Assembly Bill A1803

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner to establish standards for inspection and certification of green roofs and provides for a green roof installation credit

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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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2009-A1803 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S863
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-0308, En Con L; amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A578, S7051
2013-2014: A628, S2444
2015-2016: A101, S1814
2017-2018: A2843, S5652
2019-2020: A2646, S6072
2021-2022: A1513, S3216
2023-2024: A839, S2580

2009-A1803 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner to establish standards for and a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; further establishes a green roof installation credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars.

2009-A1803 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1803

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, MILLMAN, BENEDETTO, PAULIN, SCHIMMING-
  ER, DelMONTE, STIRPE, LUPARDO, ORTIZ, GALEF, COLTON,  MAISEL,  ESPAIL-
  LAT,  ROSENTHAL, HEVESI, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, ALFANO, BROOK-KRASNY, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, DIAZ, GIGLIO,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  GREENE, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, JEFFRIES, KELLNER, LATIMER, P. LOPEZ,
  V. LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, McENENY, MORELLE, PEOPLES, PHEFFER, QUINN, SPANO,
  SWEENEY, THIELE, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to pre-
  installation review and certification of green roof materials  and  to
  amend  the tax law, in relation to establishing a green roof installa-
  tion credit

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 3-0308 to read as follows:
S 3-0308. GREEN ROOF INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION.
  1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO  EVALUATE
AND  SET  STANDARDS  FOR  THE  PLANT  MATERIAL  UTILIZED  IN  GREEN ROOF
CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE AND FOR  ENVIRONMENTALLY  ACCEPTABLE  CHEMICAL
FERTILIZERS  USED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF GREEN ROOFS.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL
INCLUDE CRITERIA FOR INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF  GREEN  ROOF  PLANS
PRIOR  TO INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION.  SUCH PRE-INS-
TALLATION CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED
TO:  HEIGHT, GROWTH RATE, DROUGHT TOLERANCE, ROOT SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION OR
NUTRITIONAL  REQUIREMENTS, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, PRODUCTION OF SEEDS
LIKELY TO INVADE NEARBY LANDSCAPES, GENERATION OF ALLERGENS AND REMEDIAL
AIR FILTRATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPLEMENT  A  PROGRAM  TO  INFORM
COMMERCIAL INSTALLERS AND THE PUBLIC OF ANY PROHIBITIONS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.    INSPECTION  AFTER  INSTALLATION  SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02756-01-9

              

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