On March 26, legislation was introduced in the New York State Assembly requiring new or substantially renovated state buildings to be built to green standards to be determined by the state Office of General Services. These may include LEED, Green Globes, or some other rating system. Each state agency would have to report on building performance by June 30 of every year.
As of April 2, the bill was in the state Assembly's Committee on Governmental Operations.
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