Senate Bill S8980

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for flexibility in the funding of certain weatherization programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10156 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10156
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §97, Soc Serv L

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for flexibility by the division of housing and community renewal in the funding of certain weatherization programs.

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8980
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PERSAUD -- (at request of the New York State Homes
   and Community Renewal) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
   flexibility in the funding of certain weatherization programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5 of section 97 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   a.  No  less than ten percent of the funds available to New York state
 under the federal low-income home energy  assistance  program  shall  be
 allocated  to the division of housing and community renewal, THE HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION, OR THE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AS  DESIGNATED  BY
 THE  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL for [its] THE weatheriza-
 tion assistance program and [shall be expended as] OTHER LOW-COST  RESI-
 DENTIAL  WEATHERIZATION  OR OTHER ENERGY-RELATED HOME REPAIR FOR LOW-IN-
 COME HOUSEHOLDS.  ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES SHALL  BE  provided
 in  the  annual  New  York state weatherization ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE
 plan OR BY AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSIST-
 ANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14012-02-2

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