New York S 3315: Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program

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S03315 Summary:

BILL NOS03315A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SERRANO, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 33 §§1300 - 1303, Priv Hous Fin L

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Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for improvements or projects relating to energy savings, green-house gas emissions reductions, climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.

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BILL NOS03315A

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 3315A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/13/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3315--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GONZALEZ, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY,
 JACKSON, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Energy and Telecommunications -- reported favorably from said commit-
 tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
 lishing the green affordable pre-electrification program

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

 1 Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 33 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 33
 4 GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
 5 Section 1300. Short title.
 6 1301. Legislative intent.
 7 1302. Green affordable pre-electrification program.
 8 1303. Severability.
 9 § 1300. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 10 the "green affordable pre-electrification fund" (GAP fund).
 11 § 1301. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that a significant
 12 portion of the state's residential buildings are old and in disrepair.
 13 This limits the suitability and eligibility of low- and moderate-income
 14 households for residential energy efficiency, electrification, weatheri-
 15 zation, installation of insulation, and resiliency programs. There is a
 16 critical need to identify and remediate environmental hazards like mold,
 17 lead-based paint, and friable asbestos, water intrusion, indoor air
 18 pollution, and other hazards before insulation and air sealing to ensure
 19 that any renovations to the home do not create or exacerbate toxic
 20 conditions. These programs often do not cover the costs associated with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04396-05-5

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 1 renovations that would make such homes eligible for such programs.
 2 Given the limitation of these programs to help make these homes eligi-
 3 ble, there is a critical need to fund such improvements if the state is
 4 to comprehensively reduce emissions from residential buildings and
 5 achieve our climate goals. This need was recognized by the state climate
 6 action council in their two thousand twenty-two final scoping plan,
 7 which stated: "The state should create a new retrofit and electrifica-
 8 tion readiness fund for LMI (low-moderate income) households, affordable
 9 housing, rent regulated housing, public housing, and residential build-
 10 ings in disadvantaged communities to cover costs of non-energy building
 11 improvements that are necessary to install energy measures and broadband
 12 installation costs when funding energy projects."
 13 § 1302. Green affordable pre-electrification program. 1. Definitions.
 14 For the purposes of this article:
 15 (a) "Residential building" shall mean a residential dwelling which is
 16 owner