1890 – Short Title.

§ 1890. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “green jobs-green New York act of 2009”.

1891 – Definitions.

§ 1891. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Applicant” means a person who owns, leases or manages a structure and who has the authority to contract for the provision of qualified energy efficiency services to such structure. 2. “Authority” shall have the same meaning as in […]

1892 – Purpose.

§ 1892. Purpose. There is hereby created a green jobs-green New York program. The purpose of the program is to: 1. promote energy efficiency, energy conservation and the installation of clean energy technologies; 2. reduce energy consumption and energy costs; 3. reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 4. support sustainable community development; 5. create green job opportunities, […]

1893 – Administration by the Authority.

§ 1893. Administration by the authority. Within six months of the effective date of this title, the authority is hereby authorized and directed to establish and administer the green jobs-green New York program. The authority shall implement the program in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal, the department of labor, the office […]

1894 – Competitive Grants for Outreach, Enrollment and Related Services.

§ 1894. Competitive grants for outreach, enrollment and related services. 1. The authority shall issue one or more program opportunity notices or requests for proposals to solicit applications from partnerships or consortia comprised of constituency-based organizations which can connect community members to the program, including facilitating awareness of the program and enrollment, and (a) distribution […]

1895 – Energy Audits.

§ 1895. Energy audits. 1. The program shall make available to applicants who would be eligible to apply for financial assistance under this section energy audits performed by certified auditors or auditors using commonly-employed energy auditing tools and technologies, as determined appropriate by the authority. The authority shall be authorized to dedicate an appropriate portion […]

1896 – Green Jobs-Green New York Revolving Loan Fund.

§ 1896. Green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. 1. (a) There is hereby created a green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. The revolving loan fund shall consist of: (i) all moneys made available for the purpose of the revolving loan fund pursuant to section eighteen hundred ninety-nine-a of this title; (ii) payments of […]

1897 – Training Services.

§ 1897. Training services. 1. The authority, in consultation with the department of labor, shall enter into contracts with constituency-based organizations, workforce development organizations, labor organizations, and other training-related organizations, for the purpose of supporting the “green jobs-green New York program” with employment and training services. Such contracts shall provide for (a) training of individuals […]

1898 – Advisory Council.

§ 1898. Advisory council. 1. The authority shall establish a green jobs-green New York advisory council to advise the authority on the creation and implementation of the program. The council shall consist of: (a) the president of the authority; the secretary of state; the commissioner of housing and community renewal; the commissioner of labor; the […]

1899 – Annual Reporting.

§ 1899. Annual reporting. No later than October first, two thousand ten and October first of each year thereafter, the president of the authority shall issue an annual report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the […]

1899-A – Funds, Administration and Evaluation and Coordination.

§ 1899-a. Funds, administration and evaluation and coordination. 1. The authority is authorized to accept, as agent of the state, any gift, grant, devise or bequest, whether conditional or unconditional, including but not limited to federal grants, and to use monies made available for the program from any public or private source, for the purpose […]