Int 1400-2019

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 24 of the New York city administrative code is amended by adding a new section 24-807 to read as follows: � 24-807 Renewable Energy Technologies Board. The mayor, or such agency as the mayor shall designate, shall establish a renewable energy technologies board to suggest and encourage the implementation of pilot projects in renewable energy technologies in or on city buildings. The board shall include representatives from renewable energy trade organizations including the geothermal industry, the solar industry, the urban wind industry, the biomass industry, american society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning engineers (ASHRAE), renewable energy systems and any other organizations devoted to transitioning to renewable energy. The duties of the board shall include shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Identifying renewable energy technologies; 2. Review existing research on the viability of such technologies; 3. Identifying suitable locations where such technologies may be implemented; 4. Where such new renewable energy technologies have been identified and implemented in other locations, review and indicate in writing the utility and effectiveness of the technologies where implemented; and 5. Where a technology has been identified as suitable for implementation on or in a city building, the mayor or such agency as the mayor may recommend that city buildings pilot that technology when feasible. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. SS LS #3029 1/10/19 1 2