Senate Bill S505A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 505--A                                              A. 278--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance
  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to  the Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Local Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  state  and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure
  for the review of construction permits which meet certain  energy  and
  environmental design standards

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

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 859-c to read as follows:
  S  859-C. BUILDING PERMITS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS;
PRIORITY PROCESS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "CONSTRUCTION  PERMIT"  SHALL MEAN A PERMIT OR ANY OTHER APPROVAL
ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR ANY WORK NECESSARY  OR  INCIDENTAL
TO  THE  ERECTION,  DEMOLITION,  ASSEMBLING,  ALTERATION,  INSTALLING OR
EQUIPPING OF ANY BUILDING.
  (B) "ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN  STANDARDS"  SHALL  MEAN  CERTIF-
ICATION STANDARDS FOR GREEN BUILDINGS INCLUDING THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY
AND  ENVIRONMENTAL  DESIGN (LEED), THE GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE'S GREEN
GLOBES RATING SYSTEM  AND  THE  NATIONAL  GREEN  BUILDING  STANDARDS  AS

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

                                                           LBD03135-02-6

S. 505--A                           2                          A. 278--A

APPROVED  BY  THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE OR SUBSTANTIALLY
EQUIVALENT STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION USING A SIMILAR PROGRAM FOR GREEN
BUILDINGS AS DETERMINED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
  (C)  "APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMIT APPLICANT THAT IS NOT THE STATE
GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
  (D) "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION,  DEPART-
MENT,  BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY,
PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
  2. EVERY AGENCY THAT ISSUES CONSTRUCTION  PERMITS  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A
PROCEDURE  FOR  PRIORITY  PROCESSING  OF A PERMIT APPLICATION THAT MEETS
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS EQUAL OR BETTER  TO  THE  LEED
SILVER,  ICC-700  SILVER  OR  TWO GREEN GLOBES RATING SYSTEM. THE ESTAB-
LISHED PRIORITY PROCESSING PROCEDURE SHALL BE AT NO ADDITIONAL  COST  TO
THE  APPLICANT.    SUCH  PROCEDURE  SHALL  NOT IMPLY OR PROVIDE THAT ANY
APPLICATION FOR A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED.
  3. EACH AGENCY SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH PRIORITY PROCESSING  PROCEDURE  ON
OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.