Requires the New York state research and development authority to examine energy efficiency savings achieved in grant recipients' properties; requires that an annual report be submitted to the governor and legislature.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1069
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
communications
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York state energy research and development authority to submit an
annual report detailing energy efficiency savings achieved in grant
recipients' properties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1873 to read as follows:
3 § 1873. Examination and reporting of energy efficiency grant recipi-
4 ents; required. 1. The authority shall investigate the effectiveness of
5 all energy efficiency grants awarded to properties in the state to
6 determine the energy savings gained through upgrades and repairs
7 performed with grant funds. The authority shall procure energy bills
8 from properties in receipt of grant funding through the utility corpo-
9 ration that serves as the energy provider one year prior to the upgrades
10 and repairs executed with grant funding and for two years subsequent to
11 the physical enhancements of such property. The authority shall then
12 analyze this data to determine the energy savings gained through capital
13 improvements accomplished with grant funding. This analysis should
14 account for market rate fluctuations and other such outside factors not
15 directly related to capital upgrades designed to encourage energy
16 savings. This data shall be recorded in an annual report in accordance
17 with subdivision two of this section.
18 2. The authority shall file with the legislature, the executive and
19 the chairman of the state energy planning board an annual report detail-
20 ing the analysis of energy savings of properties in receipt of authority
21 grant funding and the total energy savings of such properties. Such
22 report shall also be delivered directly to the chair of the corpo-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 rations, authorities, and commissions committee in the senate, the rank-
2 ing member of the corporations, authorities, and commissions committee
3 in the senate, the chair of the corporations, authorities and commis-
4 sions committee in the assembly, the ranking member of the corporations,
5 authorities and commissions committee in the assembly, the chair of the
6 energy and telecommunications committee in the senate, the ranking
7 member of the energy and telecommunications committee in the senate, the
8 chair of the energy committee in the assembly, the ranking member of the
9 energy committee in the assembly and the chair of the renewable energy
10 subcommittee in the assembly.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
