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Assembly Bill A7529

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to public awareness of biofuel

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2011-A7529 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5826
2013-2014: A5750
2015-2016: A4181

2011-A7529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires NYSERDA to establish a program of public awareness of the use and benefits of biofuel.

2011-A7529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7529

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy

AN  ACT  relating  to  the  public  awareness of the use and benefits of
  biofuel

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

  Section  1.  1.  The  New  York  state energy and research development
authority (NYSERDA) shall develop a program  to  increase  the  public's
awareness  of the use and benefits of biofuel including, but not limited
to, an advertisement campaign of such benefits.
  2. For purposes of this act:
  a. "biofuel" shall mean a fuel which includes biodiesel, ethanol,  and
agri-biodiesel or any other standard approved by NYSERDA;
  b.  "biodiesel"  shall mean a fuel comprised exclusively of mono-alkyl
esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils  or  animal
fats, designated B100, which meets the specifications of American Socie-
ty of Testing and Materials designation D 6751-02;
  c.  "ethanol"  shall  mean  ethyl  alcohol  manufactured in the United
States and its territories and sold (i) for fuel use and which has  been
rendered  unfit  for beverage use in a manner and which is produced at a
facility approved by the federal bureau of  alcohol,  tobacco,  firearms
and  explosives for the production of ethanol for fuel, or (ii) as dena-
tured ethanol used by blenders and  refiners  which  has  been  rendered
unfit for beverage use; and
  d.  "agri-biodiesel"  shall  mean biodiesel derived solely from virgin
oils including, but not limited to, esters derived from virgin vegetable
oils from corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, cottonseeds, canola,  crambe,
grapeseeds,  safflowers,  flaxseeds,  rice  bran, mustard seeds and from
animal fats.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11408-01-1

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