Bill Text: NY S07320 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs certain local governments to reevaluate resolutions adopted pursuant to the objectives of the climate smart community program and reconsider registering with such program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-17 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S07320 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07320-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7320

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 17, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT in relation to directing certain local governments to  reevaluate
          resolutions  adopted  pursuant  to the objectives of the climate smart
          community program and reconsider registering with such program

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in order to
     2  revitalize the climate smart community program, any county,  town,  city
     3  or  village  in  this  state  (hereafter "local government") that, on or
     4  before December 31, 2014, adopted a resolution to take action to  reduce
     5  greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate pursuant to the
     6  objectives  of the climate smart community program, and failed to regis-
     7  ter or become certified with such program, shall, within 120 days  after
     8  the effective date of this act, reevaluate such resolution and reconsid-
     9  er  registering  with such program.   When reevaluating such resolution,
    10  each local government shall consider the goals and objectives to  reduce
    11  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  utilize renewable energy systems as set
    12  forth in chapter 106 of the laws of 2019.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14560-02-9
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