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                                  5252

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, LANCMAN, BARRON, ABBATE, JAFFEE,
  JACOBS,  CASTRO, GALEF, SPANO, BOYLAND, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   CAMARA, HOYT,  JEFFRIES,  MARKEY,  PHEFFER,
  PRETLOW,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on
  Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to  the  reporting  of
  energy consumption and production

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

  Section 1. The general city law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
18-e to read as follows:
  S 18-E. REPORTING OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN CITY BUDGET.
1.  THE  MAYOR  OR  OTHER  OFFICER  CHARGED  WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE
PRELIMINARY OR TENTATIVE BUDGET SHALL ANNUALLY INCLUDE A REPORT ON ENER-
GY CONSUMPTION AND EXPENSES FOR THE FOUR PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS,  PROJEC-
TIONS  FOR  THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE SUBSE-
QUENT FOUR FISCAL YEARS. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE FOR EACH FISCAL  YEAR,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  A.  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND THE
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR SUCH BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
  B. THE TOTAL ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LISTED BY ENERGY  SOURCE,  FOR
ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
  C. THE TOTAL ANNUAL ENERGY COST CALCULATED PER SQUARE FOOT, AND LISTED
BY ENERGY SOURCE, FOR ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;
  D.  THE TOTAL ANNUAL COST FOR FUEL USED BY CITY-OWNED VEHICLES, LISTED
BY FUEL TYPE AND THE AVERAGE MILEAGE EFFICIENCY OF  CITY-OWNED  VEHICLES
BY VEHICLE CLASS;
  E.  TO  THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, A BREAKDOWN BY PERCENTAGE OF THE
TOTAL RENEWABLE ENERGY USED BY ALL CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  F. TOTAL CITYWIDE INVESTMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY, BOTH  USING
FOSSIL  FUELS  AND NON-FOSSIL FUELS, EXCLUDING GENERATORS USED FOR EMER-
GENCY PURPOSES; AND
  G.  TOTAL  CITYWIDE EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
EFFORTS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  IS  DEFINED  AS
ENERGY  PRODUCED  FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTA-
ICS, WIND, HYDROELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL GROUND  SOURCE
HEAT, TIDAL ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL, AND FUEL CELLS.
  3.  COMMENCING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL APPLY TO CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF  THIRTY  THOUSAND  OR
MORE  ACCORDING  TO  THE TWO THOUSAND TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS. UPON
PUBLICATION OF THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS AND EACH
FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS THEREAFTER,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  APPLY ONLY TO CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND OR MORE
ACCORDING TO SUCH CENSUS. ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF THIRTY  THOUSAND
OR  MORE  ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS WHICH HAD A POPULATION
OF LESS THAN THIRTY THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS FEDERAL DECENNIAL
CENSUS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  WITHIN  SIX
MONTHS  OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS IN WHICH SUCH
CITY HAS A POPULATION OF THIRTY THOUSAND OR MORE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.