Senate Bill S7239

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to certain fees for energy audits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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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2013-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2639
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1895, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9235
2015-2016: A374

2013-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain fees for energy audits.

2013-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7239

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to energy audits

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1895  of  the  public  authorities
law,  as added by chapter 487 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. The authority shall establish a schedule of fees for energy  audits
based  on  the  type  and  nature of the energy audit and other relevant
considerations.  The  schedule  shall  include  a  sliding  scale  which
provides  that  audit fees AND FEES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS
(VI) AND (VII) OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED  NINETY-SIX OF THIS TITLE shall be waived for residential appli-
cants whose demonstrated income is less than two times the median county
household income, and the full fees shall be paid  by  applicants  whose
median  county  household  income is not less than four times the median
county household income.  Applicants  whose  demonstrated  incomes  fall
between  these levels shall pay a pro rata percentage of the audit fees.
The authority may provide for discounted fees for  small  businesses  or
not-for-profit corporations with ten or fewer employees.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00024-01-3

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