Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 29, 2010 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A9818
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards; defines terms; requires the implementation of such priority processing procedures on or before January 1, 2011.
2009-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9818 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards PURPOSE: This legislation would require state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the General Municipal Law by adding a new Section 859-c relating to building permits, energy and environmental design standards priority process. JUSTIFICATION: The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. The LEED rating system offers
2009-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9818 I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 859-c to read as follows: S 859-C. BUILDING PERMITS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS; PRIORITY PROCESS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" SHALL MEAN A PERMIT OR ANY OTHER APPROVAL ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR ANY WORK NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL TO THE ERECTION, DEMOLITION, ASSEMBLING, ALTERATION, INSTALLING OR EQUIPPING OF ANY BUILDING. (B) "ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS" SHALL MEAN THE LEADER- SHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) BUILDING RATING SYSTEM PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, OR ANOTHER COMPA- RABLE STATE APPROVED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND CONSENSUS BASED GUIDE- LINE, STANDARD OR SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MEAN DESIGN GUIDELINES AND A RATING SYSTEM OR RULES FOR CONSTRUCTING BUILD- INGS THAT INSURE SITE PLANNING, WATER EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, CONSERVATION MATERIALS AND RESOURCES, AND INDOOR ENVI- RONMENTAL QUALITY. (C) "APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMIT APPLICANT THAT IS NOT THE STATE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. (D) "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DEPART- MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. 2. EVERY AGENCY THAT ISSUES CONSTRUCTION PERMITS SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR PRIORITY PROCESSING OF A PERMIT APPLICATION THAT MEETS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS EQUAL OR BETTER TO THE LEED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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