Assembly Bill A9808

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the denial of a building permit on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel building

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

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2021-A9808 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8407
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-y, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3495, S1825

2021-A9808 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a municipal corporation from prohibiting the issuing of a permit for the construction of any new commercial, residential, or mixed-use building on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel building.

2021-A9808 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9808
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DeSTEFANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
   the  denial  of a building permit on the basis that such building will
   be a mixed-fuel building
 
   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 99-y to read as follows:
   § 99-Y. PROHIBITION ON MIXED-FUEL BUILDINGS. 1.  NO  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
 RATION  SHALL  PROHIBIT  THE ISSUING OF A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
 ANY NEW COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, OR MIXED-USE BUILDING ON THE BASIS THAT
 SUCH BUILDING WILL BE A MIXED-FUEL BUILDING.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A. "MIXED-USE BUILDING" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING USED FOR  BOTH  RESIDEN-
 TIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
   B. "MIXED-FUEL BUILDING" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING THAT USES A COMBINATION
 OF  ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS, PROPANE, OR OIL TO MEET BUILDING ENERGY
 NEEDS.
   C. "BUILDING ENERGY NEEDS" SHALL MEAN ALL SPACE CONDITIONING INCLUDING
 HEATING AND COOLING, WATER HEATING INCLUDING  POOLS  AND  SPAS,  COOKING
 APPLIANCES AND CLOTHES DRYING APPLIANCES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14795-01-2

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