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                                                        Cal. No. 500

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SWEENEY, ORTIZ, GIANARIS, WEISENBERG, COLTON,
  ESPAILLAT, CYMBROWITZ,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  ZEBROWSKI,  LUPARDO,  JAFFEE,
  KAVANAGH,  SCHIMEL,  TITONE,  GLICK,  REILLY, LANCMAN, MILLMAN, GALEF,
  KOON,  FIELDS,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PAULIN,  DINOWITZ,  ROSENTHAL,   CAHILL,
  GABRYSZAK,  FARRELL, PERALTA, KELLNER, JOHN, LIFTON, HEVESI, SKARTADOS
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, LATIMER, LENTOL,  MOLINARO,
  PHEFFER, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environ-
  mental  Conservation  --  reported from committee, advanced to a third
  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
  order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  global warming pollution control

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. Global warming poses a serious threat
to  the  economic well-being, public health, natural resources and envi-
ronment of New York. The potential adverse  impacts  of  global  warming
include  the  exacerbation  of  air quality problems, a reduction in the
quality and supply of water to the state, a rise in sea levels resulting
in the displacement of coastal businesses, residents and infrastructure,
damage to marine ecosystems and the natural environment, and an increase
in the incidences  of  infectious  diseases,  asthma,  and  other  human
health-related  problems.   Global warming will have detrimental effects
on some of New York's largest industries, including  agriculture,  tour-
ism, skiing, recreational and commercial fishing and forestry.
  The  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, awarded the 2007 Nobel
Peace Prize, determined that burning coal, oil and gas has led to higher
temperatures that are already impacting physical and biological systems.
The panel also projected temperatures would rise more rapidly if  green-
house  gases are not abated. The panel concluded that reducing emissions

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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80 percent below current emissions  by  mid-century  would  prevent  the
worst impacts of global warming.
  National  and international actions are necessary to fully address the
issue of global warming. Action taken by New York and  other  states  to
reduce  emissions  of greenhouse gases will have far-reaching effects by
encouraging the federal government, and other countries to act including
encouraging the development of sustainable,  non-polluting  technologies
such as solar, wind, geothermal and ocean currents.
  S  2.  Article  19 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 13
                    GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION CONTROL

SECTION 19-1301. SHORT TITLE.
        19-1303. DEFINITIONS.
        19-1305. GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING.
        19-1307. GREENHOUSE GAS LIMITS.
S 19-1301. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE "GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION CONTROL ACT".
S 19-1303. DEFINITIONS.
  WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1. "GREENHOUSE GAS" MEANS  CARBON  DIOXIDE,  METHANE,  NITROUS  OXIDE,
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS, PERFLUOROCARBONS, SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE, AND ANY OTHER
GAS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO
GLOBAL WARMING.
  2. "GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION SOURCE" MEANS ANY SOURCE  OR  CATEGORY  OF
SOURCES OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
ED TO EMISSIONS:
  (A)  ASSOCIATED  WITH  FOSSIL FUELS USED IN THE STATE BY ENTITIES THAT
ARE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF FOSSIL FUELS, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO,  OIL  REFINERIES,  OIL  STORAGE FACILITIES, AND NATURAL GAS
PIPELINES;
  (B) FROM ANY UTILITY GENERATING OR DELIVERING ELECTRICITY CONSUMED  IN
THE  STATE, WHETHER THE ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED IN THE STATE, OR GENER-
ATED OUTSIDE THE STATE AND IMPORTED INTO THE STATE, AND  ACCOUNTING  FOR
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE LOSSES; AND
  (C)  FROM  ANY  ADDITIONAL  ENTITIES  THAT  ARE EMITTERS OF GREENHOUSE
GASES, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND APPROPRIATE  TO  ENABLE  THE
DEPARTMENT  TO  MONITOR  COMPLIANCE WITH THE EMISSIONS LIMITS FOR GREEN-
HOUSE GASES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
S 19-1305. GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING.
  1. NO LATER THAN MAY 1, 2011, THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES
AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORTING FROM
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION SOURCES. THE REGULATIONS SHALL:
  (A)  INCLUDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM ALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
SOURCES EXPRESSED IN TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS;
  (B) ENSURE  RIGOROUS  AND  CONSISTENT  ACCOUNTING  OF  EMISSIONS,  AND
PROVIDE  REPORTING  TOOLS  AND FORMATS TO ENSURE COLLECTION OF NECESSARY
DATA; AND
  (C) ENSURE THAT EACH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION SOURCE MAINTAINS  COMPRE-
HENSIVE  EMISSIONS  RECORDS  OF ANY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTED FOR AT LEAST
FIVE YEARS.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
  (A) PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND UPDATE ITS EMISSION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS; AND

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  (B) MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO MAKE ITS REPORTING REGULATIONS CONSIST-
ENT WITH INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL AND OTHER STATES' GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMIS-
SION REPORTING PROGRAMS.
  3.  NO  LATER  THAN JANUARY 1, 2013, AND EVERY THREE YEARS THEREAFTER,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON:
  (A) THE ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM ALL GREENHOUSE GAS  EMIS-
SION SOURCES, INCLUDING THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF EACH GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION SOURCE TO STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; AND
  (B)  THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACHIEVING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF SECTION 19-1307 OF THIS TITLE.
S 19-1307. GREENHOUSE GAS LIMITS.
  1. NO LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 2013, THE DEPARTMENT, AFTER A PUBLIC HEAR-
ING, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS SETTING AN ENFORCEABLE LIMIT
ON THE AGGREGATE LEVEL OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM  ALL  GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSION SOURCES PROVIDED; HOWEVER, THE AGGREGATE LIMIT SHALL NOT BE
GREATER  THAN THE AGGREGATE LEVEL OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR CALEN-
DAR YEAR 1990.
  2. (A) ON JANUARY 1, 2020 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 20 PERCENT.
  (B)  ON  JANUARY  1,  2025 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 30 PERCENT.
  (C) ON JANUARY 1, 2030 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 40 PERCENT.
  (D)  ON  JANUARY  1,  2035 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 50 PERCENT.
  (E) ON JANUARY 1, 2040 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 60 PERCENT.
  (F)  ON  JANUARY  1,  2045 THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE REDUCED BY 70 PERCENT.
  (G) ON JANUARY 1, 2050, AND EACH  YEAR  THEREAFTER,  THE  LIMIT  SHALL
REMAIN  AT  80 PERCENT BELOW THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION.
  3. ANY RULE OR REGULATION THE COMMISSIONER ADOPTS TO COMPLY WITH  THIS
SECTION MUST:
  (A) NOT PLACE OR INCREASE AN ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OR HEALTH BURDEN
ON    A  COMMUNITY THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF REGULATED AIR CONTAM-
INANT SOURCE EMISSIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS COMPARED WITH THE  COUNTY
AVERAGE;
  (B) BE COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PROGRAMS; AND
  (C)  INCLUDE A PLAN TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE TO ADDRESS ADAPTATION TO
CLIMATE CHANGE INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  TERRESTRIAL  AND  AQUATIC
HABITATS,  PLANTS  AND  ANIMAL  SPECIES,  CONNECTIVITY  OF HABITATS, AND
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED  BY  NATURAL  RESOURCES  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
LIMITED TO FLOOD CONTROL AND DRINKING WATER SUPPLY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.