Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 03, 2013 |
print number 5166a |
May 03, 2013 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
Feb 20, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A5166
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALEF
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Nelson Castro
Gary Finch
multi-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Thomas McKevitt
Fred Thiele
2013-A5166 - Details
2013-A5166 - Summary
Requires the secretary of state to establish standards for a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; further establishes a green roof installation credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars.
2013-A5166 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5166 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, COLTON, CASTRO, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, McKEVITT, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to pre- installation review and certification of green roof materials and to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a green roof installa- tion credit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 3-0308 to read as follows: S 3-0308. GREEN ROOF INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND SET STANDARDS FOR THE PLANT MATERIAL UTILIZED IN GREEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE AND FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS USED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF GREEN ROOFS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE CRITERIA FOR INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF GREEN ROOF PLANS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION. SUCH PRE-INS- TALLATION CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: HEIGHT, GROWTH RATE, DROUGHT TOLERANCE, ROOT SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION OR NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, PRODUCTION OF SEEDS LIKELY TO INVADE NEARBY LANDSCAPES, GENERATION OF ALLERGENS AND REMEDIAL AIR FILTRATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO INFORM COMMERCIAL INSTALLERS AND THE PUBLIC OF ANY PROHIBITIONS AND RECOMMENDA- TIONS. INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO PRE-INSTALLATION CRITERIA, THE TESTING OF RUNOFF WATER FOR ENVIRON- MENTALLY UNACCEPTABLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. 2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DELEGATE TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OF COUNTY AND CITY BUILDING INSPECTORS HIS OR HER DUTIES OF REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS HE OR SHE MAY ESTABLISH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04755-01-3
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Gary Finch
multi-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Thomas McKevitt
Fred Thiele
2013-A5166A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A5166A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the secretary of state to establish standards for a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; further establishes a green roof installation credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars.
2013-A5166A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5166--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, COLTON, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, McKEVITT, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to pre-installation review and certification of green roof materials and to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a green roof installation credit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 94-b to read as follows: S 94-B. GREEN ROOF INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION. 1. THE SECRETARY SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND SET STANDARDS FOR THE PLANT MATERIAL UTILIZED IN GREEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE AND FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS USED IN THE MAINTE- NANCE OF GREEN ROOFS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE CRITERIA FOR INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF GREEN ROOF PLANS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION. SUCH PRE-INSTALLATION CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: HEIGHT, GROWTH RATE, DROUGHT TOLERANCE, ROOT SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION OR NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, PRODUCTION OF SEEDS LIKELY TO INVADE NEARBY LANDSCAPES, GENERATION OF ALLERGENS AND REMEDIAL AIR FILTRATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO INFORM COMMER- CIAL INSTALLERS AND THE PUBLIC OF ANY PROHIBITIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO PRE-INSTAL- LATION CRITERIA, THE TESTING OF RUNOFF WATER FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY UNAC- CEPTABLE CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. 2. THE SECRETARY MAY DELEGATE TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OF COUNTY AND CITY BUILDING INSPECTORS HIS OR HER DUTIES OF REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04755-02-3
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