Assembly Bill A1086

2019-2020 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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2019-A1086 (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
2015-2016: A410
2017-2018: A1121
2021-2022: A1541
2023-2024: A515

2019-A1086 (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.

2019-A1086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1086
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, LUPARDO,
   STECK, QUART -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  CRESPO,  DINOWITZ,
   ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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:
 § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect twenty-four months after it shall have
 become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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