STATE OF NEW YORK
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1338
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to emerging
technology industrial classifications for clean environment and energy
technologies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
2 3102-e of the public authorities law, as added by section 3 of part I of
3 chapter 407 of the laws of 1999 and as renumbered by section 4 of part D
4 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subparagraph 7
5 is added to read as follows:
6 (6) remanufacturing technologies, which shall be defined as processes
7 whereby eligible commodities are restored to their original performance
8 standards and are thereby diverted from the solid waste stream, retain-
9 ing the majority of components that have been through at least one life
10 cycle and replacing consumable portions to enable such commodities to be
11 restored to their original functions. For the purposes of this subdivi-
12 sion, "eligible commodities" shall mean commodities (excluding paper)
13 used in conjunction with or as a part of equipment performing the func-
14 tions of facsimile machines, photocopiers, printers, duplication equip-
15 ment, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to the
16 following: magnetic ink character recognition cartridges, photo conduc-
17 tor assemblies, electrostatic cartridges, thermal imaging cartridges,
18 toner cartridges, ink jet cartridges, and printer cartridges. Provided
19 further, that "eligible commodities" shall also include equipment used
20 to record single frame images on film, where such equipment and film are
21 marketed and sold as a single integrated consumer product, and where
22 such equipment and film may be submitted in whole to a photograph
23 processor for the purposes of processing[.]; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (7) clean environment and energy technologies that involve new and
2 innovative pollution reduction methods, renewable resource energy gener-
3 ation or storage, and energy efficiency measures such as smart grid,
4 automated or computerized energy control systems designed to deliver
5 electric generation to the end use customer in an integrated manner
6 using the latest advances in digital and informational technology to
7 improve electric system efficiency, reliability, and security.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
