New York S 4671: Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspend taxes on home heating fuels; appropriation

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S04671 Summary:

BILL NOS04671A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09661

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRCOONEY, MAYER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1854, Pub Auth L; amd §1115, Tax L

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Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspends certain taxes on home heating fuels; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOS04671A

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/16/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

01/16/2026PRINT NUMBER 4671A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4671--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, COONEY, MAYER -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
 the New York state energy research and development authority to devel-
 op a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; to amend
 the tax law, in relation to suspending sales and use taxes on home
 heating fuels; making an appropriation therefor 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. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. Temporary middle income home energy assistance program. (a) The
 4 authority shall, in conjunction with the department of taxation and
 5 finance, develop, implement, administer and operate a plan, and hold
 6 funds available for such plan, to make available supplementing grants
 7 for the purpose of assisting eligible middle income households to obtain
 8 home heating fuel.
 9 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the term:
 10 (i) "home heating fuel" shall mean fuel oil, coal, wood, wood pellets,
 11 propane, natural gas, electricity, steam, kerosene and any other fuel
 12 when used for residential heating purposes.
 13 (ii) "middle income" shall mean any household that has an income of no
 14 more than one hundred sixty-five percent of the area median income or
 15 has an income of no more than the average survival budget for the coun-
 16 ty, adjusted for the size of the household, whichever is greater.
 17 (c) The authority shall, in accordance with the plan established in
 18 paragraph (a) of this subdivision, participate in the temporary middle

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07672-03-6

 S. 4671--A 2

 1 income home energy assistance program and assist eligible households to
 2 obtain middle income home energy assistance.
 3 (d) Persons who qualify for middle income home energy assistance in
 4 accordance with standards promulgated by the authority, shall be certi-
 5 fied as eligible for and entitled to receive such home energy assist-
 6 ance. No person, however, shall be certified as eligible for and enti-
 7 tled to receive such home energy assistance if no state funds are
 8 available for such purpose.
 9 (e) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 10 the amount of any home energy assistance payments or allowances provided
 11 to an eligible household under such plan shall not be considered income
 12 or resources of such households, or of any member thereof, for any
 13 purpose under any state law.
 14 § 2. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 15 sion (mm) to read as follows:
 16 (mm) Until July first, two thousand twenty-nine, home heating fuel
 17 otherwise taxable under this article shall not be subject to the taxes
 18 imposed by section eleven hundred five of this article or the compensat-
 19 ing use tax imposed u