Assembly Bill A6945B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6945 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4533
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2111, S3943

2013-A6945 - Summary

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements.

2013-A6945 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6945

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law and the tax law, in  relation  to
  establishing  an  energy  efficiency  tax credit for single family and
  multi-family homes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "energy
efficiency and carbon emission reduction tax credit act".
  S 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  73  to
read as follows:
  S 73. COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TAX LAW. THE DEPART-
MENT  MAY REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE OR THE NEW
YORK STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  A  SUMMARY  OF
INSPECTION  REPORTS  PREPARED  BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBSECTION
(WW)  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  SIX  OF THE TAX LAW. SUCH SUMMARY SHALL
INCLUDE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENCES THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED  A  CARBON
EMISSIONS  REDUCTION  CREDIT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO WHICH
THE CREDIT RELATES, AND AN INDICATION OF  THE  AMOUNT  BY  WHICH  CARBON
EMISSIONS  ARE  TO  BE  REDUCED AND/OR THE AMOUNT BY WHICH FUEL USAGE IS
REDUCED.
  S 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new  subsection
(ww) to read as follows:
  (WW)  CARBON  EMISSIONS  REDUCTION  CREDIT.  (1)  ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A
TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTI-
CLE FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION
BY  SUCH  TAXPAYER  WHICH  ARE  DIRECTLY  ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLING ANY
IMPROVEMENT TO A HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WHICH WILL INCREASE EFFICIEN-
CY BY AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OR REDUCE FUEL USAGE BY AT LEAST TEN  PERCENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08685-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A6945A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4533
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2111, S3943

2013-A6945A - Summary

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements.

2013-A6945A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6945--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. QUART, KELLNER, RYAN, LIFTON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Energy  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the public service law and the tax law, in  relation  to
  establishing  an  energy  efficiency  tax credit for single family and
  multi-family homes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "energy
efficiency and carbon emission reduction tax credit act".
  S 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  73  to
read as follows:
  S 73. COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TAX LAW. THE DEPART-
MENT  MAY REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE OR THE NEW
YORK STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  A  SUMMARY  OF
INSPECTION  REPORTS  PREPARED  BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBSECTION
(WW)  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  SIX  OF THE TAX LAW. SUCH SUMMARY SHALL
INCLUDE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENCES THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED  A  CARBON
EMISSIONS  REDUCTION  CREDIT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO WHICH
THE CREDIT RELATES, AND AN INDICATION OF  THE  AMOUNT  BY  WHICH  CARBON
EMISSIONS  ARE  TO  BE  REDUCED AND/OR THE AMOUNT BY WHICH FUEL USAGE IS
REDUCED.
  S 3. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new  subsection
(ww) to read as follows:
  (WW)  CARBON  EMISSIONS  REDUCTION  CREDIT.  (1)  ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A
TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTI-
CLE FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION
BY  SUCH  TAXPAYER  WHICH  ARE  DIRECTLY  ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLING ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08685-07-3
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A6945B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4533
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A2111, S3943

2013-A6945B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements.

2013-A6945B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6945--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. QUART, KELLNER, RYAN, LIFTON, OTIS, SANTABARBARA
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and  referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Energy  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Energy in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to require the public service commission and the New York state
  energy research and development authority to ensure funds  are  avail-
  able to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy
  efficient improvements

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public service commission and the New York state energy
research and development authority  shall  ensure  that  not  less  than
fifteen  million  dollars  is made available for the purposes of funding
programs to assist residential and  multi-family  building  owners  with
installing  improvements to heating and cooling systems with an emphasis
on emissions reductions and increased efficiency.  Heating  and  cooling
improvement  programs  established  pursuant  to  this  section shall be
designed to increase efficiency by at least ten percent or  reduce  fuel
usage  by  at  least  ten percent and lead to a significant reduction in
carbon emissions as defined by the authority guidelines, developed after
consultation with the department of environmental conservation, provided
that such projects shall have a return on investment of  five  years  or
less.  Such improvements shall include, but shall not be limited to fuel
oil  to natural gas conversions or conversions to heating oil number two
from heating oil number six or heating  oil  number  four,  through  the
installation  of  a high efficiency boiler or furnace, an improvement to
and/or replacement of a burner in a boiler, or connecting to a  district
energy  system  as  defined in this section. For purposes of this act, a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08685-12-4
              

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