N.Y. GMU Law § 119-FF — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-L / Section 119-FF
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§ 119-ff. Definitions. For purposes of this article:\n  1. "Authority" means the New York state energy research and\ndevelopment authority, as defined by subdivision two of section eighteen\nhundred fifty-one of the public authorities law, or its successor.\n  2. "Credit support" means and includes direct loans, letters of\ncredit, loan guarantees, and insurance products; and the purchase of or\ncommitment to purchase, or the sale of or commitment to sell, debt\ninstruments, including subordinated securities.\n  3. "Energy audit" means a formal evaluation of the energy consumption\nof a permanent building or structural improvement to real property,\nconducted by a contractor certified by the authority, or certified by a\ncertifying entity approved by the authority for purposes of this\narticle, for the purpose of identifying appropriate energy efficiency\nimprovements that could be made to or incorporated into the construction\nof the property. A municipal corporation may, by local law, provide for\nthe certification of such contractors based upon criteria at least as\nstringent as the state-wide criteria for certification adopted by the\nauthority for purposes of this article.\n  4. "Energy efficiency improvement" means any improvement to real\nproperty, whether as a component of the new construction of a building\nor as the renovation or retrofitting of an existing building to reduce\nenergy consumption, such as window and door replacement, lighting,\ncaulking, weatherstripping, air sealing, insulation, and heating and\ncooling system upgrades, and similar improvements, determined to be\ncost-effective pursuant to criteria established by the authority.\nHowever, "energy efficiency improvement" shall not include lighting\nmeasures or household appliances that are not permanently fixed to real\nproperty.\n  5. "Municipal corporation" means a county, town, city or village.\n  6. "Real property" means any property, an interest in which is or is\neligible to be recorded or registered on municipal land ownership\nrecords by the possessor of such interest.\n  7. "Renewable energy system" means an energy generating system for the\ngeneration of electric or thermal energy, to be used primarily at such\nproperty, except when the owner of real property is a commercial entity,\nby means of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, geothermal,\nanaerobic digester gas-to-electricity systems, fuel cell technologies,\nor other renewable energy technology approved by the authority not\nincluding the combustion or pyrolysis of solid waste.\n  8. "Renewable energy system feasibility study" means a written study,\nconducted by a contractor certified by the authority, or certified by a\ncertifying entity approved by the authority for purposes of this\narticle, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of installing a\nrenewable energy system. A municipal corporation may, by local law,\nprovide for the certification of such contractors based upon criteria at\nleast as stringent as the state-wide criteria for certification adopted\nby the authority for purposes of this article.\n