A5831B-2011 Actions

• Jun 12, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Feb 8, 2012: print number 5831b
• Feb 8, 2012: amend (t) and recommit to energy
• Jan 18, 2012: print number 5831a
• Jan 18, 2012: amend and recommit to energy
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to energy
• Mar 2, 2011: referred to energy

A5831B-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 5831--B
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 2, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
 reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
 amended and recommitted to said committee
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law and the New York state urban
 development corporation act, in relation  to  requiring  organizations
 that  receive  funds  for  capital  improvements by the New York state
 dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use  such
 funds  for  the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where
 available
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1680-q to read as follows:

 

S 1680-Q. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING. 1. ANY  FUNDS  ADMINISTERED  BY
 THE  DORMITORY AUTHORITY TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUILDING
 UPGRADES, APPLIANCE PURCHASES, OR OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS,  SHALL  BE
 USED TO PURCHASE ONLY ENERGY STAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, WHERE AVAIL
 ABLE.
 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENERGY STAR" SHALL MEAN
 A  DESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR
 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT MEETS  THE  ENERGY  EFFI
 CIENCY  STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY
 STAR PROGRAM.
 

S 2.

Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968,  constituting  the
 New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
 new section 16-v to read as follows:

 

S  16-V. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING. 1. ANY FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE
 CORPORATION TO AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  BUILDING  UPGRADES,
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09631-05-2
 
       A. 5831--B                          2
 APPLIANCE  PURCHASES,  OR  OTHER  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SHALL BE USED TO
 PURCHASE ONLY ENERGY STAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, WHERE AVAILABLE.
 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENERGY STAR" SHALL MEAN
 A  DESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR
 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT MEETS  THE  ENERGY  EFFI
 CIENCY  STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY
 STAR PROGRAM.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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