Assembly Bill A4758

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring renewable energy devices to be installed in all new multi-family homes and apartment buildings

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

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2019-A4758 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §85, Mult Dwell L; add §175, Mult Res L; amd §378, Exec L

2019-A4758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires renewable energy devices to be installed in all new multi-family homes and apartment buildings.

2019-A4758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4758
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, the  multiple  residence  law
   and  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to requiring renewable energy
   devices to be installed in all new multi-family  homes  and  apartment
   buildings

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 85 to read as follows:
   §  85. RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICES. ANY CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIPLE DWELL-
 ING COMMENCED ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  SHALL
 INCLUDE  A  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  DEVICE WHICH EITHER GENERATES OR SAVES ON
 AVERAGE ONE HUNDRED KILOWATT-HOURS PER MONTH PER DWELLING  UNIT  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, GEOTH-
 ERMAL POWER GENERATION, AND SOLAR CAPTURE SYSTEMS.
   § 2. The multiple residence law is amended by adding a new section 175
 to read as follows:
   § 175. RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICES. ANY CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIPLE DWELL-
 ING COMMENCED ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  SHALL
 INCLUDE  A  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  DEVICE WHICH EITHER GENERATES OR SAVES ON
 AVERAGE ONE HUNDRED KILOWATT-HOURS PER MONTH PER DWELLING  UNIT  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, GEOTH-
 ERMAL POWER GENERATION, AND SOLAR CAPTURE SYSTEMS.
   § 3. Section 378 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  ANY  CONSTRUCTION OF ANY BUILDING WITH MULTIPLE UNITS FOR RENT OR
 SALE COMMENCED ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  SHALL
 INCLUDE  A  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  DEVICE WHICH EITHER GENERATES OR SAVES ON
 AVERAGE ONE HUNDRED KILOWATT-HOURS PER MONTH PER DWELLING  UNIT  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, GEOTH-
 ERMAL POWER GENERATION, AND SOLAR CAPTURE SYSTEMS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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