Assembly Bill A8453

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements

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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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2013-A8453 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1081
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-w, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5429
2011-2012: S3126
2015-2016: A1110, S2984
2017-2018: A7295, S2480

2013-A8453 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program; provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements.

2013-A8453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8453

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to creating the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.   The legislature hereby finds and
declares that due to their remote locations at the end of  the  electric
grid  infrastructure,  farms  are  more difficult to service by electric
utilities.  Strengthening the energy systems  of  individual  farms  and
developing  micro-grids  in  remote areas will enhance the overall reli-
ability of the electric system.   The  legislature  further  finds  that
assisting  dairy  farms  with  high efficiency lighting, high efficiency
pumping and cooling equipment, and other energy management systems, will
result in significant energy savings and increased  milk  yields.    The
legislature  hereby  declares that providing low cost tools and programs
to farmers will help farm operations become more  efficient  and  reduce
their cost of doing business.  Advancing new technologies will also help
to  accelerate  the  development  of  the energy services industry, thus
providing new and expanded job opportunities for New Yorkers.
  Therefore, the legislature seeks to provide funds to encourage  energy
efficient dairy farms through grants and low interest loans for approved
projects to stimulate the New York state dairy industry.
  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-w to read as follows:
  S 16-W. DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY  PROGRAM.    1.    DEFI-
NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH DEVELOP-
MENT AUTHORITY.
  (B)  "LOAN  FUND"  SHALL REFER TO THE DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  2. (A) THE CORPORATION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  SHALL
ESTABLISH  A  DAIRY FARM IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOAN FUND TO PROVIDE

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

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