Senate Bill S4405

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes environmental standards for public authorities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S4405 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 Title 13 §§2990 - 2999, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8352
2019-2020: S2266
2021-2022: S5847

2023-S4405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes environmental standards for public authorities.

2023-S4405 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4405
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   environmental standards for public authorities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  9  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 13
                             ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 SECTION 2990. DEFINITIONS.
         2991. APPLICABILITY.
         2992. ENERGY TARGETS.
         2993. ENERGY ASSESSMENTS AND EFFICIENCY PLAN.
         2994. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
         2995. NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS AND LEASES.
         2996. PROCUREMENT.
         2997. STATE AUTHORITIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY COUNCIL.
         2998. REPORTS.
         2999. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AUTHORITIES.
   § 2990. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  TITLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 WORDS AND TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "BUILDING  OR  FACILITY"  MEANS A SINGLE BUILDING OR FACILITY OR A
 GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES AT A SINGLE SITE THAT IS OWNED, LEASED,
 OPERATED OR FUNDED BY A STATE AUTHORITY  THAT  EXCEEDS  TWENTY  THOUSAND
 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE TERM "FACILI-
 TY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY HIGHWAY, PARKWAY OR PUBLIC ROAD OWNED, OPERATED OR
 MAINTAINED BY A STATE AUTHORITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04677-01-3
 S. 4405                             2
 
              

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