Bill Text: NY S04955 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to study and report on the standardization of the state building code, and local building codes; permits processes to facilitate increased use and development of solar and wind energy generating systems.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-20 - SIGNED CHAP.552 [S04955 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S04955-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4955--B
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
         Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate
         Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to directing the state
         fire prevention and building code council  to  examine,  evaluate  and
         make recommendations concerning the standardization of state and local
         building  codes  and  permit processes for the purpose of facilitating
         installation of solar and wind energy generating systems
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 375 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    3    8.  TO  EXAMINE,  EVALUATE,  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE
    4  STANDARDIZATION OF THE UNIFORM CODE AND LOCAL BUILDING CODES AND  PERMIT
    5  PROCESSES  FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING THE INSTALLA-
    6  TION AND OPERATION OF SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEMS  THROUGH-
    7  OUT  THE  STATE.  FOR  THIS  PURPOSE,  THE COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO HOLD
    8  PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CONSULT WITH THE SOLAR AND  WIND  ENERGY  GENERATING
    9  INDUSTRY  THROUGHOUT  THE STATE. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FORMULATED PURSUANT
   10  TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY OF
   11  STATE, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
   12  ASSEMBLY  ALONG  WITH  SUCH  LEGISLATIVE  PROPOSALS AS THE COUNCIL DEEMS
   13  NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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