S 1338: Relates to emerging technology industrial classifications for clean environment and energy technologies.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1338 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to emerging technology industrial classifications for clean environment and energy technologies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2 3102-e of the public authorities law, as added by section 3 of part I of 3 chapter 407 of the laws of 1999 and as renumbered by section 4 of part D 4 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subparagraph 7 5 is added to read as follows: 6 (6) remanufacturing technologies, which shall be defined as processes 7 whereby eligible commodities are restored to their original performance 8 standards and are thereby diverted from the solid waste stream, retain- 9 ing the majority of components that have been through at least one life 10 cycle and replacing consumable portions to enable such commodities to be 11 restored to their original functions. For the purposes of this subdivi- 12 sion, "eligible commodities" shall mean commodities (excluding paper) 13 used in conjunction with or as a part of equipment performing the func- 14 tions of facsimile machines, photocopiers, printers, duplication equip- 15 ment, or any combination thereof, including, but not limited to the 16 following: magnetic ink character recognition cartridges, photo conduc- 17 tor assemblies, electrostatic cartridges, thermal imaging cartridges, 18 toner cartridges, ink jet cartridges, and printer cartridges. Provided 19 further, that "eligible commodities" shall also include equipment used 20 to record single frame images on film, where such equipment and film are 21 marketed and sold as a single integrated consumer product, and where 22 such equipment and film may be submitted in whole to a photograph 23 processor for the purposes of processing[.]; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01247-01-5 
 S. 1338 2 1 (7) clean environment and energy technologies that involve new and 2 innovative pollution reduction methods, renewable resource energy gener- 3 ation or storage, and energy efficiency measures such as smart grid, 4 automated or computerized energy control systems designed to deliver 5 electric generation to the end use customer in an integrated manner 6 using the latest advances in digital and informational technology to 7 improve electric system efficiency, reliability, and security. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.