NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2069

Senate Bill S2069

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state office buildings to be in compliance with certain greenhouse gas emissions limits three years before such limits apply statewide

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2023-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§75-0109 & 75-0101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6705
2025-2026: S1258

2023-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state office buildings to be in compliance with the greenhouse gas emissions limits established by the New York state climate leadership and community protection act three years before such limits apply statewide.

2023-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2069

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
requiring state office buildings to be in compliance with certain green-
house gas emissions limits three years before such limits apply state-
wide

 
PURPOSE:

Requires state office buildings to be in compliance with certain green-
house gas emissions limits three years before these limits will apply
statewide.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Provides that the aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases
resulting from the operation of state office buildings cannot exceed the
limits established in section 75-0107 of the Environmental Conservation
law (by 2030, 60% of 1990 emissions; by 2050, 15% of 1990 emissions)

three years before these emissions standards must be met on a state-wide
basis.

Section 2: Provides the relevant definition for "State office building."
Section 3: Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Pursuant to section 75-0107 of the Environmental Conservation law,
state-wide greenhouse gas emissions will be limited to 60% of 1990 emis-
sions by 2030, and to 15% of 1990 emissions by 2050.

This bill will ensure that state office buildings are meeting these
standards ahead of time by requiring state-wide greenhouse gas emissions
to be limited to 60% of 1990 emissions by 2027, and to 15% of 1990 emis-
sions by 2047.

By setting forth these requirements, the overall objective of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions will be furthered, and the State government and
its employees will demonstrate a commitment to positive action on
climate change.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

To be determined.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2069
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring  state  office  buildings  to  be in compliance with certain
   greenhouse gas emissions limits three years before such  limits  apply
   statewide
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2  of  section  75-0109  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a new paragraph e to read as
 follows:
   E. ENSURE THAT THE AGGREGATE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE  GASES  RESULTING
 FROM THE OPERATION OF STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE STATE-
 WIDE  GREENHOUSE  GAS EMISSIONS LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 75-0107 OF
 THIS ARTICLE, THREE YEARS BEFORE SUCH STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
 ARE REQUIRED BY SECTION 75-0107 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Section 75-0101 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  "STATE  OFFICE BUILDING" MEANS ANY BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS
 TOGETHER WITH THEIR COMMON FACILITIES, RELATED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS,  AND
 APPURTENANCES,  CONSTRUCTED BY OR FOR THE STATE, AND OWNED BY THE STATE,
 FOR THE PRIMARY USE AS STATE OFFICES, DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES,  OR  OTHER-
 WISE FOR USE BY STATE EMPLOYEES OR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00629-01-3

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