Assembly Bill A1483

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a small business energy assistance and advocacy services program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1483 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S232
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-a, Ec Dev L; amd §§71 & 84, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6766
2011-2012: A235
2013-2014: A6640
2015-2016: A2521
2017-2018: A188

2019-A1483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a small business energy assistance and advocacy services program as part of the division of small business to assist small businesses in accessing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs available through public and private sources.

2019-A1483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1483
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SANTABARBARA, RIVERA, WOERNER, LAVINE, PERRY --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law and the public service law,
   in relation to small business energy assistance and advocacy services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that rising ener-
 gy  costs present a significant barrier to the economic viability of New
 York's small businesses, a crucial sector of the state's economy.  Small
 businesses  can  least  afford the time and cost associated with seeking
 opportunities to conserve energy, utilize energy efficient products  and
 processes  and gain access to renewable sources of energy. The viability
 of small businesses and the overall economic and environmental status of
 New York state will  be  enhanced  by  the  development,  expansion  and
 promotion  of  accessible  and affordable programs to assist small busi-
 nesses in energy conservation, energy efficiency, and increased  use  of
 renewable  resources, and by ensuring equitable treatment of small busi-
 nesses in the proceedings of energy-related regulatory agencies.
   The legislature hereby establishes a small business energy  assistance
 and advocacy services program as part of the division for small business
 within  the  New York state department of economic development to assist
 small businesses in accessing energy conservation, energy efficiency and
 renewable energy programs available through public and private  sources,
 and  to  advocate  for the initiation and expansion of such programs and
 for equitable treatment of small businesses  in  regulatory  proceedings
 related to energy.
   §  2.  The economic development law is amended by adding a new section
 138-a to read as follows:
   § 138-A.  SMALL  BUSINESS  ENERGY  ASSISTANCE  AND  ADVOCACY  SERVICES
 PROGRAM.    1.  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION A SMALL
 BUSINESS ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY SERVICES PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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