Assembly Bill A10604

                             
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                                   10604
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2026
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, the public authorities  law  and
   the  energy  law, in relation to providing for the heating and cooling
   of properties including dwelling units owned  by  the  New  York  city
   housing authority through the installation of geothermal or air source
   heat pumps

   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 "NYCHA HVAC repair act".
   §  2.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 402-i
 to read as follows:
   § 402-I. NYCHA HVAC REPAIR. 1. THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY  IS
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PERMIT THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY TO RETROFIT NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY RESI-
 DENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL OR AIR SOURCE HEAT
 PUMPS IN DWELLING UNITS OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK  CITY  HOUSING
 AUTHORITY,  COMPLETELY  REPLACING  ALL OIL OR NATURAL GAS FIRED HEATING,
 HOT WATER AND OTHER COMBUSTION UNITS.
   2. THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED AND  DIRECTED  TO
 PERMIT  THE  NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO
 REPLACE ALL COMPACT FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT, INCANDESCENT, OR ARC VAPOR
 LAMPS IN PROPERTIES OWNED OR OPERATED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  HOUSING
 AUTHORITY  WITH  LIGHT-EMITTING  DIODE  (LED)  BULBS IF LIGHTING HAS NOT
 ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, WITH THE GOAL OF REPLACING ALL  LIGHTING  IN  NEW
 YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTIES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY BULBS.
   §  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1879-a to read as follows:
   § 1879-A. REVOLVING LOAN FOR NYCHA HVAC REPAIR. 1.  THE  AUTHORITY  IS
 HEREBY  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT IN
 ORDER TO RETROFIT NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL OR AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS IN  DWELLING
 UNITS  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NYCHA PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 FOUR HUNDRED TWO-I OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW. SUCH LOAN SHALL BE  FUNDED
 FROM  MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATIONS BY THE AUTHORITY,
 FUNDS OF THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI), AND OTHER  FUNDS
 AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CLEAN ENERGY
 FUND.
   2.  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REPLACE ALL COMPACT
 FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT, INCANDESCENT, OR ARC VAPOR LAMPS IN PROPERTIES
 OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY WITH  LIGHT-EM-
 ITTING  DIODE  (LED)  BULBS  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED TWO-I OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
   § 4. Section 6-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE STATE ENERGY PLAN  SHALL  INCLUDE  PROVISIONS  FOR  ALLOWING  A
 SURCHARGE  OF  UP  TO TWO PERCENT ON ENERGY BILLS, FOR THE NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS OR REPAY LOANS TO THE NEW YORK  STATE
 ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE REPAIR OF ALL NEW YORK
 CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
 WITH  GEOTHERMAL  HEATING  AND COOLING, AND REPLACEMENT OF NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY LIGHTING WITH LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE BULBS, AS DESCRIBED
 IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWO-I OF THE  PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW  AND  SECTION
 EIGHTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.