Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6841
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 8, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, NORRIS, ANGELINO, BEEPHAN,
BENDETT, BLANKENBUSH, BLUMENCRANZ, BRABENEC, BROOK-KRASNY, E. BROWN,
K. BROWN, BYRNES, CHANG, CURRAN, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, FITZPA-
TRICK, FLOOD, FRIEND, GALLAHAN, GANDOLFO, J. A. GIGLIO, J. M. GIGLIO,
GOODELL, GRAY, HAWLEY, JENSEN, LEMONDES, MAHER, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH,
MCGOWAN, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO, NOVAKHOV, PIROZZOLO, RA, REILLY,
SIMPSON, SLATER, SMITH, SMULLEN, TAGUE, TANNOUSIS, WALSH -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to prohibiting the elimi-
nation of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of
fossil fuels in new building construction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 11-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one
4 of section 11-103 of this article, the code shall not prohibit building
5 systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels including,
6 but not limited to, natural gas, propane, and fuel oil, in any new
7 building construction statewide, nor shall such systems be prohibited in
8 any existing building construction statewide, including renovations and
9 replacement of existing systems.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10490-01-3
