Bill Text: NY A02851 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Gives governor power to regulate level of air conditioning at 72 degrees Fahrenheit in any municipal building to conserve energy and money.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A02851 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02851-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2851
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  powers  of  the
         governor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 13. ENERGY CONSERVATION. THE GOVERNOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO DIRECT
    4  THE  SETTING  OF  THE  AIR  CONDITIONING LEVEL IN ANY MUNICIPAL BUILDING
    5  WHETHER OWNED BY THE STATE OR A CITY, TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  AT  SEVENTY-TWO
    6  DEGREES  FAHRENHEIT  IN  THE INTERESTS OF CONSERVING BOTH ENERGY AND THE
    7  FINANCES OF A MUNICIPALITY.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06320-01-3