NY Gen Mun L § 119-FF (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 5-L - Municipal Sustainable Energy Loan Program 119-FF - Definitions.

§ 119-ff. Definitions. For purposes of this article:1.   "Authority"   means  the  New  York  state  energy  research  and   development authority, as defined by subdivision two of section eighteen   hundred fifty-one of the public authorities law, or its successor.2. "Credit support"  means  and  includes  direct  loans,  letters  of   credit,  loan guarantees, and insurance products; and the purchase of or   commitment to purchase, or the sale  of  or  commitment  to  sell,  debt   instruments, including subordinated securities.3.  "Energy audit" means a formal evaluation of the energy consumption   of a permanent building or  structural  improvement  to  real  property,   conducted  by a contractor certified by the authority, or certified by a   certifying entity  approved  by  the  authority  for  purposes  of  this   article,  for  the  purpose of identifying appropriate energy efficiency   improvements that could be made to or incorporated into the construction   of the property. A municipal corporation may, by local law, provide  for   the  certification  of  such contractors based upon criteria at least as   stringent as the state-wide criteria for certification  adopted  by  the   authority for purposes of this article.4.  "Energy  efficiency  improvement"  means  any  improvement to real   property, whether as a component of the new construction of  a  building   or  as  the renovation or retrofitting of an existing building to reduce   energy consumption, such  as  window  and  door  replacement,  lighting,   caulking,  weatherstripping,  air  sealing,  insulation, and heating and   cooling system upgrades, and  similar  improvements,  determined  to  be   cost-effective  pursuant  to  criteria  established  by  the  authority.   However, "energy efficiency  improvement"  shall  not  include  lighting   measures  or household appliances that are not permanently fixed to real   property.5. "Municipal corporation" means a county, town, city or village.6. "Real property" means any property, an interest in which is  or  is   eligible  to  be  recorded  or  registered  on  municipal land ownership   records by the possessor of such interest.7. "Renewable energy system" means an energy generating system for the   generation of electric or thermal energy, to be used primarily  at  such   property, except when the owner of real property is a commercial entity,   by  means  of  solar  thermal,  solar  photovoltaic,  wind,  geothermal,   anaerobic digester gas-to-electricity systems, fuel  cell  technologies,   or  other  renewable  energy  technology  approved  by the authority not   including the combustion or pyrolysis of solid waste.8. "Renewable energy system feasibility study" means a written  study,   conducted  by a contractor certified by the authority, or certified by a   certifying entity  approved  by  the  authority  for  purposes  of  this   article,  for the purpose of determining the feasibility of installing a   renewable energy system. A municipal  corporation  may,  by  local  law,   provide for the certification of such contractors based upon criteria at   least  as stringent as the state-wide criteria for certification adopted   by the authority for purposes of this article.