Assembly Bill A2999

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to establish green loans programs to provide financing to residential property owners for solar and wind energy generating systems

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2999 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §96-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7611
2011-2012: A5558
2013-2014: A5820

2015-A2999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes counties, cities, towns and villages to establish green loans programs to provide financing to residential property owners for the purchase and installation of solar energy generating systems and/or wind energy generating systems on such property, and/or for the costs of the performance of an energy efficiency analysis of the dwelling on such property and the completion of energy efficiency improvements upon such dwelling by a licensed contractor; such loans shall be repaid from an annual tax levy on the property; a property owner shall be eligible for only one such loan.

2015-A2999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2999

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, JAFFEE, COLTON, GUNTHER, HOOP-
  ER,  ROSENTHAL,  LIFTON,  LAVINE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  CAHILL, GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  SCHIMEL,  THIELE,
  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing
  the green loans program to provide  financing  for  the  purchase  and
  installation  of residential solar and wind energy generating systems,
  and for the performance of improvements to improve  the  energy  effi-
  ciency of residential dwellings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 96-c to read as follows:
  S  96-C. GREEN LOANS PROGRAM. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
  A. "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE.
  B. "RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY" MEANS REAL  PROPERTY  HAVING  AN  OWNER
OCCUPIED DWELLING UNIT THEREON.
  C.  "RESIDENTIAL  SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS AN ARRANGEMENT
OR COMBINATION OF COMPONENTS INSTALLED ON RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT
UTILIZES SOLAR RADIATION TO PRODUCE ENERGY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE  HEATING,
COOLING,  HOT  WATER  AND/OR  ELECTRICITY.  SUCH  TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE
EQUIPMENT THAT IS PART OF A NON-SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM.
  D. "RESIDENTIAL WIND ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS AN ARRANGEMENT OR
COMBINATION  OF  COMPONENTS  INSTALLED  ON  RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY,
INCLUDING  POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
OR MECHANICAL ENERGY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING WIND ENERGY  INTO
MECHANICAL  AND/OR  ELECTRIC  ENERGY,  AND  STORING OR DISTRIBUTING SUCH
ENERGY.
  2. THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY MUNICIPALITY MAY, BY LOCAL LAW  OR  ORDI-
NANCE,  ESTABLISH  A  GREEN LOANS PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION USING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06079-01-5

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