Senate Bill S2193

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new or substantially renovated state-owned buildings

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S2193 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2004
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §83, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5038, A7293
2011-2012: S967, A96
2013-2014: S3359, A51
2017-2018: S60, A1916
2019-2020: S30

2015-S2193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

2015-S2193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2193

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
  and Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to authorizing the
  use of cool roofs on new or substantially renovated state-owned build-
  ings

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

  Section 1.  The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 83 of the
public buildings law, as added by chapter 380 of the laws of  2009,  are
amended to read as follows:
  Agency  green  building  AND  COOL  ROOF construction requirements. 1.
[The] (A) FOR PURPOSES OF  MINIMIZING  THE  CONSUMPTION  OF  ENERGY  AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES EXPENDED IN THE USE
AND  OCCUPANCY OF STATE BUILDINGS, THE construction of new buildings and
the substantial renovation of existing buildings shall comply with  such
green construction requirements and procedures as shall have been estab-
lished  by the office in regulations pursuant to subdivision two of this
section.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING SOLAR REFLECTANCE AND THERMAL  EMIT-
TANCE  OF  AGENCY  BUILDINGS,  NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AGENCY BUILDINGS WITH
FLAT ROOFS OR SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION OF THE  ROOF  SUBSYSTEM  OF  AGENCY
BUILDINGS  WITH FLAT ROOFS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COOL ROOF STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF
MATERIALS AND/OR METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (I) INHERENTLY COOL ROOFING MATERIALS SUCH AS WHITE VINYL;
  (II) COATED ROOFS AND WHITE PAINT BASED PRODUCTS;
  (III) GREEN ROOFS USING PLANT-BASED MATERIALS FOR INSULATION COVER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04627-01-5

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