Assembly Bill A5633A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5633 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204, Exec L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §§90 & 91, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9341

2023-A5633 - Summary

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

2023-A5633 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5633
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  public  authorities  law,  in
   relation to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facili-
   ties in Albany
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Renewable
 Capitol Act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to  read
 as follows:
   §  204. RENEWABLE CAPITOL PROJECT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) THE "ADVISORY COMMITTEE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  COMMITTEE  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  "CLCPA" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND
 COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE  LAWS
 OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED.
   (C) "CO-POLLUTANTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION THREE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   (D)  "EMERGENCY  GENERATOR"  SHALL  MEAN  THE SET OF DIESEL GENERATORS
 LOCATED ON SHERIDAN AVENUE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK AS OF THE EFFECTIVE  DATE
 OF  THIS  SECTION,  THAT  ARE  INTENDED  TO POWER THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA
 COMPLEX DURING AN EMERGENCY FAULT CONDITION CAUSING AN  INTERRUPTION  TO
 NORMAL ELECTRICITY SERVICE FROM THE GRID.
   (E)  "EMPIRE  STATE  PLAZA  COMPLEX"  OR  THE "COMPLEX" SHALL MEAN THE
 COMPLEX OF STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND THE LAND  THEREON  IN  ALBANY,  NEW
 YORK  THAT UTILIZE THE STEAM DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF THE SHERIDAN AVENUE
 STEAM PLANT, INCLUDING WHAT ARE POPULARLY KNOWN AS EMPIRE  STATE  PLAZA,
 THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE STATE MUSEUM, THE ALFRED E. SMITH BUILD-
 ING,  THE STATE EDUCATION BUILDING, THE SHERIDAN AVENUE STEAM PLANT, AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07366-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5633A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204, Exec L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §§90 & 91, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9341

2023-A5633A - Summary

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

2023-A5633A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5633--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FAHY, STECK, McDONALD, KELLES, L. ROSENTHAL,
   COLTON, ZINERMAN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LEVENBERG, DE LOS SANTOS,  STERN  --
   read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
   recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations 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 executive law, the public authorities  law  and  the
   public  buildings  law,  in  relation  to the utilization of renewable
   energy at state-owned facilities in Albany
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Renewable
 Capitol Act".
   §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to read
 as follows:
   § 204. RENEWABLE CAPITOL PROJECT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  THE  "ADVISORY  COMMITTEE"  SHALL  MEAN THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B) THE "CLCPA" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE  LEADERSHIP  AND
 COMMUNITY  PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS
 OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED.
   (C) "CO-POLLUTANTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION THREE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   (D) "EMERGENCY GENERATOR" SHALL MEAN  THE  SET  OF  DIESEL  GENERATORS
 LOCATED  ON SHERIDAN AVENUE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION, THAT ARE INTENDED  TO  POWER  THE  EMPIRE  STATE  PLAZA
 COMPLEX  DURING  AN EMERGENCY FAULT CONDITION CAUSING AN INTERRUPTION TO
 NORMAL ELECTRICITY SERVICE FROM THE GRID.
   (E) "EMPIRE STATE PLAZA COMPLEX"  OR  THE  "COMPLEX"  SHALL  MEAN  THE
 COMPLEX  OF  STATE-OWNED  BUILDINGS  AND THE LAND THEREON IN ALBANY, NEW
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07366-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5633B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204, Exec L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §§90 & 91, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9341

2023-A5633B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

2023-A5633B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5633--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FAHY, STECK, McDONALD, KELLES, L. ROSENTHAL,
   COLTON, ZINERMAN,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  LEVENBERG,  DE LOS SANTOS,  STERN,
   LUNSFORD,  SIMONE,  LUCAS,  THIELE,  HEVESI,  ARDILA,  TAPIA, EPSTEIN,
   GALLAGHER, DINOWITZ,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  SHRESTHA,  BURDICK,  WEPRIN,
   AUBRY,  CHANDLER-WATERMAN,  SHIMSKY  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
   on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations 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 executive law, the public authorities  law  and  the
   public  buildings  law,  in  relation  to the utilization of renewable
   energy at state-owned facilities in Albany
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Renewable Capitol Act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to  read
 as follows:
   §  204. RENEWABLE CAPITOL PROJECT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) THE "ADVISORY COMMITTEE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  COMMITTEE  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  "CLCPA" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND
 COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE  LAWS
 OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED.
   (C) "CO-POLLUTANTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION THREE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07366-07-4
 A. 5633--B                          2
              

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