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NY A02101
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anna Kelles
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Green Affordable Pre-electrification Program (GAP Fund) to provide financial awards to low- and moderate-income homeowners and tenants whose properties are ineligible for energy efficiency programs due to structural deficiencies, health hazards like mold, lead, or asbestos, or code violations
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Covers 100% of rehabilitation costs for households earning up to 80% of median income and 75% for those earning 81-150% of median income, with maximum per-unit awards ranging from $15,000 to $40,000 depending on building size
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Requires at least 40% of program funds be directed to disadvantaged communities, with funding distributed equitably across New York's ten geographic regions
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Creates an Energy Efficiency and Electrification Interagency Coordination Group to streamline coordination between multiple state programs including EmPower+, the weatherization assistance program, and the new GAP Fund
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Imposes tenant protections including rent increase caps of 3% annually for five years after receiving GAP funds, and prohibits eviction or harassment of tenants during this period except for causes specified in real property law
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/7/2026