Senate Bill S8061

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of outdoor wood boilers

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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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2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11457
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19 Title 13 §19-1301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2182, A2165

2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of outdoor wood boilers.

2009-S8061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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