Bill Text: NY A04021 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program; provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-15 - enacting clause stricken [A04021 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4021
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 30, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, CROUCH, GUNTHER, JAFFEE -- Multi-Spon-
         sored  by  --  M. of A.   CAHILL, CLARK, COOK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, KATZ,
         MAGEE, MILLMAN, PEOPLES-STOKES  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Economic Development
       AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
         relation to creating the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Legislative findings.   The legislature  hereby  finds  and
    2  declares  that  due to their remote locations at the end of the electric
    3  grid infrastructure, farms are more difficult  to  service  by  electric
    4  utilities.    Strengthening  the  energy systems of individual farms and
    5  developing micro-grids in remote areas will enhance  the  overall  reli-
    6  ability  of  the  electric  system.   The legislature further finds that
    7  assisting dairy farms with high  efficiency  lighting,  high  efficiency
    8  pumping and cooling equipment, and other energy management systems, will
    9  result  in  significant  energy  savings and increased milk yields.  The
   10  legislature hereby declares that providing low  cost  tools  to  farmers
   11  will  help  them  become  more  efficient and reduce their cost of doing
   12  business.  Advancing new technologies will also help to  accelerate  the
   13  development  of  the  energy  services  industry, thus providing new and
   14  expanded job opportunities for New Yorkers.
   15    Therefore, the legislature seeks to provide funds to encourage  energy
   16  efficient dairy farms through grants and low interest loans for approved
   17  projects to stimulate the New York state dairy industry.
   18    S  2.  Section  1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the
   19  New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
   20  new section 16-v to read as follows:
   21    S 16-V. DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY  PROGRAM.    1.    DEFI-
   22  NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02257-01-3
       A. 4021                             2
    1    (A) "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH DEVELOP-
    2  MENT AUTHORITY.
    3    (B)  "LOAN  FUND"  SHALL REFER TO THE DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFI-
    4  CIENCY LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
    5    2. (A) THE CORPORATION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  SHALL
    6  ESTABLISH  A  DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOAN FUND TO PROVIDE
    7  GRANTS AND LOW INTEREST LOANS  TO  DAIRY  FARMS  FOR  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY
    8  PROJECTS AND ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
    9    (B)  IN  ORDER  TO  BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LOAN PROGRAM, A
   10  DAIRY FARM MUST HAVE AN ENERGY AUDIT PROVIDED  THROUGH  THE  AUTHORITY'S
   11  ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM THAT HELPS CUSTOMERS MAKE INFORMED ELECTRICAL ENER-
   12  GY DECISIONS AND IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES.
   13    3. (A) THE CORPORATION SHALL, WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, PROVIDE
   14  FINANCIAL,  TECHNICAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOAN FUND TO ELIGIBLE
   15  DAIRY FARMS.
   16    (B) THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND  LOW  INTEREST
   17  LOANS  FROM  THE LOAN FUND FOR ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO DAIRY FARMS.  TO
   18  BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH GRANTS AND LOANS, A DAIRY FARM  SHALL  IDENTIFY  AN
   19  ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND PROVIDE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.
   20    (C)  GRANTS  OR  LOANS  PROVIDED  BY  THE CORPORATION MAY BE UP TO ONE
   21  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   22    4. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS OR LOW  INTEREST
   23  LOANS THROUGH THE LOAN FUND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   24    (A)  PRE-QUALIFIED MEASURES THAT ARE PROVEN COST EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS
   25  WHICH REDUCE ENERGY USE;
   26    (B) CUSTOM MEASURES THAT PAY  FOR  THEMSELVES  IN  TEN  YEARS  THROUGH
   27  REDUCED ENERGY USE;
   28    (C)  PROCESS IMPROVEMENT MEASURES THAT REDUCE MANUFACTURING ENERGY USE
   29  ON A COST-PER-UNIT BASIS; AND
   30    (D) RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT USE THE SUN, WIND, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
   31  OF ANIMAL WASTES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES TO GENERATE  HEAT  OR
   32  POWER.
   33    5.  APPLICATIONS  FOR  ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL BE
   34  REVIEWED AND EVALUATED  BY  THE  CORPORATION  IN  COOPERATION  WITH  THE
   35  AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA SET FORTH IN
   36  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION.
   37    6.  THE  CORPORATION  AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL WRITTEN
   38  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
   39  SENATE IDENTIFYING THE NUMBER OF DAIRY FARMS ASSISTED THROUGH  THE  LOAN
   40  FUND  PROGRAM, AND THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS IMPLEMENTED AND ENERGY COST
   41  SAVINGS AND ANY OTHER BENEFITS REALIZED BY THE DAIRY FARMS  ASSISTED  BY
   42  THIS PROGRAM.
   43    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.