Senate Bill S2480A

2017-2018 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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2017-S2480 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7295
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-aaa, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5429
2011-2012: S3126
2013-2014: S1081, A8453
2015-2016: S2984, A1110

2017-S2480 - Summary

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

2017-S2480 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2480 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2480
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 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.
   § 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-aa to read as follows:
   §  16-AA.  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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-S2480A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7295
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-aaa, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5429
2011-2012: S3126
2013-2014: S1081, A8453
2015-2016: S2984, A1110

2017-S2480A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S2480A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2480A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2480--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities  and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to  the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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.
   §  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-aaa to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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