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Assembly Bill A11283

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions for all heating oil used in non-attainment areas

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2009-A11283 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง19-0325, En Con L

2009-A11283 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions for all heating oil used in the state and allows the governor to suspend such reduction if there is not an adequate supply of the required fuel.

2009-A11283 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11283

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring a reduction in sulfur for all heating oil used in the state

  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 19-0325 to read as follows:
S 19-0325. SULFUR REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
  (1) ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, ALL NUMBER TWO  HEAT-
ING  OIL  SOLD FOR USE IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL HEATING
WITHIN THE STATE SHALL NOT HAVE  A  SULFUR  CONTENT  GREATER  THAN  FIVE
HUNDRED PARTS PER MILLION.
  (2)  THE  GOVERNOR  MAY,  BY  ISSUING  AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS SECTION  AT  ANY  TIME  BASED  ON  THE
GOVERNOR'S DETERMINATION, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENER-
GY  RESEARCH  AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THAT MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION IS NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO LACK OF  ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF THE REQUIRED FUEL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16961-02-0

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