Senate Bill S7656A

                             
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                                  7656--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 18, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to installing solar cano-
   pies in certain parking facilitates

   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. PARKING FACILITIES; SOLAR CANOPIES. 1. A. ANY PARKING GARAGE,
 OPEN  PARKING LOT OR OTHER PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK, THAT OFFERS PARKING SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC
 USE, STATE EMPLOYEE USE OR PAY-PER-USAGE CONSTRUCTED  PRIOR  TO  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, IS HEREBY PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED TO
 INSTALL SOLAR CANOPIES IN SUCH FACILITIES.
   B. AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT,  ANY  CONSTRUCTION
 PROJECT  UNDERTAKEN  IN  THIS STATE BY THE STATE WHERE THE SCOPE OF SUCH
 PROJECT INCLUDES A PARKING GARAGE, OPEN PARKING  LOT  OR  OTHER  PARKING
 FACILITY  THAT  OFFERS  PARKING  SPACES  FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC USE,
 STATE EMPLOYEE USE OR PAY-PER-USAGE OR INCLUDES A PARKING  GARAGE,  OPEN
 PARKING  LOT  OR  OTHER PARKING FACILITY CONSTRUCTED BY A PRIVATE ENTITY
 USING STATE CAPITAL FUNDING SHALL INSTALL SOLAR CANOPIES IN SUCH FACILI-
 TIES.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  "SOLAR  CANOPY"  SHALL  MEAN  A
 SYSTEM  DESIGNED TO CAPTURE SOLAR RADIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING
 USABLE ENERGY.
   3. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTAL-
 LATION OF ANY SOLAR CANOPIES OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 IF SUCH PARKING FACILITY IS PRIVATELY OWNED, SUCH PRIVATE OWNER SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH INSTALLATION. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES  IS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10168-03-3
              

 S. 7656--A                          2
 
 UNABLE TO INSTALL SUCH EQUIPMENT, THE STATE MAY CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED
 ELECTRICIAN  OR  SIMILAR  SERVICE  PROVIDER.  SUCH CONTRACTED WORK SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW,  INCLUDING
 THE PAYMENT OF A WAGE OF NOT LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE IN THE LOCAL-
 ITY WHERE SUCH SOLAR CANOPY IS LOCATED.
   4. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTE-
 NANCE,  GENERAL  UPKEEP,  AND  REPAIR  OF ANY SOLAR CANOPY OR ASSOCIATED
 EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY SUCH OFFICE. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS
 UNABLE TO COMPLETE SUCH MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS, THE STATE  MAY  CONTRACT
 WITH  A  LICENSED  ELECTRICIAN OR SIMILAR REPAIR SERVICE TO COMPLETE THE
 NECESSARY WORK ON SAID EQUIPMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.