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A10044 Summary:

BILL NOA10044A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08725
 
SPONSOREpstein
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §75-0121, En Con L
 
Requires the governor to submit an annual agency climate expenditure report containing a comprehensive estimate and summary of funds needed and funds spent to achieve the state climate goals.
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A10044 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                        10044--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 29, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee  on  Environmental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          requiring  the governor to submit an annual agency climate expenditure
          report

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
     2  new section 75-0121 to read as follows:
     3  § 75-0121. Agency climate expenditure reporting.
     4    1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following  terms
     5  shall have the following meanings:
     6    (a)  "Agency"  means  any department, board, bureau, commission, divi-
     7  sion, office, or committee of the state, or state authority.
     8    (b) "State authority" shall mean a public authority or public  benefit
     9  corporation  created by or existing under the public authorities law, or
    10  any other law of the state of New York, with one or more of its  members
    11  appointed by the governor or who serve as members by virtue of holding a
    12  civil  office  of  the  state, other than an interstate or international
    13  authority or public benefit corporation, including subsidiaries of  such
    14  public authority or public benefit corporation.
    15    (c) "State climate goals" means the statewide greenhouse gas emissions
    16  limits  established  pursuant to section 75-0107 of this article and any
    17  rules or regulations promulgated thereto, and  any  state  measures  and
    18  actions  contained  in  the scoping plan created pursuant to subdivision
    19  thirteen of section 75-0103 of this article.
    20    2. Annual agency climate expenditure report. In addition to the infor-
    21  mation required by article VII of the constitution, the  governor  shall
    22  submit  to  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
    23  assembly, as early as practicable, but no later than  January  thirtieth
    24  of  each  year, an annual agency climate expenditure report. Such report
    25  shall contain a comprehensive  estimate  and  summary  of  spending,  to
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15153-04-2

        A. 10044--A                         2
 
     1  achieve  the  state climate goals for each individual agency and for the
     2  state as a whole, broken down for each individual climate  goal  includ-
     3  ing:
     4    (a) a breakdown of funds allocated in the prior fiscal year;
     5    (b) amounts of funds actually spent in the prior fiscal year;
     6    (c) funds needed for the upcoming fiscal year; and
     7    (d)  an  analysis  of  how  the use of such funds under paragraphs (a)
     8  through (c) of this subdivision  have  met  or  are  projected  to  meet
     9  requirements  for  benefiting  disadvantaged  communities  under section
    10  75-0111 of this article, and under the criteria established pursuant  to
    11  such section.
    12    3.  Achievement  of  state  climate goals. Upon a determination by the
    13  council that any specific state climate goal has been  met,  such  state
    14  climate goal shall no longer be required to be included in future annual
    15  agency climate expenditure reports submitted pursuant to subdivision two
    16  of this section.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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