Bill Text: NY S06921 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the power authority of the state of New York to produce a report detailing best practices with regard to energy cost savings for schools in New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - SIGNED CHAP.420 [S06921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06921-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6921--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 11, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
         New  York  state energy research and development authority to create a
         report on energy cost savings for school districts; and providing  for
         the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
         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 1867-b to read as follows:
    3    S  1867-B.  ENERGY  COST  SAVINGS  FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPORT. 1. THE
    4  AUTHORITY SHALL EXAMINE, EVALUATE, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COLLECT DATA
    5  CONCERNING COST SAVINGS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS  IF  SUCH  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS
    6  UTILIZED  ALTERNATIVE  ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    7  SOLAR PANELS AND ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY MINIATURE WIND TURBINES.
    8    2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE A REPORT, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION AND
    9  DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  TO  BE
   10  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
   11  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  SENATE  AND  THE
   12  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN JULY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO
   13  THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
   14    3. SUCH REPORT, AT A MINIMUM, SHALL INCLUDE:
   15    A. THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THAT SHOULD BE USED;
   16    B. MECHANISMS FOR FUNDING A RAPID IMPLEMENTATION AND  CONSTRUCTION  OF
   17  SUCH ENERGY SAVING SYSTEMS;
   18    C.  THE  POTENTIAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FEED EXCESS ENERGY CAPACITY
   19  INTO THE ELECTRICITY GRID AND PROJECTED REVENUE FROM SUCH;
   20    D. THE SHORT-TERM CONSTRUCTION COSTS;
   21    E. THE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS;
   22    F. THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES;
   23    G. THE PROJECTED ENERGY COSTS SAVINGS PER SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   24    H. THE NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM JOB CREATION FOR THIS GREEN INITIATIVE;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13069-04-2
       S. 6921--A                          2
    1    I. THE NUMBER OF LONG-TERM JOB CREATION FOR THIS GREEN INITIATIVE;
    2    J.  THE  PROJECTED  TIMELINE TO OUTFIT THE MORE THAN FORTY-TWO HUNDRED
    3  PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE STATE WITH SUCH TECHNOLOGY;
    4    K. THE PROJECTED REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE  GASES  IF  THIS  PROJECT  IS
    5  IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE;
    6    L.  THE  ABILITY  FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SELL EXCESS POWER GENERATION
    7  CAPACITY TO UTILITY COMPANIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES; AND
    8    M. THE ABILITY OF SCHOOLS TO USE THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF  GREEN  ENERGY
    9  ALTERNATIVES  AS A TOOL FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN THEIR SCIENCE, MATH
   10  AND TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire  and  be
   12  deemed repealed July 31, 2013.