Bill Text: NY A06222 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes financing of certain energy related projects by the power authority of New York, including research and development and certain construction projects.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A06222 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06222-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6222
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  the  powers
         and duties of the power authority of the state of New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subparagraphs 2 and 4 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of
    2  section 1005 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter  477  of
    3  the  laws  of  2009  and such subdivision as renumbered by section 16 of
    4  part CC of chapter 60 of the laws  of  2011,  are  amended  to  read  as
    5  follows:
    6    (2)  "Energy-related  projects,  programs  and  services" means energy
    7  efficiency projects and services[,]; clean  energy  technology  projects
    8  and  services[,  and];  RESEARCH,  DEVELOPMENT  AND DEMONSTRATION OF NEW
    9  SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS RELATING TO ENERGY  USAGE,  STORAGE,
   10  TRANSMISSION  AND  EFFICIENCY; high performance and sustainable building
   11  programs and services[,  and];  the  construction,  installation  and/or
   12  operation  of  facilities  or equipment done in connection with any such
   13  projects, programs or services.
   14    (4) "High performance and sustainable building programs and  services"
   15  means  programs and services related to the CONSTRUCTION, renovation and
   16  retrofitting of buildings through the incorporation of standards, guide-
   17  lines, rating systems, and/or criteria relating to design  and  building
   18  techniques  established by the authority pursuant to this section, which
   19  are addressed to such issues as energy efficiency, energy  conservation,
   20  the  use of CLEAN OR renewable energy OR FUELS, the reduction of air and
   21  other pollution, and the conservation of materials and resources such as
   22  water.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02294-01-3