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                                  5380

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, BARRON, ABBATE, JAFFEE, JACOBS,
  CASTRO, GALEF, BOYLAND, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
  M. of A. CAMARA, MARKEY, 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;
  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

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