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Assembly Bill A5999

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the financing of the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements

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2009-A5999 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §§27 - 27-e, Gen Muni L; amd §11.00, Loc Fin L

2009-A5999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the financing of the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements; authorizes the governing body of any local government to designate an area within such local government within which authorized local government officials and property owners may enter into contractual assessments for public improvements and to make certain financing arrangements; defines terms; requires a report

2009-A5999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5999

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law and the local finance law, in
  relation to the financing of the installation  of  distributed  gener-
  ation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements

  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 arti-
cle 2-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
                     FINANCE OF THE INSTALLATION OF
             DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
                    OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
SECTION 27.   LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        27-A. DEFINITIONS.
        27-B. CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENTS.
        27-C. REPORT.
        27-D. PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION.
        27-E. LIENS.
  S 27. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FINDS  THAT  ENERGY
CONSERVATION  EFFORTS,  INCLUDING  THE  PROMOTION  OF  ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR OTHER REAL PROP-
ERTY ARE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
  2. THE UPFRONT COST OF MAKING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL,  OR
OTHER  REAL PROPERTY MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT PREVENTS MANY PROPERTY OWNERS
FROM MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS MORE AFFORDA-
BLE AND TO PROMOTE THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, IT IS  NECES-
SARY TO AUTHORIZE A PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORIZING ASSESSMENTS TO FINANCE THE
COST OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.
  3.  THE LEGISLATURE DECLARES THAT A PUBLIC PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED BY A
CONTRACTUAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THE GOVERNING BODY  OF  ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05587-01-9
              

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