Senate Bill S838

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the energy performance benchmarking program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • 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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2021-S838 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1018, Pub Auth L; add Art 19 Title 13 §19-1301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6289
2017-2018: S56
2019-2020: S1075
2023-2024: S3188

2021-S838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the energy performance benchmarking program.

2021-S838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    838
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the environmental conser-
   vation  law, in relation to establishing the energy performance bench-
   marking program
 
   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 New York
 state is dedicated to the mutually  compatible  goals  of  environmental
 protection,  energy  security,  and  economic  growth; increasing energy
 efficiency has been identified as among the most cost-effective  methods
 for  reducing greenhouse gas and other environmental pollutant emissions
 and increasing energy security; increasing energy efficiency can lead to
 increased jobs and a reduction in building operating expenses;  and  New
 York  state  is  committed  to  implementing new policies to promote the
 efficient use of energy and natural resources in  the  interest  of  the
 long-term protection and enhancement of the state's environment, economy
 and public health.
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1018 to read as follows:
   § 1018.  BENCHMARKING.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
   A.  "AFFECTED  STATE  ENTITIES" MEANS (I) ALL AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
 OVER WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY,  AND  (II)  ALL  PUBLIC
 BENEFIT  CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS, FOR WHICH THE
 GOVERNOR APPOINTS THE CHAIR, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE,  OR  THE  MAJORITY  OF
 BOARD MEMBERS, EXCEPT FOR THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03584-01-1
              

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