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Senate Bill S1069

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to submit an annual report detailing energy efficiency savings achieved in grant recipients' properties

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2011-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1873, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S4794

2011-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state research and development authority to examine energy efficiency savings achieved in grant recipients' properties; requires that an annual report be submitted to the governor and legislature.

2011-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1069

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
  communications

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
  New  York state energy research and development authority to submit an
  annual report detailing energy efficiency savings  achieved  in  grant
  recipients' properties

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1873 to read as follows:
  S  1873.  EXAMINATION AND REPORTING OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT RECIPI-
ENTS; REQUIRED. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS  OF
ALL  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  GRANTS  AWARDED  TO  PROPERTIES IN THE STATE TO
DETERMINE  THE  ENERGY  SAVINGS  GAINED  THROUGH  UPGRADES  AND  REPAIRS
PERFORMED  WITH  GRANT  FUNDS.  THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROCURE ENERGY BILLS
FROM PROPERTIES IN RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE  UTILITY  CORPO-
RATION THAT SERVES AS THE ENERGY PROVIDER ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE UPGRADES
AND  REPAIRS EXECUTED WITH GRANT FUNDING AND FOR TWO YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO
THE PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS OF SUCH PROPERTY.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  THEN
ANALYZE THIS DATA TO DETERMINE THE ENERGY SAVINGS GAINED THROUGH CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS  ACCOMPLISHED  WITH  GRANT  FUNDING.  THIS  ANALYSIS SHOULD
ACCOUNT FOR MARKET RATE FLUCTUATIONS AND OTHER SUCH OUTSIDE FACTORS  NOT
DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  CAPITAL  UPGRADES  DESIGNED  TO  ENCOURAGE ENERGY
SAVINGS. THIS DATA SHALL BE RECORDED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL FILE WITH THE LEGISLATURE, THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE ENERGY PLANNING BOARD AN ANNUAL REPORT DETAIL-
ING THE ANALYSIS OF ENERGY SAVINGS OF PROPERTIES IN RECEIPT OF AUTHORITY
GRANT FUNDING AND THE TOTAL ENERGY  SAVINGS  OF  SUCH  PROPERTIES.  SUCH
REPORT  SHALL  ALSO  BE  DELIVERED  DIRECTLY  TO THE CHAIR OF THE CORPO-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02147-01-1

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