Assembly Bill A3798A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the sustainable affordable housing incentive program

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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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2021-A3798 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2732
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 32 §§1290 - 1292, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10150, S8053
2023-2024: S566

2021-A3798 - Summary

Establishes the sustainable affordable housing incentive program to provide assistance in the form of payments, grants and loans for reasonable and necessary expenses to an eligible applicant for sustainable housing activities; defines terms.

2021-A3798 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3798
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CYMBROWITZ, SIMON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing the sustainable affordable housing incentive program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
 article 31 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XXXI
             SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
 SECTION 1280. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
         1281. DEFINITIONS.
         1282. SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
   § 1280. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE
 FINDS  AND  DECLARES  THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
 UPON OUR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY AND IT IS NECESSARY  TO  IMPLE-
 MENT  PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT IMMEDIATELY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMIS-
 SIONS. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER  FINDS  THAT  RESIDENTIAL  HOUSING  IS  A
 SOURCE  FOR  SUCH  EMISSIONS AND WE CAN ONLY ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN A
 MEANINGFUL MANNER IF WE CHANGE  OUR  PRACTICES  AND  BEHAVIORS  AS  THEY
 RELATE  TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SUCH HOUSING, SUCH AS
 THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-SENSITIVE DESIGN AND THE  CONSTRUCTION  PRAC-
 TICES  AND MATERIALS; THE INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS; AND
 ACCESS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.    ESTABLISHING  A  NEW  PROGRAM  TO
 ENCOURAGE AND PUBLICLY SUBSIDIZE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRACTICES
 AND MATERIALS WILL REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM MULTI-UNIT HOUS-
 ING THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE AND HELP ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE FOR FUTURE
 GENERATIONS.
   §  1281.  DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06426-01-1
              

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2021-A3798A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2732
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 32 §§1290 - 1292, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10150, S8053
2023-2024: S566

2021-A3798A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the sustainable affordable housing incentive program to provide assistance in the form of payments, grants and loans for reasonable and necessary expenses to an eligible applicant for sustainable housing activities; defines terms.

2021-A3798A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3798--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ,  SIMON, BURDICK -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Housing -- reported and referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Ways  and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways
   and Means 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 private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
   lishing the sustainable affordable housing incentive program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 article 32 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XXXII
             SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
 SECTION 1290. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
         1291. DEFINITIONS.
         1292. SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
   § 1290. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE
 FINDS AND DECLARES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING  A  SIGNIFICANT  IMPACT
 UPON  OUR  ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY AND IT IS NECESSARY TO IMPLE-
 MENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT IMMEDIATELY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS  EMIS-
 SIONS.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FURTHER  FINDS  THAT  RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IS A
 SOURCE FOR SUCH EMISSIONS AND WE CAN ONLY ADDRESS CLIMATE  CHANGE  IN  A
 MEANINGFUL  MANNER  IF  WE  CHANGE  OUR  PRACTICES AND BEHAVIORS AS THEY
 RELATE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SUCH HOUSING, SUCH  AS
 THE  USE  OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-SENSITIVE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION PRAC-
 TICES AND MATERIALS; THE INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS;  AND
 ACCESS  TO  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  SOURCES.    ESTABLISHING A NEW PROGRAM TO
 ENCOURAGE AND PUBLICLY SUBSIDIZE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRACTICES
 AND MATERIALS WILL REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM MULTI-UNIT HOUS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06426-02-2
 A. 3798--A                          2
              

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