Bill Text: NY A07167 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to school aid for the installation of alternative energy, including solar, wind or geothermal.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A07167 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7167
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 27, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LUPINACCI  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  school  aid  for  the
         installation of alternative energy
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3602 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 6-h to read as follows:
    3    6-H.  ADDITIONAL  APPORTIONMENT  OF  BUILDING  AID FOR INSTALLATION OF
    4  ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INCLUDING SOLAR, WIND OR GEOTHERMAL. IN ADDITION  TO
    5  APPORTIONMENTS  PAYABLE TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX
    6  OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  APPORTION  TO
    7  ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ADDITIONAL  BUILDING  AID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
    8  SUBDIVISION FOR ITS APPROVED EXPENSES IN THE BASE YEAR FOR THE INSTALLA-
    9  TION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INCLUDING SOLAR, WIND OR  GEOTHERMAL.    THE
   10  AMOUNT OF SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF THE BUILDING AID
   11  RATIO DEFINED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION
   12  AND  THE  ACTUAL  APPROVED EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE DISTRICT IN THE BASE
   13  YEAR FOR EACH SCHOOL BUILDING MAKING SUCH  INSTALLATION,  PROVIDED  THAT
   14  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE INSTALLATION OF
   15  SUCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   17  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10004-01-5
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