Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards; defines terms; requires the implementation of such priority processing procedures on or before January 1, 2011.
BILL NUMBER:A9818
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring state and
local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the
review of construction permits which meet certain energy and
environmental design standards
PURPOSE: This legislation would require state and
local agencies to
establish a priority processing procedure for the review of
construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental
design standards.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the General Municipal
Law by adding
a new Section 859-c relating to building permits, energy and
environmental design standards priority process.
JUSTIFICATION: The Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global
adoption of sustainable green building and development practices
through the creation and implementation of universally understood and
accepted tools and performance criteria. The LEED rating system offers
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9818
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure
for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and
environmental design standards
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 859-c to read as follows:
S 859-C. BUILDING PERMITS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS;
PRIORITY PROCESS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" SHALL MEAN A PERMIT OR ANY OTHER APPROVAL
ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR ANY WORK NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL
TO THE ERECTION, DEMOLITION, ASSEMBLING, ALTERATION, INSTALLING OR
EQUIPPING OF ANY BUILDING.
(B) "ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS" SHALL MEAN THE LEADER-
SHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) BUILDING RATING SYSTEM
PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, OR ANOTHER COMPA-
RABLE STATE APPROVED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND CONSENSUS BASED GUIDE-
LINE, STANDARD OR SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MEAN
DESIGN GUIDELINES AND A RATING SYSTEM OR RULES FOR CONSTRUCTING BUILD-
INGS THAT INSURE SITE PLANNING, WATER EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND
RENEWABLE ENERGY, CONSERVATION MATERIALS AND RESOURCES, AND INDOOR ENVI-
RONMENTAL QUALITY.
(C) "APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMIT APPLICANT THAT IS NOT THE STATE
GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
(D) "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DEPART-
MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY,
PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
2. EVERY AGENCY THAT ISSUES CONSTRUCTION PERMITS SHALL ESTABLISH A
PROCEDURE FOR PRIORITY PROCESSING OF A PERMIT APPLICATION THAT MEETS
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS EQUAL OR BETTER TO THE LEED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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