Relates to green jobs-green New York on-bill financing
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 8517 A. 11727
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
November 24, 2010
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of
A. Cahill) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, the public authorities law, the
real property law, the lien law, the administrative code of the city
of New York, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-
four and the emergency housing rent control law, in relation to green
jobs-green New York on-bill financing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 18-a of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES BILLED AND COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
SIXTY-SIX-M OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY DETERMINATION OF
AN ENTITY'S GROSS OPERATING REVENUES DERIVED FROM INTERSTATE UTILITY
OPERATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
S 2. Section 42 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PARTIC-
IPATING IN GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING PURSUANT TO
SECTION SIXTY-SIX-M OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPARABLE TO
THOSE OF GAS AND ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS NOT PARTICIPATING IN SUCH FINANCING,
AND SHALL BE TREATED AS CHARGES FOR UTILITY SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT:
(A) ALL DETERMINATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS RELATED TO THE TERMINATION AND
RECONNECTION OF SERVICE SHALL APPLY TO ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES BILLED
BY A UTILITY OR MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION;
(B) IN THE EVENT THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING UTILITY PAYMENTS
HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY OCCUPANTS OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING PURSUANT TO SECTION
THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE OR BY OCCUPANTS OF A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, SUCH OCCUPANTS SHALL
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 8517 2 A. 11727 NOT BE BILLED FOR ANY ARREARS OF ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES OR ANY PROSPECTIVE ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES; (C) DEFERRED PAYMENT AGREEMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATING IN ON-BILL FINANCING ON THE SAME TERMS AS OTHER CUSTOMERS, AND THE UTILITY OR MUNI- CIPALITY SHALL RETAIN FULL DISCRETION TO DEFER TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR ANY DELINQUENT CUSTOMER; (D) WHERE A CUSTOMER HAS A BUDGET BILLING PLAN OR LEVELIZED PAYMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE, THE UTILITY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL RECALCULATE THE PAYMENTS UNDER SUCH PLAN TO REFLECT THE PROJECTED EFFECTS OF INSTALLING ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER RECEIPT OF INFORMATION ON THE ENERGY AUDIT AND QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES SELECTED; (E) ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE; (F) LATE PAYMENT CHARGES ON UNPAID ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES SHALL BE DETERMINED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, OR AS OTHERWISE CONSENTED TO BY THE CUSTOMER IN THE AGREEMENT FOR GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING AND ANY SUCH CHARGES SHALL BE REMITTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; (G) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FORTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHEN A COMPLAINT IS RELATED SOLELY TO WORK PERFORMED UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM OR TO THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES, THE UTILITY OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO INFORM THE CUSTOMER OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCEDURES OF THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, WHICH SHALL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR HANDLING SUCH COMPLAINTS, AND SUCH COMPLAINTS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLAINTS ABOUT UTILITY SERVICE IN ANY OTHER COMMISSION ACTION OR PROCEEDING; AND (H) BILLING INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES, INCLUDING THE BASIS FOR SUCH CHARGES, AND ANY INFORMATION OR INSERTS PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RELATED THERETO. IN ADDITION, AT LEAST ANNU- ALLY THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE UTILITY WITH INFORMATION FOR INCLU- SION OR INSERTION IN THE CUSTOMER'S BILL THAT SETS FORTH THE AMOUNT AND DURATION OF REMAINING ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES AND THE AUTHORITY'S CONTACT INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH SUCH CHARGES. S 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of section 65 of the public service law, as added by chapter 204 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (d) for installation of capital improvements and fixtures to promote energy efficiency upon the request and consent of the customer, INCLUD- ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES FOR CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATING IN GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-M OF THIS ARTICLE. S 4. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-m to read as follows: S 66-M. GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EACH GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO FILE TARIFFS TO PROVIDE FOR THE BILLING AND COLLECTION OF ON-BILL CHARGES FOR PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS OF ITS CUSTOMERS TO THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK REVOLVING LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS SHALL UTILIZE EXISTING ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER EXISTING BILLING S. 8517 3 A. 11727 INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR BILLING AND COLLECTION RESPONSIBIL- ITIES UNDER THIS SECTION. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATIONS SHALL UTILIZE FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEFRAY ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS OR OTHER COSTS OF INITIATING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ALL ELEC- TRIC AND GAS CORPORATIONS TO FILE TARIFFS TO IMPLEMENT BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES FOR GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK FINANCING CHARGES FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS WITHIN THEIR SERVICE TERRITORIES. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE FINAL ACTION ON SUCH TARIFFS AND SHALL PROVIDE THAT BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES UNDER SUCH TARIFFS SHALL COMMENCE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE THEREAFTER. 2. SUCH TARIFFS SHALL PROVIDE: (A) THAT BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE MET THE STANDARDS FOR RELIABLE UTILITY BILL PAYMENT AND CURRENT GOOD STANDING ON ANY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM AND HAVE EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES UNDER SUCH PROGRAM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ANY SUCH CUSTOMER MUST HOLD PRIMARY OWNERSHIP OR REPRESENT THE PRIMARY OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE PREMISES AND HOLD PRIMARY METER ACCOUNT RESPONSIBILITY OR REPRESENT THE PRIMARY HOLDER OR HOLDERS OF METER ACCOUNT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL METERS TO WHICH SUCH ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES WILL APPLY; (B) THAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ELECTRIC OR GAS CORPORATION ARE LIMITED TO PROVIDING BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES FOR ON-BILL CHARGES AS DIRECTED BY THE AUTHORITY; (C) THAT THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PAYING ON-BILL CHARGES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAPTER; (D) THAT ARREARS IN ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES AT THE TIME OF ACCOUNT CLOSURE OR METER TRANSFER SHALL REMAIN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INCUR- RING CUSTOMER, UNLESS EXPRESSLY ASSUMED BY A SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SUCH ON-BILL CHARGES; (E) THAT UNDERPAYMENTS OF BILLS SHALL BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES AND OTHER CHARGES IN THE SAME PROPORTION SUCH CHARGES COMPRISE OF THE OVERALL BILL TOTAL; (F) BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE ENERGY OR FUEL DELIVERED BY THE UTILITY IS THE CUSTOMER'S PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; AND (G) UNLESS OTHERWISE PRECLUDED BY LAW, PARTICIPATION IN THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM SHALL NOT AFFECT A CUSTOMER'S ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY REBATE OR INCENTIVE OFFERED BY A UTILITY. 3. THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY APPLICATION FOR THE CONVERSION TO SUBMETERING OF ANY RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO ANY ON-BILL FINANCING CHARGES. S 5. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows: 17. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A REQUEST BY ONE OR MORE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OR COOPERATIVES WHICH PURCHASE POWER FROM THE AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE BILLING AND COLLECTION OF ON-BILL CHARGES FOR PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS OF ITS CUSTOMERS TO THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK REVOLVING LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC S. 8517 4 A. 11727 AUTHORITIES LAW. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FORTY-TWO AND SECTION SIXTY-SIX-M OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE UTILIZED TO DEFRAY ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEC- TRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS OR OTHER COSTS OF INITIATING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES UNDER SUCH TARIFFS SHALL COMMENCE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL MUNICI- PALITIES OR COOPERATIVES FROM SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDING FOR THE BILLING AND COLLECTION OF ON-BILL CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PROGRAM. S 6. Sections 1020-hh, 1020-ii and 1020-jj of the public authorities law, as renumbered by chapter 433 of the laws of 2009, are renumbered sections 1020-ii, 1020-jj and 1020-kk and a new section 1020-hh is added to read as follows: S 1020-HH. GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL FINANCING. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE BILLING AND COLLECTION OF ON-BILL CHARGES FOR PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS OF ITS CUSTOMERS TO THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK REVOLVING LOAN FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FORTY-TWO AND SECTION SIXTY-SIX-M OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL BE UTILIZED TO DEFRAY ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE IMPROVE- MENTS OR OTHER COSTS OF INITIATING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM. BILL- ING AND COLLECTION SERVICES UNDER SUCH TARIFFS SHALL COMMENCE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM. S 7. Section 1896 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 487 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: S 1896. Green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. 1. (a) There is hereby created a green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. The revolving loan fund shall consist of: (i) all moneys made available for the purpose of the revolving loan fund pursuant to section eighteen hundred ninety-nine-a of this title; (ii) payments of principal and interest, INCLUDING ANY LATE PAYMENT CHARGES, made pursuant to loan or financing agreements entered into with the authority or its designee pursuant to this section; and (iii) any interest earned by the investment of moneys in the revolving loan fund. (b) The revolving loan fund shall consist of two accounts: (i) one account which shall be maintained for monies to be made avail- able to provide loans to finance the cost of approved qualified energy efficiency services for residential structures and multi-family struc- tures, and (ii) one account which shall be maintained for monies made available to provide loans to finance the cost of approved qualified energy effi- ciency services for non-residential structures. The initial balance of the residential account established in [clause] SUBPARAGRAPH (i) of this paragraph shall represent at least fifty percent of the total balance of the two accounts. The authority shall not commingle the monies of the revolving loan fund with any other monies of the authority or held by the authority, nor shall the authority commingle the monies between accounts. Payments of principal, interest and fees shall be deposited S. 8517 5 A. 11727 into the account created and maintained for the appropriate type of eligible project. (c) In administering such program, the authority is authorized and directed to: (i) use monies made available for the revolving loan fund to achieve the purposes of this section by section eighteen hundred ninety-nine-a of this title, including but not limited to making loans available for eligible projects; (ii) enter into contracts with one or more program implementers to perform such functions as the authority deems appropriate; [and] (iii) ESTABLISH AN ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM FOR REPAYMENT OF LOANS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS PROVIDED THAT SUCH ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE UTILIZATION OF ANY ON-BILL FINANCING PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PURSU- ANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-M OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, SUBDIVISION SEVEN- TEEN OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND SECTION ONE THOU- SAND TWENTY-HH OF THIS CHAPTER; AND (IV) exercise such other powers as are necessary for the proper admin- istration of the program, INCLUDING ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS WITH APPLI- CANTS AND WITH SUCH STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES AS NECESSARY TO DIRECTLY RECEIVE REBATES AND GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND APPLY SUCH FUNDS TO REPAYMENT OF APPLICANT LOAN OBLIGATIONS. 2. (a) The authority shall provide financial assistance in the form of loans for the performance of qualified energy efficiency services for eligible projects on terms and conditions established by the authority. (b) Loans made by the authority pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) eligible projects shall meet cost effectiveness standards devel- oped by the authority; (ii) loans shall not exceed thirteen thousand dollars per applicant for approved qualified energy efficiency services for residential struc- tures, and twenty-six thousand dollars per applicant for approved quali- fied energy efficiency services for non-residential structures, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE AUTHORITY MAY PERMIT A LOAN IN EXCESS OF SUCH AMOUNTS IF THE TOTAL COST OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FINANCED BY SUCH LOAN WILL ACHIEVE A PAYBACK PERIOD OF FIFTEEN YEARS OR LESS, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY SUCH LOAN EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER APPLICANT FOR RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER APPLICANT FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; and for multi-family struc- tures loans shall be in amounts determined by the authority, provided, however, that the authority shall assure that a significant number of residential structures are included in the program; [and] (iii) NO FEES OR PENALTIES SHALL BE CHARGED OR COLLECTED FOR PREPAY- MENT OF ANY SUCH LOAN; AND (IV) loans shall be at interest rates determined by the authority to be no higher than necessary to make the provision of the qualified ener- gy efficiency services feasible. In determining whether to make a loan, and the amount of any loan that is made, the authority is authorized to consider whether the applicant or borrower has received, or is eligible to receive, financial assist- ance and other incentives from any other source for the qualified energy efficiency services which would be the subject of the loan. IN DETER- MINING WHETHER A LOAN WILL ACHIEVE A PAYBACK PERIOD OF FIFTEEN YEARS OR LESS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE AUTHORITY MAY CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN TO BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF ANY S. 8517 6 A. 11727 REBATES FOR QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES RECEIVED BY THE APPLI- CANT OR BY THE AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF AN APPLICANT. (c) Applications for financial assistance pursuant to this section shall be reviewed and evaluated by the authority or its designee pursu- ant to eligibility and qualification requirements and criteria estab- lished by the authority. The authority shall establish standards for (i) qualified energy efficiency services, and (ii) measurement and verifica- tion of energy savings. Such standards shall meet or exceed the stand- ards used by the authority for similar programs in existence on the effective date of this section. (d) The amount of a fee paid for an energy audit provided under section eighteen hundred ninety-five of this title may be added to the amount of a loan that is made under this section to finance the cost of an eligible project conducted in response to such energy audit. In such a case, the amount of the fee may be reimbursed from the fund to the borrower. (E) THE AUTHORITY SHALL SECURE LOANS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES THAT UTILIZE ON-BILL FINANCING THROUGH A LIEN FILED AGAINST THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY. SUBSEQUENT PURCHASERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE ON-BILL CHARGES UNLESS SAID LIEN IS ACTUALLY FILED PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT OF SALE. (F) IN ESTABLISHING AN ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM: (I) THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT SHALL BE EVALUATED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE COSTS AND PROJECTED SAVINGS TO THE APPLYING CUSTOMER; (II) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR RECEIPT AND RESOL- UTION OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ON-BILL CHARGES AND FOR ADDRESS- ING DELAYS AND DEFAULTS IN CUSTOMER PAYMENTS; AND (III) THE AUTHORITY MAY LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY OF LIGHTING MEASURES OR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES THAT ARE NOT PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO REAL PROPERTY. 3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL EVALUATE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. (A) IN CONDUCTING SUCH EVALU- ATION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL REQUEST EACH CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE: (I) INFORMATION ON ENERGY USAGE AND/OR PERMISSION TO COLLECT INFORMA- TION ON ENERGY USAGE FROM UTILITIES AND OTHER RETAIL VENDORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO CONSUMERS UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTEEN OF THE ENERGY LAW; (II) INFORMATION ON OTHER SOURCES OF ENERGY USED IN THE CUSTOMER'S PREMISES; AND (III) INFORMATION ON ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREMISES THAT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ENERGY USAGE. (B) AT A MINIMUM THE AUTHORITY SHALL COLLECT AND MAINTAIN INFORMATION FOR DATES PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES, TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE, AND FOR DATES COVERING A SUBSEQUENT TIME PERIOD TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH MEASURES. SUCH DATA SHALL BE CORRELATED WITH INFORMATION FROM THE ENERGY AUDIT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SHALL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE ON-BILL FINANCING PROGRAM AND TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF PROJECTIONS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. AN ANALYSIS OF SUCH DATA SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE OF THIS TITLE. (C) ALL REQUESTS FROM THE AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ADVISE THE CUSTOMER THAT PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY. ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE AUTHORITY S. 8517 7 A. 11727 SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 8. Subdivision 3 of section 1899 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 487 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3. The status of the authority's activities and outcomes related to section eighteen hundred ninety-six of this title. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of persons who have applied for and received financial assistance through the revolving loan fund; (b) the revolving loan fund account balances; (c) the number of loans in default; [and] (d) the amount and nature of the costs incurred by the authority for the activities described in paragraph (c) of subdi- vision one of section eighteen hundred ninety-six of this title; AND (E) THE AUTHORITY'S ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES RELATED TO ESTABLISHING AN ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR AND WHO HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT UTILIZES ON-BILL FINANCING AND THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION PROGRAM PERFORMED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THIS TITLE; S 9. Section 242 of the real property law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO WHICH A GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL CHARGE APPLIES. (A) ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPA- NY, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION OFFERING TO SELL REAL PROPERTY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO A GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL CHARGE PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OR THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHAS- ER'S AGENT, STATING AS FOLLOWS: "THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK ON-BILL CHARGE". SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO STATE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL CHARGE, THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND THE APPROXIMATE REMAINING BALANCE, A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES PERFORMED, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY, AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE SELLER PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A PURCHASE OFFER. (B) ANY PROSPECTIVE OR ACTUAL PURCHASER WHO HAS SUFFERED A LOSS DUE TO A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS ENTITLED TO RECOVER ANY ACTUAL DAMAGES INCURRED FROM THE PERSON OFFERING TO SELL OR SELLING SAID REAL PROPERTY. S 10. Subdivision 4 of section 2 of the lien law, as amended by chap- ter 925 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: 4. Improvement. The term "improvement," when used in this chapter, includes the demolition, erection, alteration or repair of any structure upon, connected with, or beneath the surface of, any real property and any work done upon such property or materials furnished for its perma- nent improvement, and shall also include any work done or materials furnished in equipping any such structure with any chandeliers, brackets or other fixtures or apparatus for supplying gas or electric light and shall also include the drawing by any architect or engineer or surveyor, of any plans or specifications or survey, which are prepared for or used in connection with such improvement and shall also include the value of materials actually manufactured for but not delivered to the real prop- erty, and shall also include the reasonable rental value for the period of actual use of machinery, tools and equipment and the value of compressed gases furnished for welding or cutting in connection with the demolition, erection, alteration or repair of any real property, and the value of fuel and lubricants consumed by machinery operating on the S. 8517 8 A. 11727 improvement, or by motor vehicles owned, operated or controlled by the owner, or a contractor or subcontractor while engaged exclusively in the transportation of materials to or from the improvement for the purposes thereof and shall also include the performance of real estate brokerage services in obtaining a lessee for a term of more than three years of all or any part of real property to be used for other than residential purposes pursuant to a written contract of brokerage employment or compensation; AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF FINANCING THROUGH AN ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM ESTAB- LISHED BY TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. S 11. Subdivision 1 of section 10 of the lien law, as amended by chap- ter 288 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: 1. Notice of lien may be filed at any time during the progress of the work and the furnishing of the materials, or, within eight months after the completion of the contract, or the final performance of the work, or the final furnishing of the materials, dating from the last item of work performed or materials furnished; provided, however, that where the improvement is related to real property improved or to be improved with a single family dwelling, the notice of lien may be filed at any time during the progress of the work and the furnishing of the materials, or, within four months after the completion of the contract, or the final performance of the work, or the final furnishing of the materials, dating from the last item of work performed or materials furnished, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE CASE OF A LIEN FILED BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO SECURE FINANCING THROUGH AN ON-BILL FINANCING MECHANISM FOR PERFORMANCE OF QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFI- CIENCY SERVICES UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, THE NOTICE OF LIEN MAY ONLY BE FILED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE QUALIFIED ENER- GY EFFICIENCY SERVICES; except that in the case of a lien by a real estate broker, the notice of lien may be filed only after the perform- ance of the brokerage services and execution of lease by both lessor and lessee and only if a copy of the alleged written agreement of employment or compensation is annexed to the notice of lien, provided that where the payment pursuant to the written agreement of employment or compen- sation is to be made in installments, then a notice of lien may be filed within eight months after the final payment is due, but in no event later than a date five years after the first payment was made. For purposes of this section, the term "single family dwelling" shall not include a dwelling unit which is a part of a subdivision that has been filed with a municipality in which the subdivision is located when at the time the lien is filed, such property in the subdivision is owned by the developer for purposes other than his personal residence. For purposes of this section, "developer" shall mean and include any private individual, partnership, trust or corporation which improves two or more parcels of real property with single family dwellings pursuant to a common scheme or plan. The notice of lien must be filed in the clerk's office of the county where the property is situated. If such property is situated in two or more counties, the notice of lien shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each of such counties. The county clerk of each county shall provide and keep a book to be called the "lien dock- et," which shall be suitably ruled in columns headed "owners," "lienors," "lienor's attorney," "property," "amount," "time of filing," "proceedings had," in each of which he shall enter the particulars of the notice, properly belonging therein. The date, hour and minute of the S. 8517 9 A. 11727 filing of each notice of lien shall be entered in the proper column. Except where the county clerk maintains a block index, the names of the owners shall be arranged in such book in alphabetical order. The validi- ty of the lien and the right to file a notice thereof shall not be affected by the death of the owner before notice of the lien is filed. S 12. Subparagraph (g) of paragraph 1 of subdivision g of section 26-405 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 749 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (g) There has been since July first, nineteen hundred seventy, a major capital improvement required for the operation, preservation or mainte- nance of the structure. A MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ESTABLISHED PURSU- ANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. An adjustment under this subparagraph [(g)] shall be in an amount suffi- cient to amortize the cost of the improvements pursuant to this subpara- graph [(g)] over a seven-year period; or S 13. Paragraph 6 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: (6) provides criteria whereby the commissioner may act upon applica- tions by owners for increases in excess of the level of fair rent increase established under this law provided, however, that such crite- ria shall provide (a) as to hardship applications, for a finding that the level of fair rent increase is not sufficient to enable the owner to maintain approximately the same average annual net income (which shall be computed without regard to debt service, financing costs or manage- ment fees) for the three year period ending on or within six months of the date of an application pursuant to such criteria as compared with annual net income, which prevailed on the average over the period nine- teen hundred sixty-eight through nineteen hundred seventy, or for the first three years of operation if the building was completed since nine- teen hundred sixty-eight or for the first three fiscal years after a transfer of title to a new owner provided the new owner can establish to the satisfaction of the commissioner that he or she acquired title to the building as a result of a bona fide sale of the entire building and that the new owner is unable to obtain requisite records for the fiscal years nineteen hundred sixty-eight through nineteen hundred seventy despite diligent efforts to obtain same from predecessors in title and further provided that the new owner can provide financial data covering a minimum of six years under his or her continuous and uninterrupted operation of the building to meet the three year to three year compar- ative test periods herein provided; and (b) as to completed building- wide major capital improvements, for a finding that such improvements are deemed depreciable under the Internal Revenue Code and that the cost is to be amortized over a seven-year period, based upon cash purchase price exclusive of interest or service charges. A MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNDER THE GREEN JOBS- GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVEL- OPMENT AUTHORITY, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE NINE-A OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no hardship increase granted pursuant to this para- graph shall, when added to the annual gross rents, as determined by the commissioner, exceed the sum of, (i) the annual operating expenses, (ii) an allowance for management services as determined by the commissioner, (iii) actual annual mortgage debt service (interest and amortization) on S. 8517 10 A. 11727 its indebtedness to a lending institution, an insurance company, a retirement fund or welfare fund which is operated under the supervision of the banking or insurance laws of the state of New York or the United States, and (iv) eight and one-half percent of that portion of the fair market value of the property which exceeds the unpaid principal amount of the mortgage indebtedness referred to in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph. Fair market value for the purposes of this paragraph shall be six times the annual gross rent. The collection of any increase in the stabilized rent for any apartment pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed six percent in any year from the effective date of the order granting the increase over the rent set forth in the schedule of gross rents, with collectability of any dollar excess above said sum to be spread forward in similar increments and added to the stabilized rent as established or set in future years; S 14. Paragraph 3 of subdivision d of section 6 of section 4 of chap- ter 576 of the laws of 1974 constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, as amended by chapter 749 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (3) there has been since January first, nineteen hundred seventy-four a major capital improvement required for the operation, preservation or maintenance of the structure. A MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ESTAB- LISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE 9-A OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. An adjustment under this paragraph shall be in an amount sufficient to amortize the cost of the improvements pursuant to this paragraph over a seven-year period, or S 15. The second undesignated paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivi- sion 4 of section 4 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946, constituting the emergency housing rent control law, as amended by chapter 21 of the laws of 1962, clause 5 as amended by chapter 253 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: No application for adjustment of maximum rent based upon a sales price valuation shall be filed by the landlord under this subparagraph prior to six months from the date of such sale of the property. In addition, no adjustment ordered by the commission based upon such sales price valuation shall be effective prior to one year from the date of such sale. Where, however, the assessed valuation of the land exceeds four times the assessed valuation of the buildings thereon, the commission may determine a valuation of the property equal to five times the equal- ized assessed valuation of the buildings, for the purposes of this subparagraph. The commission may make a determination that the valuation of the property is an amount different from such equalized assessed valuation where there is a request for a reduction in such assessed valuation currently pending; or where there has been a reduction in the assessed valuation for the year next preceding the effective date of the current assessed valuation in effect at the time of the filing of the application. Net annual return shall be the amount by which the earned income exceeds the operating expenses of the property, excluding mort- gage interest and amortization, and excluding allowances for obsoles- cence and reserves, but including an allowance for depreciation of two per centum of the value of the buildings exclusive of the land, or the amount shown for depreciation of the buildings in the latest required federal income tax return, whichever is lower; provided, however, that (1) no allowance for depreciation of the buildings shall be included where the buildings have been fully depreciated for federal income tax S. 8517 11 A. 11727 purposes or on the books of the owner; or (2) the landlord who owns no more than four rental units within the state has not been fully compen- sated by increases in rental income sufficient to offset unavoidable increases in property taxes, fuel, utilities, insurance and repairs and maintenance, excluding mortgage interest and amortization, and excluding allowances for depreciation, obsolescence and reserves, which have occurred since the federal date determining the maximum rent or the date the property was acquired by the present owner, whichever is later; or (3) the landlord operates a hotel or rooming house or owns a cooperative apartment and has not been fully compensated by increases in rental income from the controlled housing accommodations sufficient to offset unavoidable increases in property taxes and other costs as are allocable to such controlled housing accommodations, including costs of operation of such hotel or rooming house, but excluding mortgage interest and amortization, and excluding allowances for depreciation, obsolescence and reserves, which have occurred since the federal date determining the maximum rent or the date the landlord commenced the operation of the property, whichever is later; or (4) the landlord and tenant voluntarily enter into a valid written lease in good faith with respect to any hous- ing accommodation, which lease provides for an increase in the maximum rent not in excess of fifteen per centum and for a term of not less than two years, except that where such lease provides for an increase in excess of fifteen per centum, the increase shall be automatically reduced to fifteen per centum; or (5) the landlord and tenant by mutual voluntary written agreement agree to a substantial increase or decrease in dwelling space or a change in the services, furniture, furnishings or equipment provided in the housing accommodations; provided that an owner shall be entitled to a rent increase where there has been a substantial modification or increase of dwelling space or an increase in the services, or installation of new equipment or improvements or new furni- ture or furnishings provided in or to a tenant's housing accommodation. The permanent increase in the maximum rent for the affected housing accommodation shall be one-fortieth of the total cost incurred by the landlord in providing such modification or increase in dwelling space, services, furniture, furnishings or equipment, including the cost of installation, but excluding finance charges provided further that an owner who is entitled to a rent increase pursuant to this clause shall not be entitled to a further rent increase based upon the installation of similar equipment, or new furniture or furnishings within the useful life of such new equipment, or new furniture or furnishings. The owner shall give written notice to the commission of any such adjustment pursuant to this clause; or (6) there has been, since March first, nine- teen hundred fifty, an increase in the rental value of the housing accommodations as a result of a substantial rehabilitation of the build- ing or housing accommodation therein which materially adds to the value of the property or appreciably prolongs its life, excluding ordinary repairs, maintenance and replacements; or (7) there has been since March first, nineteen hundred fifty, a major capital improvement required for the operation, preservation or maintenance of the structure. A MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT UNDER THE GREEN JOBS-GREEN NEW YORK PROGRAM BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE 9-A OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW; or (8) there has been since March first, nineteen hundred fifty, in structures containing more than four housing accommodations, other improvements made with the express consent of the tenants in occupancy of at least seventy-five per centum of the S. 8517 12 A. 11727 housing accommodations, provided, however, that no adjustment granted hereunder shall exceed fifteen per centum unless the tenants have agreed to a higher percentage of increase, as herein provided; or (9) there has been, since March first, nineteen hundred fifty, a subletting without written consent from the landlord or an increase in the number of adult occupants who are not members of the immediate family of the tenant, and the landlord has not been compensated therefor by adjustment of the maximum rent by lease or order of the commission or pursuant to the federal act; or (10) the presence of unique or peculiar circumstances materially affecting the maximum rent has resulted in a maximum rent which is substantially lower than the rents generally prevailing in the same area for substantially similar housing accommodations. S 16. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 26-405 of the city rent and rehabilitation law made by section twelve of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the public emergency requiring the regulation and control of residential rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1 of the local emergency housing rent control act; provided further that the amendments to section 26-511 of the rent stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine made by section thir- teen of this act shall expire on the same date as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law, as from time to time amended; provided further that the amendments to section 6 of the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four made by section fourteen of this act shall expire on the same date as such act expires and shall not affect the expiration of such act as provided in section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, as from time to time amended; and further provided that the amend- ment to section 4 of the emergency housing rent control law made by section fifteen of this act shall expire on the same date as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of such law as provided in subdivision 2 of section 1 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946.
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