Bill Text: NY A05991 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the School Energy Efficiency Collaborative Act of 2016 to reduce redundancies, raise awareness, and promote the efficient implementation of energy projects in school districts across the state.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-6)

Status: (Passed) 2016-11-04 - signed chap.403 [A05991 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5991
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CRESPO, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL, PICHARDO, QUART, FINCH
         -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GARBARINO, JOYNER -- read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
         the school energy efficiency collaborative act of 2015
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
    2  the "school energy efficiency collaborative act of 2015".
    3    S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
    4  1882 to read as follows:
    5    S 1882. SCHOOL ENERGY EFFICIENCY COLLABORATION PROGRAM. 1. THE PURPOSE
    6  OF  THE SCHOOL ENERGY COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM SHALL BE TO REDUCE REDUNDAN-
    7  CIES, RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC
    8  SCHOOL ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE.
    9    2. IN DEVELOPING THIS  MULTIDISCIPLINARY  COLLABORATIVE  PROGRAM,  THE
   10  AUTHORITY  SHALL  WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY,
   11  THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE NEW
   12  YORK ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL
   13  BOARDS ASSOCIATION, ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES, UTILITY PROGRAMS AND OTHER
   14  SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
   15    3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN DEVELOPING A COLLA-
   16  BORATIVE PROGRAM BY NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND SHALL SERVE
   17  AS THE LEAD CONTACT FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN PURSUING ENERGY
   18  EFFICIENCY PROJECTS.
   19    4. THE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM MAY PROVIDE SUPPORT ON:
   20    (A) DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY PROJECTS;
   21    (B) SHARING CASE STUDIES AND OTHER INFORMATION ON COMPLETED PROJECTS;
   22    (C) DEVELOPING DEMONSTRATIONS;
   23    (D) PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDING OPERATORS;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05777-01-5
       A. 5991                             2
    1    (E) PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE CATALOG OF INFORMATIONAL  AND  FINANCIAL
    2  RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS PURSUING ENERGY PROJECTS; AND
    3    (F)  ANYTHING  ELSE  THE  COLLABORATIVE  DEEMS  TO  BE  APPROPRIATE IN
    4  FURTHERING THEIR PURPOSE.
    5    5. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE ALL OTHER  COLLABORATIVE  MEMBERS  WITH
    6  UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAM FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION.  THE
    7  STATE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  MAY,  THROUGH  REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH
    8  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PROMOTE THE EXISTENCE OF THE COLLABORATION.
    9    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.