Assembly Bill A6683

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Exempts state owned, leased or operated on behalf of, heavy duty vehicles operating on biodiesel from the diesel emissions reduction act of 2006

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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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2011-A6683 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0323, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5737
2015-2016: A5071
2017-2018: A5399, A11071
2019-2020: A4662

2011-A6683 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts state owned, leased or operated on behalf of, heavy duty vehicles operating on biodiesel from the diesel emissions reduction act of 2006; defines biodiesel.

2011-A6683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6683

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  exempting state owned heavy duty vehicles or heavy duty vehicles under
  contract with the state operating on biodiesel from the  diesel  emis-
  sions reduction act of 2006

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  19-0323  of  the  environmental
conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a new paragraph e to read as
follows:
  E. "BIODIESEL FUEL" MEANS A DIESEL MOTOR FUEL SUBSTITUTE PRODUCED FROM
NONPETROLEUM RENEWABLE RESOURCES THAT MEETS  THE  REGISTRATION  REQUIRE-
MENTS  FOR  FUELS  AND  FUEL  ADDITIVES ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY UNDER SECTION 211 OF THE  CLEAN  AIR  ACT  (42  U.S.C.
7545)  AND  THAT  MEETS  THE  AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
D6751-02A STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR BIODIESEL FUEL (B100) OR ANY DERIV-
ATIVE THEREOF BLEND STOCK FOR DISTILLATE FUELS THAT HAS  BEEN  PURCHASED
FROM  A  COMMERCIALLY OWNED FUELING STATION, LICENSED AND OPERATED UNDER
STANDARDS SET FORTH BY STATE LAW.
  S 2. Section 19-0323 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. ANY DIESEL POWERED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE THAT IS OWNED BY, OPERATED BY
OR  ON  BEHALF  OF,  OR  LEASED BY A STATE AGENCY AND STATE AND REGIONAL
PUBLIC AUTHORITY WHICH EXCLUSIVELY USES BIODIESEL  FUEL  AS  DEFINED  IN
PARAGRAPH  E OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that the commissioner  of
environmental conservation shall take any action necessary for the time-
ly  implementation  of  this act on or before the date on which it shall
have become a law.

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

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