Bill Text: NY A06816 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; makes an appropriation therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-11 - print number 6816a [A06816 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6816
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 6, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Energy
       AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
         the New York state energy research and development authority to devel-
         op a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; making an
         appropriation therefor and providing for the repeal of such provisions
         upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    3    9. TEMPORARY MIDDLE INCOME HOME ENERGY  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM.  (A)  THE
    4  AUTHORITY  IS AUTHORIZED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
    5  AND FINANCE, TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, ADMINISTER AND OPERATE A  PLAN,  AND
    6  HOLD  FUNDS  AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PLAN, TO MAKE AVAILABLE ONE-TIME SUPPLE-
    7  MENTING GRANTS FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  ASSISTING  ELIGIBLE  HOUSEHOLDS  TO
    8  OBTAIN HOME HEATING FUEL.
    9    (B)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "HOME HEATING FUEL"
   10  SHALL MEAN FUEL OIL, COAL,  WOOD,  PROPANE,  NATURAL  GAS,  ELECTRICITY,
   11  STEAM,  KEROSENE  AND  ANY  OTHER FUEL WHEN USED FOR RESIDENTIAL HEATING
   12  PURPOSES.
   13    (C) THE AUTHORITY IS REQUIRED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN ESTABLISHED
   14  IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  TEMPORARY
   15  MIDDLE  INCOME  HOME  ENERGY  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM AND TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE
   16  HOUSEHOLDS TO OBTAIN MIDDLE INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE.
   17    (D) PERSONS WHO QUALIFY FOR MIDDLE INCOME HOME  ENERGY  ASSISTANCE  IN
   18  ACCORDANCE  WITH STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE AUTHORITY, SHALL BE CERTI-
   19  FIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR AND ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SUCH  HOME  ENERGY  ASSIST-
   20  ANCE.  NO  PERSON, HOWEVER, SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR AND ENTI-
   21  TLED TO RECEIVE SUCH HOME  ENERGY  ASSISTANCE  IF  NO  STATE  FUNDS  ARE
   22  AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
    2  THE AMOUNT OF ANY HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES PROVIDED
    3  TO  AN ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD UNDER SUCH PLAN SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED INCOME
    4  OR RESOURCES OF SUCH HOUSEHOLDS, OR  OF  ANY  MEMBER  THEREOF,  FOR  ANY
    5  PURPOSE UNDER ANY STATE LAW.
    6    S  2.  The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), or so much thereof
    7  as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the New York state energy
    8  research and development authority out of any moneys in the state treas-
    9  ury in the general fund to the credit of the state  purposes  fund,  not
   10  otherwise  appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose
   11  of  supporting  the  temporary  middle  income  home  energy  assistance
   12  program.    Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the
   13  comptroller on vouchers certified or approved  by  the  New  York  state
   14  energy  research  and  development authority in the manner prescribed by
   15  law.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   17  deemed repealed April 1, 2017.