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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. QUART -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUN-
  STEIN, LIFTON, OTIS, PERRY, RYAN, SANTABARBARA, SEPULVEDA -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to require the public service commission and the New  York  state
  energy  research  and development authority to ensure funds are avail-
  able to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy
  efficient improvements

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

  Section 1. The public service commission and the New York state energy
research  and  development  authority  shall  ensure  that not less than
fifteen million dollars is made available for the  purposes  of  funding
programs  to  assist  residential  and multi-family building owners with
installing improvements to heating and cooling systems with an  emphasis
on  emissions  reductions  and increased efficiency. Heating and cooling
improvement programs established  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
designed  to  increase efficiency by at least ten percent or reduce fuel
usage by at least ten percent and lead to  a  significant  reduction  in
carbon emissions as defined by the authority guidelines, developed after
consultation with the department of environmental conservation, provided
that  such  projects  shall have a return on investment of five years or
less.  Such improvements shall include, but shall not be limited to fuel
oil to natural gas conversions or conversions to heating oil number  two
from  heating  oil  number  six  or heating oil number four, through the
installation of a high efficiency boiler or furnace, an  improvement  to
and/or  replacement of a burner in a boiler, or connecting to a district
energy system as defined in this section. For purposes of  this  act,  a
district  energy  system  connection  shall  mean  facilities furnished,
installed and maintained by a district energy customer required for  the
utilization  of  district service including, but not limited to, service
stop valves, meter stop valves, primary and secondary  service  pressure

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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reducing  valves,  meter  supports  and  all piping between the point of
service termination and the customer's utilization  equipment,  and  any
other  improvement  to  a heating system that satisfies the criteria set
forth  in this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
section, for boilers that are regulated by the New York city  department
of  environmental  protection, the improvements must result in a signif-
icant reduction of particulate matter that is two and  one-half  microns
or  less in width (commonly referred to as PM 2.5 emissions) of at least
fifty percent.
  S 2. The funding stream made available for programs  as  described  in
section  one  of this act may consist of monies derived from assessments
on transmission and distribution companies under direct oversight of the
commission collected on or after July 1, 2006 and  monies  collected  by
auctions  administered  under  the regional greenhouse gas initiative or
any other monies administered by the authority that may be available for
such purpose.
  S 3. The president of the New York state energy research and  develop-
ment  authority  shall provide additional definitions and guidelines for
the eligibility of an improvement or project, which shall include defin-
ing the parameters of what constitutes a significant reduction in carbon
emissions for a single family or multiple family dwelling as well as any
and all applicable standards, other than those enumerated in this act.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.