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Assembly Bill A51

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new or substantially renovated state-owned buildings

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2013-A51 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3359
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง83, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7293, S5038
2011-2012: A96, S967
2015-2016: A2004, S2193
2017-2018: A1916, S60
2019-2020: S30

2013-A51 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

2013-A51 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   51

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, ROSENTHAL, BARRON, GABRYSZAK, LUPARDO,
  MILLMAN, JAFFEE, CASTRO, O'DONNELL, ABBATE, DINOWITZ, COLTON,  MAISEL,
  BENEDETTO,  TITONE,  HOOPER,  GALEF  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRENNAN, FARRELL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, MAGEE,  MARKEY,  RUSSELL,
  SCHIMEL,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on
  Energy

AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to authorizing the
  use of cool roofs on new or substantially renovated state-owned build-
  ings

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

  Section 1.  The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 83 of the
public  buildings  law, as added by chapter 380 of the laws of 2009, are
amended to read as follows:
  Agency green building AND  COOL  ROOF  construction  requirements.  1.
[The]  (A)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  MINIMIZING  THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES EXPENDED IN THE USE
AND OCCUPANCY OF STATE BUILDINGS, THE construction of new buildings  and
the  substantial renovation of existing buildings shall comply with such
green construction requirements and procedures as shall have been estab-
lished by the office in regulations pursuant to subdivision two of  this
section.
  (B)  FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING SOLAR REFLECTANCE AND THERMAL EMIT-
TANCE OF AGENCY BUILDINGS, NEW CONSTRUCTION  OF  AGENCY  BUILDINGS  WITH
FLAT  ROOFS  OR  SUBSTANTIAL  RENOVATION OF THE ROOF SUBSYSTEM OF AGENCY
BUILDINGS WITH FLAT ROOFS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COOL ROOF STANDARDS  AND
REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  OFFICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
THIS SECTION. SUCH STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE  THE  USE  OF
MATERIALS AND/OR METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (I) INHERENTLY COOL ROOFING MATERIALS SUCH AS WHITE VINYL;
  (II) COATED ROOFS AND WHITE PAINT BASED PRODUCTS;
  (III) GREEN ROOFS USING PLANT-BASED MATERIALS FOR INSULATION COVER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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