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                                   4985
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PIROZZOLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the state
   all-electric building plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 201-B. STATE ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING PLAN. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, "ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING" MEANS A BUILDING WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY
 TO  RUN  ON  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  ELECTRICITY THROUGH THE USE OF SOLAR
 POWER, WIND OR OTHER SOURCES OF ZERO-CARBON ELECTRICITY,  AND  DOES  NOT
 REQUIRE  NOR  CONTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT USED
 FOR THE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS SUCH AS OIL, PETROLEUM, NATURAL  GAS,
 NUCLEAR ENERGY, URANIUM OR COAL.
   2.  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE NEW YORK
 STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION, SHALL TRANSITION ALL BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE
 STATE TO ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDINGS WITHIN FIVE  YEARS  FROM  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF THIS SECTION. SUCH TRANSITION OF BUILDINGS SHALL INCLUDE ENSUR-
 ING THAT ALL SUCH BUILDINGS CONTAIN SUFFICIENT  SPACE,  DRAINAGE,  ELEC-
 TRICAL CONDUCTORS OR RACEWAYS, BUS BAR CAPACITY, AND OVERCURRENT PROTEC-
 TIVE  DEVICES  IN  ORDER  TO  SAFELY  AND EFFICIENTLY RUN ON ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT ELECTRICITY AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ALL NON-RENEW-
 ABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
   3. THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL  SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  GUIDELINES  FOR  ALL-ELECTRIC  BUILDINGS  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   4. (A) THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN COORDINATION  WITH  THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE DEPARTMENT
 OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08151-01-3
              

 A. 4985                             2
 
 THE  LEGISLATURE  ON  OR BEFORE ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION SETTING FORTH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' STRATEGY FOR TRAN-
 SITIONING ALL BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE STATE TO ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDINGS.
   (B)  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT A MINIMUM, A DESCRIPTION OF THE
 STATE'S STRATEGIES TO TRANSITION ALL BUILDINGS OWNED  BY  THE  STATE  TO
 ALL-ELECTRIC  BUILDINGS INCLUDING A SPECIFIC PLAN TO PROCURE AND INSTALL
 NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE TRANSITION TO  ALL-ELECTRIC  BUILDINGS.
 SUCH  STRATEGIES  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE EXPEDITIOUS REVIEW OF POLICIES AND
 PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED AS BARRIERS TO THE  TRANSITION  OF  ALL  BUILDINGS
 OWNED  BY  THE  STATE TO ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDINGS AND THE REVISION OF SUCH
 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS APPROPRIATE. THE  REPORT  SHALL  ALSO  ASSESS
 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, DETERMINE WHAT CHANGES ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
 A  TRANSITION OF ALL BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE STATE TO ALL-ELECTRIC BUILD-
 INGS AND RECOMMEND HOW BEST TO IMPLEMENT SUCH CHANGES. THE REPORT  SHALL
 ASSESS  FACTORS  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY AND VIABILITY  OF  EXISTING  OR  DEVELOPING  TECHNOLOGY,  PUBLIC
 OUTREACH  AND  SAFETY  TRAINING,  AND  INSURANCE AND LIABILITY CONSIDER-
 ATIONS.   THE REPORT SHALL ALSO  DETERMINE  THE  NUMBER  OF  STATE-OWNED
 BUILDINGS  WHICH  ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY CAPACITY TO TRANSITION
 TO AN ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
   (C) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BEGIN THE PROCESS TO IMPLE-
 MENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES OF SUCH REPORT.
   5. THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL MAY PERMIT  ANY
 BUILDING  WHICH  HAS TRANSITIONED TO AN ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING TO CONTAIN
 SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER, OR MAY EXEMPT  CERTAIN  STATE-OWNED
 BUILDINGS  WHICH  ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR OCCUPANCY BY A COMMER-
 CIAL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, LABORATORY, LAUNDROMAT, HOSPITAL, OR CREMATORI-
 UM FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, BUT IN DOING SO  SHALL  SEEK  TO
 MINIMIZE EMISSIONS AND MAXIMIZE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FIRE-PROTECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.