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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2022
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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.
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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.