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Jun 23, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8323
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8323 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11304
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§222 & 203, rpld §221, Eld L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S502, A759
2009-S8323 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8323 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To make technical amendments to certain sections of the elder law SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill makes technical corrections to the elder law by moving the legislative intent for the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program from section 221, where it was separated from the program, into section 222 where the program is established. In addition, a subdivision in section 203 of the elder law is re-numbered. JUSTIFICATION: It is important to have clarity within the law to avoid misunderstanding and confusion. These technical corrections will help maintain that clarity within the Elder Law.
2009-S8323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8323 I N S E N A T E June 23, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 222 of the elder law is amended to read as follows: S 222. Senior citizen energy packaging pilot program. 1. (A) THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE'S SENIOR CITIZENS LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. IN MANY CASES, ENERGY COSTS REACH OR EXCEED THIRTY PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THESE FACTORS MAKE ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME ELDERLY CRUCIAL. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN UNDER-UTILIZED BY SUCH CITIZENS BECAUSE OF SUCH FACTORS AS REDUCED MOBILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ISOLATION, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MAZE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE. (B) THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE DECLARES THAT A PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST SUCH CITIZENS TO CONSERVE ENERGY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE AGING. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES THAT SUCH A PROGRAM WILL FURTHER THE ENERGY CONSERVATION OBJEC- TIVES OF THE STATE AND SHOULD BE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY PETROLEUM OVER- CHARGE RESTITUTION FUNDS. 2. Within the amounts appropriated therefor, the office shall estab- lish guidelines for and administer a senior citizen energy packaging pilot program to be carried out by county offices for the aging in the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Broome, Erie, and Tompkins and such other counties as funds may allow. Wherever possible, such program shall be coordinated with appropriate existing programs of public utilities, the state energy office, and the department of state. [2.] 3. These appropriations shall be used specifically for the train- ing of personnel within county offices for the aging to insure their thorough familiarity with state and federal energy conservation programs EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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