Assembly Bill A410

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generators in areas failing to meet federal clean air standards for ozone

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A410 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0311-a, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7424
2011-2012: A1982
2013-2014: A625
2017-2018: A1121
2019-2020: A1086
2021-2022: A1541
2023-2024: A515

2015-A410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use.

2015-A410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   410

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, STECK,
  QUART -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY,  CLARK,
  CRESPO,  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  restricting  the  operation  of  diesel  powered electrical generation
  systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality
  standards for ozone

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 19-0311-a to read as follows:
S 19-0311-A. RESTRICTED OPERATION OF DIESEL POWERED  ELECTRICAL  GENERA-
               TORS.
  THE  GENERATION  OF  ELECTRICITY FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE BY MEANS OF
DIESEL COMBUSTION GENERATION FACILITIES SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY COUN-
TY OR PART THEREOF THAT IS  DESIGNATED  NONATTAINMENT  FOR  OZONE  UNDER
SECTION  7407  OF  THE  CLEAN  AIR  ACT ("ACT") AND CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE
NONATTAINMENT UNDER SECTION 7511 OF THE ACT; OR DESIGNATED AS NONATTAIN-
MENT FOR PM2.5 UNDER SECTION 7407 OF THE ACT, OR HAS BEEN SO  DESIGNATED
WITHIN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, UNLESS:
  1.  THE  DIESEL  COMBUSTION FACILITY HAS A GENERATING CAPACITY OF LESS
THAN ONE HUNDRED KILOWATTS;
  2. THE DIESEL COMBUSTION FACILITY COMPLIES WITH  OR  EXCEEDS  EMISSION
STANDARDS  ADOPTED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER AND NITROGEN OXIDES;
  3. THE DIESEL COMBUSTION FACILITY  IS  USED  SOLELY  AS  AN  EMERGENCY
BACK-UP SYSTEM DURING A POWER OUTAGE; OR
  4.    THE  DIESEL  COMBUSTION FACILITY USES COGENERATION TECHNOLOGY TO
UTILIZE THE WASTE HEAT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect twenty-four months after it shall have
become a law.

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