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.
Impact
Should this bill pass, it will lead to the establishment of a dedicated fund—the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund—designed to finance necessary repairs and improvements in low- and moderate-income housing. This initiative will cover costs associated with removing environmental hazards like mold and lead-based paint, which are essential for safe renovations and energy upgrades. Additionally, it focuses on increasing access to energy efficiency programs for disadvantaged communities, thereby contributing to broader state climate goals while promoting housing stability.
Summary
Bill S03315, also known as the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Program, aims to assist owners and tenants of residential properties that are currently in disrepair. The primary objective of the bill is to address structural and building code deficiencies that hinder these properties from being eligible for improvements related to energy savings and climate resiliency programs. Given that a significant portion of New York's residential buildings are old and often unsuitable for energy-efficient upgrades due to safety hazards, this program seeks to facilitate essential renovations to make such homes compliant with energy efficiency standards.
Contention
While advocates argue that the bill is a step forward in tackling the dual problems of inadequate housing and climate change, some opponents express concerns about funding priorities and the potential bureaucratic red tape that could hinder the timely renovation of these homes. There are also questions regarding the effectiveness of the program in genuinely helping those most in need versus bureaucratic accountability. Some stakeholders worry that without clear guidelines and robust monitoring of the fund's implementation, the intended benefits might not reach the low-income households for which they are designed.
Same As
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; establishes the energy efficiency and electrification interagency coordination group to coordinate between certain energy efficiency programs.
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 climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.
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 climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.
Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of greenhouse gas emissions by covered entities and regulating the sale or auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances to covered entities.
Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of greenhouse gas emissions by covered entities and regulating the sale or auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances to covered entities.
Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program which shall provide grants within amounts appropriated or otherwise available therefor to affordable independent senior housing properties to establish and operate resident assistance programs.
Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program which shall provide grants within amounts appropriated or otherwise available therefor to affordable independent senior housing properties to establish and operate resident assistance programs.
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
Establishes the climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the costs of needed infrastructure investments to adapt to climate change; mandates that projects funded by the program require compliance with prevailing wage requirements; requires that contracts for funded projects contain a provision that the structural iron and structural steel used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions; makes additional provisions; establishes the climate change adaptation fund.
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; establishes the energy efficiency and electrification interagency coordination group to coordinate between certain energy efficiency programs.