Int. No. 431
By Council Member Constantinides
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 2 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new article 15 to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
? 27-2056.19 Energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings.
? 27-2056.20 Energy efficient measures taken after the issuance of a violation.
? 27-2056.21 Eligible energy efficiency measures.
? 27-2056.19 Energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. a. For purposes of this chapter, the term "eligible violation" means (i) a violation which is set forth in rule by the department as eligible for the energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings and (ii) non-hazardous violations.
b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall develop an energy efficiency program for multiple dwellings. Such energy efficiency program shall allow an owner of a multiple dwelling who receives an eligible violation to have the civil penalties for such violations waived or reduced where such owner enters into a regulatory agreement with the commissioner, requiring such owner to undertake eligible energy efficiency measures. Such regulatory agreement shall specify that any eligible energy efficiency measures that an owner undertakes shall not be the basis for a rent increase. Civil penalties shall be reduced to an amount equal to the amount of money such owner spends to undertake such energy efficiency measures. Where an owner has received more than one eligible violation, such owner may couple the civil penalties for such violations in an amount not to exceed $3,000 for the purposes of undertaking energy efficiency measures.
? 27-2056.20 Eligible energy efficiency...
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