NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8980

Senate Bill S8980

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for flexibility in the funding of certain weatherization programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10156 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 30, 2022	signed chap.295
Jun 23, 2022	delivered to governor
May 24, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1173 substituted for s8980
May 24, 2022	substituted by a10156
May 16, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2022	1st report cal.1173
May 03, 2022	referred to social services

Votes

- May 24, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A10156
  
  55
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 24, 2022
      
      aye (55)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Oberacker
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (6)
      
      Borrello
      
      Griffo
      
      Martucci
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brooks
      
      Sanders Jr.
  May 10, 2022 - Social Services Committee Vote
  S8980
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Social Services Committee Vote: May 10, 2022
      
      aye (7)
      
      Felder
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Myrie
      
      Persaud
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Weik

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10156
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §97, Soc Serv L

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for flexibility by the division of housing and community renewal in the funding of certain weatherization programs.

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8980

SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
flexibility in the funding of certain weatherization programs

 
PURPOSE:

The bill would allow the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to
direct Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LEHEAP) funds to any
public benefit corporation or authority under the Homes and Community
Renewal (HCR) umbrella and expand the permissible uses of the funds to
include weatherization or energy upgrades beyond what is explicitly
permitted by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's Weath-
erization Assistance Program (WAP).

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill would amend sub-paragraph a. of paragraph 5 of

Section 97 of the social services law to allow the funds already allo-
cated to the division of homes and community renewal to be allocated to
any other public authority that is designated by the division. The
amendments further permit the funds to be spent on "other low-cost resi-
dential weatherization or energy-related home repair" beyond what is
expressly set forth pursuant to the WAP, provided that such improvements
or repairs are provided for in the annual New York State weatherization
plan or are agreed to by OTDA.

Section 2 of the bill would make it effective immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires an 85%
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This proposed bill will
help HCR do its part to meet this goal by streamlining the way HCR
administers funds to help low-income families reduce their energy costs
and environmental footprints.

Allowing the funds to be administered by any entity within HCR will
allow the funds to be administered much more efficiently.

In addition, allowing the funds to be spent on projects beyond what is
permitted by WAP will provide much needed flexibility to ensure that the
funds are being spent on the most effective projects to reduce green-
house gas emissions and energy costs.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

N/A

Privileged and Confidential Attorney Work Product

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill provides for an immediate effective date.

2021-S8980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8980
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PERSAUD -- (at request of the New York State Homes
   and Community Renewal) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
   flexibility in the funding of certain weatherization programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5 of section 97 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   a.  No  less than ten percent of the funds available to New York state
 under the federal low-income home energy  assistance  program  shall  be
 allocated  to the division of housing and community renewal, THE HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION, OR THE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AS  DESIGNATED  BY
 THE  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL for [its] THE weatheriza-
 tion assistance program and [shall be expended as] OTHER LOW-COST  RESI-
 DENTIAL  WEATHERIZATION  OR OTHER ENERGY-RELATED HOME REPAIR FOR LOW-IN-
 COME HOUSEHOLDS.  ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES SHALL  BE  provided
 in  the  annual  New  York state weatherization ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE
 plan OR BY AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSIST-
 ANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14012-02-2

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