Senate Bill S7565B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities

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2023-S7565 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7818
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17-1016, En Con L

2023-S7565 - Summary

Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.

2023-S7565 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7565 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7565
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 17-1016 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
 added by chapter 505 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 § 17-1016. Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facil-
                ities.
   1.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  the  terms below shall have the
 following meaning:
   a. "Shell color" shall mean [the color and shade  combination  of  the
 paint]  ANY COATING on the sides or shell of a tank, WHICH REDUCES VOLA-
 TILE EMISSIONS.
   b. "Roof color" shall mean [the color and  shade  combination  of  the
 paint]  ANY  COATING on the roof of a tank, WHICH REDUCES VOLATILE EMIS-
 SIONS.
   c. "Tank" shall have the meaning set forth in section 17-1003 of  this
 title  except  that  for purposes of this section "tank" means an above-
 ground tank, UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE TANK TO  BE  OTHERWISE
 SUFFICIENTLY  PROTECTED  AGAINST  VOLATILIZATION  IN  A  MANNER  NO LESS
 PROTECTIVE THAN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, and  does  not  include
 associated pipes, lines, fixtures or other ancillary equipment.
   2.  Tank  coloring.  a.  No  person  shall  own  or operate a facility
 containing a tank that does not meet  the  color  requirements  of  this
 subdivision.  Such  color  requirements  shall  apply to every tank at a
 facility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage.
   b. A tank shall have a shell color and roof color of either  white  or
 beige/cream,  OR  WHICH  LIMITS  VOLATILE  EMISSIONS TO THE SAME OR TO A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11750-03-3
 S. 7565                             2
              

2023-S7565A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7818
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17-1016, En Con L

2023-S7565A - Summary

Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.

2023-S7565A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7565A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7565--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 17-1016 of the environmental conservation law, as
 added by chapter 505 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 § 17-1016. Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facil-
                ities.
   1. For purposes of this  section,  the  terms  below  shall  have  the
 following meaning:
   a.  "Shell  color"  shall mean [the color and shade combination of the
 paint] ANY COATING on the sides or shell of a tank, WHICH REDUCES  VOLA-
 TILE EMISSIONS.
   b.  "Roof  color"  shall  mean [the color and shade combination of the
 paint] ANY COATING on the roof of a tank, WHICH REDUCES  VOLATILE  EMIS-
 SIONS.
   c.  "Tank" shall have the meaning set forth in section 17-1003 of this
 title except that for purposes of this section "tank"  means  an  above-
 ground  tank,  UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE TANK TO BE OTHERWISE
 SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED  AGAINST  VOLATILIZATION  IN  A  MANNER  NO  LESS
 PROTECTIVE  THAN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, and does not include
 associated pipes, lines, fixtures or other ancillary equipment.
   2. Tank coloring. a.  No  person  shall  own  or  operate  a  facility
 containing  a  tank  that  does  not meet the color requirements of this
 subdivision. Such color requirements shall apply  to  every  tank  at  a
 facility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11750-06-3
 S. 7565--A                          2
              

2023-S7565B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7818
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17-1016, En Con L

2023-S7565B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.

2023-S7565B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7565B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7565--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the Committee on Environmental
   Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 17-1016 of the environmental conservation law, as
 added by chapter 505 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 § 17-1016. Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facil-
                ities.
   1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section, the  terms  below  shall
 have the following [meaning] MEANINGS:
   a.  "Shell  color"  shall mean [the color and shade combination of the
 paint] ANY COATING on the sides or shell of a tank, WHICH REDUCES  VOLA-
 TILE EMISSIONS.
   b.  "Roof  color"  shall  mean [the color and shade combination of the
 paint] ANY COATING on the roof of a tank, WHICH REDUCES  VOLATILE  EMIS-
 SIONS.
   c.  "Tank" shall have the meaning set forth in section 17-1003 of this
 title except that for purposes of this section "tank"  means  an  above-
 ground  tank,  UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE TANK TO BE OTHERWISE
 SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED  AGAINST  VOLATILIZATION  IN  A  MANNER  NO  LESS
 PROTECTIVE  THAN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, and does not include
 associated pipes, lines, fixtures or other ancillary equipment.
   2. Tank coloring. a.  No  person  shall  own  or  operate  a  facility
 containing  a  tank  that  does  not meet the color requirements of this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11750-07-4
              

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