NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6754

Senate Bill S6754

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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Feb 03, 2010	referred to local government

2009-S6754 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9818
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §859-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1860, A2083
2013-2014: S3308, A4117
2015-2016: S505, A278

2009-S6754 (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-S6754 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6754

 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.  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 four
certification levels for new construction -Certified, Silver, Gold and
Platinum -- that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five
green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy
and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental
quality.

The Green Globes is a green building guidance and assessment program
that offers an effective, practical and affordable way to advance the
overall environmental performance and sustainability of commercial
buildings. Buildings that successfully complete a third-party
assessment are assigned a Green Globes rating of one to four globes.
Green Globes rated/certified buildings are intended to: Use less
energy; Conserve natural resources; and emit fewer pollutants in the
form of greenhouse gases, airborne particulates, liquid effluents,
and/or solid waste.

This legislation would require every agency (state or municipal
corporation, department, board, bureau, division, commission,
committee, public authority, public corporation, council, office or
other government entity) that issues construction permits to establish
a procedure, by January 1, 2011, for priority processing of a permit
application that meets energy and environmental design standards equal
or better to the LEES silver or two green globes rating system. No
additional costs will be required by the applicant. Such established
priority procedure does not imply or provide that any application for
a construction permit shall automatically be approved.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S6754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6754

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

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.

                                                           LBD15546-01-0

S. 6754                             2

SILVER OR TWO GREEN GLOBES RATING SYSTEM. THE ESTABLISHED PRIORITY PROC-
ESSING PROCEDURE SHALL BE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE APPLICANT.   SUCH
PROCEDURE  SHALL  NOT  IMPLY  OR  PROVIDE  THAT  ANY  APPLICATION  FOR A
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED.
  3.  EACH  AGENCY SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH PRIORITY PROCESSING PROCEDURE ON
OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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