Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 01, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 30, 2010 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1410 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S8061
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8061 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to outdoor wood boilers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill restricts the sale of outdoor wood boilers after January 1, 2011 that do not meet EPA emission standards and clarifies statutory authority regarding the use of such as a heating source. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Legislative intent - clarifies that wood is a source of clean fuel and when used properly should not be discouraged from being used as a fuel source. Section 2 defines clean wood, other biomass, outdoor wood boiler and nuisance Sections 3 - 7. Restricts the fuels that are allowed in outdoor wood boilers to clean wood and other biomass, requires outdoor wood boilers sold after January 1, 2011 to meet or exceed the particulate and emission standards set under EPAs Phase II Voluntary Partnership Program, directs the DEC to publish best practices on the operation,
2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8061 I N S E N A T E June 3, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to outdoor wood boilers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that wood is a sustainable and renewable resource and that burning clean wood for heat reduces our dependence on more costly foreign non-renewable sources of energy. The legislature further finds that responsible burning of clean wood in an outdoor wood boiler provides a reliable source of heat and hot water at a relatively low cost when compared to other energy sourc- es. Furthermore, the legislature finds that because of the wide vari- ation in climate, topography, community character and socio-economic conditions throughout New York state, any regulation of outdoor wood boilers that is more restrictive than that contained in this act is most appropriately left to local governments. S 2. Article 19 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 13 to read as follows: TITLE 13 REGULATION OF OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS SECTION 19-1301. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS. S 19-1301. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: (A) "CLEAN WOOD" MEANS WOOD THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAINTED, STAINED, COAT- ED, PRESERVED, OR TREATED WITH ANY PRESERVATIVE, HERBICIDE, PESTICIDE, ADHESIVE OR OTHER CHEMICAL COATING. (B) "OTHER BIOMASS" MEANS WOOD PELLETS, CORN, OR WOOD CHIPS. (C) "OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER" ALSO KNOWN AS "HYDRONIC HEATERS" MEANS A FUEL BURNING DEVICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO PRIMARILY BURN CLEAN WOOD, OR OTHER BIOMASS AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE UNIT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IS TYPICALLY USED OUTDOORS OR IN BUILDINGS NOT NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY HUMANS, SUCH AS GARAGES, SHEDS OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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