New York S 6674: Enacts the "New York state green new deal for public housing act"

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S06674 Summary:

BILL NOS06674 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02076

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 16 §§650 - 652, Pub Hous L

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Enacts the "New York state green new deal for public housing act", which commissions a study to assist the state of New York in reaching its climate goals.

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BILL NOS06674 

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6674

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "New
 York state green new deal for public housing act"

 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 "New York state green new deal for public housing act".
 3 § 2. The public housing law is amended by adding a new article 16 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 16
 6 GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
 7 Section 650. Legislative findings.
 8 651. Definitions.
 9 652. Market analysis and planning.
 10 § 650. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
 11 1. The state of New York has an obligation to reduce its environmental
 12 footprint, as the climate leadership and community protection act
 13 (CLCPA) of two thousand nineteen establishes certain emission reduction
 14 limits as well as additional directives to address climate change,
 15 including but not limited to the limiting of statewide greenhouse gas
 16 emissions to sixty percent of one thousand nine hundred ninety levels by
 17 two thousand thirty and fifteen percent of one thousand nine hundred
 18 ninety levels by two thousand fifty, and achieving net-zero greenhouse
 19 gas emissions across the state of New York's economy.
 20 2. With buildings emissions making up more than thirty percent of all
 21 emissions in New York state shall upgrade and equip all public housing
 22 with cutting-edge materials, infrastructure, and all-electric appliances
 23 made in the United States in order to improve energy efficiency, water

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05756-01-5

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 1 quality, and material living standards in public housing and to support
 2 manufacturing in New York state.
 3 3. New York state and other governing bodies have used economies of
 4 scale to lower prices of needed products across various industries and
 5 to promote the creation of markets that did not exist prior to govern-
 6 ment spending, in order to spur innovation of new technologies, and
 7 improve the local economy.
 8 4. The biggest cost drivers for building operations in New York state
 9 are also those components that lead to extensive greenhouse gas emis-
 10 sions, and as a result, it is in the state's interest to protect and
 11 promote its affordable housing, while taking advantage of the scale of
 12 components needed while concurrently lowering greenhouse gas emissions
 13 and costs of operating buildings.
 14 5. Deep energy retrofits, efficient materials in new construction, and
 15 procurement practices that take advantage of scale and energy efficient
 16 products contribute to the efficient use of resources and environmental
 17 sustainability.
 18 6. Bulk procurement for projects to be completed by public housing
 19 authorities and rental assistance demonstration (RAD) partners for ener-
 20 gy-efficient appliances, construction materials, and mechanical system
 21 components which shall enhance cost-effectiveness and innovation in New
 22 York.
 23 § 651. Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to
 24 in this article, shall have the following meaning:
 25 1. "Relevant state agencies" shall