Assembly Bill A8922

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the affordable residential green building program

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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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2017-A8922 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7321
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1872-a, Pub Auth L; add §1-a, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 3746-A and A. 4969-A)

2017-A8922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the affordable residential green building program; adds additional aspects to such program and requires the NYS energy research and development authority to furnish a report determining the benefits of providing new financial incentives for the construction of affordable residential green buildings.

2017-A8922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8922
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and a chapter of the laws  of
   2017, amending the public authorities law relating to establishing the
   affordable residential green building program, as proposed in legisla-
   tive  bills numbers S. 3746-A and A. 4969-A, in relation to additional
   aspects of such program and requiring the state authority to furnish a
   report determining the benefits of providing new financial  incentives
   for the construction of affordable residential green buildings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1872-a of the public authorities law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law  relat-
 ing  to  establishing the affordable residential green building program,
 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3746-A  and  A.  4969-A,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 1872-a. Affordable residential green building program. Notwithstand-
 ing  any  law,  rule  or regulation to the contrary, the authority shall
 establish and administer a program pursuant to  standards  and  criteria
 established  by the authority which would provide [incentives to] INFOR-
 MATION AND RESOURCES INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ACCESS TO  INDUSTRY
 STANDARDS, AND FINANCING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AUTHORITY OR OTHER PUBLIC
 OR  PRIVATE  SECTOR  SOURCES,  TO  DEVELOPERS,  BUILDERS, DESIGN PROFES-
 SIONALS, AND POTENTIAL owners for the construction  of  new  residential
 buildings which are affordable.  [For purposes of this section, "afford-
 able"  means  where  the homebuyer has a household income which does not
 exceed the income limits defined by the state of New York mortgage agen-
 cy low interest rate mortgage program in the  non-target,  one-and  two-
 person  household  category  for  the  county  where  such  property  is
 located.] Such [incentives] RESOURCES shall be available based upon  the
 use  of  design  and building techniques established [or promulgated] by
 the  authority  which  promote  INTEGRATED  DESIGN  PRACTICES  FOR   NEW
 CONSTRUCTION  smart growth and smart planning, [reduce] THE REDUCTION OF
 greenhouse gas emissions, achieve energy efficiency  and  reduce  energy
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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