall not exceed sixty kilowatt hours per square meter of treated 11 floor area per year for a passive house; 12 (iii) a maximum of 0.6 air changes per hour at fifty pascals pressure, 13 as verified with an onsite pressure test, in both pressurized and 14 depressurized states, in terms of air tightness; 15 (iv) thermal comfort shall be met for all living areas during winter 16 and summer, with not more than ten percent of the hours in a given year 17 over twenty-five degrees celsius; 18 (c) developing a standardized list of energy-efficient appliances, 19 construction materials, pre-fabricated components, processes and mechan- 20 ical system components for use in public housing and RAD renovations, 21 including but not limited to heating and cooling systems, ventilation, 22 domestic hot water control systems, electrical components, general 23 conditions and sitework, concrete, masonry, metals, woods, glass and 24 plastics, furnishings, elevator systems, safety and security systems, 25 interior finishes, solar photovoltaic technology, lights, other appli- 26 ances and the components of a facade to include walls, windows, roof, 27 doors, storefront, and other openings. Such list shall also include 28 materials such as cross-laminated timber, nail-laminated timber, dowel- 29 laminated timber, glue-laminated timber, some types of structural 30 composite lumber and other types of mass timber products which shall 31 encourage good architectural design that yields maximal environmental 32 performance and reduction in carbon footprints, both embodied and opera- 33 tional, emphasizing products that are difficult to access due to costs 34 and specific market-based issues; 35 (d) developing a list of missing products, materials, and components 36 that are not available in the existing market, and that could offer 37 reductions in public housing and carbon footprints, both embodied and 38 operational; 39 (e) developing a plan for the issuance of requests for proposals for 40 the supply of items on the list under paragraph (c) of this subdivision 41 by relevant state agencies, with the purpose of encouraging investment 42 and innovation by securing one-time or long-term contracts with winners 43 of the requests for proposals, and where the purchase could offer 44 reductions in public housing and RAD building carbon footprints, both 45 embodied and operational; 46 (f) developing a plan for the procurement of products on the list 47 under paragraph (c) of this subdivision by relevant state agencies, with 48 the purpose of achieving cost advantages through bulk buying of materi- 49 als through large one-time or long-term contracts, to be used for RAD 50 and public housing developments; and 51 (g) developing a plan for the issuance of requests for proposals for 52 the supply of items on the list under paragraph (c) of this subdivision 53 by relevant state agencies, with the purpose of encouraging investment 54 and innovation by securing one-time or long-term contracts with winners 55 of the requests for proposals, and where the purchase could offerA. 2076 4 1 reductions in public housing and RAD building carbon footprints, both 2 embodied and operational. 3 2. The commissioner shall publish the results of the study within one 4 year of the effective date of this section and shall publish the plans 5 developed pursuant to paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision one of 6 this section within one hundred days of publishing such study. All rele- 7 vant agencies shall immediately take steps to plan and implement 8 purchases, requests for proposals, and the needed contracts and adminis- 9 trative actions necessary to reach the goals outlined in this section, 10 provided that such steps do not exceed the appropriation provided to 11 such relevant agency. 12 3. The commissioner shall submit a biennial report to the temporary 13 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the progress, 14 impact and cost-effectiveness of the green procurement practices imple- 15 mented pursuant to this section. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
