Senate Bill S8535

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the green affordable pre-electrification program

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-S8535 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9170
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1872-b, Pub Auth L

2023-S8535 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.

2023-S8535 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8535
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   the green affordable pre-electrification program
 
   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 "green affordable pre-electrification fund" (GAP fund).
   § 2. Legislative intent. The  legislature  finds  that  a  significant
 portion  of  the state's residential buildings are old and in disrepair.
 This limits the eligibility of low- and moderate-income  households  for
 residential  energy efficiency, electrification, weatherization, instal-
 lation of insulation, and resiliency programs (empower+). These programs
 often do not cover the costs associated with renovations that would make
 such homes eligible for such programs. Given  the  limitation  of  these
 programs  to help make these homes eligible, there is a critical need to
 fund such improvements if the state is to comprehensively  reduce  emis-
 sions from residential buildings and achieve our climate goals.
   §  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1872-b to read as follows:
   § 1872-B. GREEN AFFORDABLE  PRE-ELECTRIFICATION  PROGRAM.  1.    DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "HOME" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING WHICH IS OWNER OR TENANT
 OCCUPIED.
   (B) "ELIGIBLE APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OR TENANT OF  A  RESIDEN-
 TIAL  BUILDING  WHO WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR, OR WHO HAS BEEN DENIED, ANY
 LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL INCENTIVES, GRANTS OR LOANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS  OR
 PROJECTS  RELATING  TO  CLIMATE  CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY DUE TO
 STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES OR CODE VIOLATIONS WHICH MAKE  THE  BUILDING  OR
 PROPERTY INELIGIBLE OR UNSUITABLE FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS OR PROJECTS. THE
 AUTHORITY  MAY  ALSO  INCLUDE  AS AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT; A CITY, TOWN OR
 VILLAGE; A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND  COMPANY  INCORPORATED  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE  ELEVEN  OF  THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW WHICH HAS AS ONE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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