Assembly Bill A515

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A515 (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
2019-2020: A1086
2021-2022: A1541

2023-A515 (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.

2023-A515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, LUPARDO, STECK -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.  of A. DINOWITZ -- 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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00803-01-3
              

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