Senate Bill S2720A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires cities with populations over 45,000 to incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles owned by city agencies

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 31, 2012	print number 2720a
Jan 31, 2012	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 04, 2012	referred to environmental conservation
Jan 31, 2011	referred to environmental conservation

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2011-S2720 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-0306-b, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4458
2013-2014: S922
2015-2016: S958
2017-2018: S3211

2011-S2720 - Summary

Requires cities with populations over 45,000 to incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles owned by city agencies; defines terms.

2011-S2720 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2720

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to reducing the
emission of pollutants from diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles owned by
agencies of cities with populations over 45,000

PURPOSE:

The bill will require cities with populations over 45,000 to
incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles
(trucks, garbage and recycling trucks, buses, construction vehicles,
etc.) owned by city agencies.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill adds a new section to environmental
conservation law relating to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel
and best available technology by diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles
in cities with populations over forty-five thousand.

The section requires each diesel fuel-powered motor vehicle owned or
operated by a city agency be powered by ultra low sulfur diesel fuel.
The section establishes a schedule for cities to insure that all

diesel fuel-powered vehicles (having a gross vehicle weight of more
than 8,500 pounds) are either retrofitted with best available
technology or equipped with an engine certified to EPA particulate
matter standards.

The section directs the Commissioner of DEC to determine, and publish
a list of, best available retrofit technologies to be used for each
type of diesel truck, issue a written determination that permits the
use of diesel fuel that has a sulfur content of no more than 30
parts per million to fulfill the requirements of the legislation, and
provide waivers for localities for which the low sulfur fuel is not
readily available.

It requires a report to the legislature regarding, among other things,
the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and the use of the best
available retrofit technology by city-owned trucks, buses, etc. In
the section there are listed occasions when the provisions will not
apply.
There is a severability clause.

Section two is the enacting clause.

EXISTING LAW:

This legislation adds a new section to Environmental Conservation Law.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation is intended to reduce the emission of pollutants in,
and the noise levels of, heavy-duty on- and off-road diesel-powered


trucks like garbage and recycling trucks, buses, and construction
vehicles in New York State's urban areas.

Vehicle emissions pose serious health concerns for those who live and
work in New York cities. These pollutants may result in respiratory
problems, such as aggravated asthma and decreased lung function. In
addition to particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides,
diesel exhaust contains a number of air toxins, including benzene,
formaldehyde and dioxin. The negative health impacts stemming from
these emissions are especially detrimental to children and the
elderly, the former of whom actually breathe fifty percent more air
per pound of body weight than adults.

What may be most alarming about diesel exhaust is the considerable
evidence that it is a likely carcinogen. In the EPA's Health
Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust, "diesel exhaust was
classified as likely to be carcinogenic to humans by inhalation at
environmental exposures..." In addition, human epidemiological
studies demonstrate an association between exposure to the exhaust
and increased lung cancer rates in occupational settings.

The connection between vehicle exhaust and asthma is also of great
consequence to New York's cities, which suffer from some of the
highest asthma rates in the country. Studies have concluded that
"routine exposure to dirty air during childhood actually harms lung
development, leading to a permanently reduced ability to breathe" and
that "environmental pollutants... -- including combustion
byproducts... -- may increase the rate of low birth weight babies and
babies with smaller heads, both of which may be linked to lower IQ
and poorer school performance."

We can have cleaner air and quieter, healthier neighborhoods and make
genuine progress toward energy independence -- all by simply using a
cleaner fuel and technology that has been commercialized and refined
over the last 15 years.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2005-06: S.8015 Serrano Referred to Rules
2007-09: S.3136 Serrano Referred to En. Con.
2010:    Senate & Assembly Referred to Environmental Conservation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

The act shall take effect 180 days after becoming a law, with
provisions.

2011-S2720 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2720

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- 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
  reducing  the  emission  of  pollutants from diesel fuel-powered motor
  vehicles owned by agencies of cities with populations over 45,000

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 19-0306-b to read as follows:
S 19-0306-B. USE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR  DIESEL  FUEL  AND  BEST  AVAILABLE
                 RETROFIT  TECHNOLOGY BY DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHI-
                 CLES IN CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER  FORTY-FIVE  THOU-
                 SAND.
  1. DEFINITIONS.  WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A.  "BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TECHNOLOGY, VERIFIED BY
THE EPA  OR THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, FOR REDUCING  THE  EMIS-
SION  OF POLLUTANTS THAT ACHIEVES REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULATE MATTER EMIS-
SIONS AT THE HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION LEVEL FOR  DIESEL  EMISSION  CONTROL
STRATEGIES,  AS  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THAT IS
APPLICABLE TO THE PARTICULAR ENGINE AND APPLICATION.    SUCH  TECHNOLOGY
SHALL  ALSO,  AT  A  REASONABLE  COST, ACHIEVE THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN
EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES AT SUCH PARTICULATE MATTER REDUCTION  LEVEL
AND  SHALL  IN  NO  EVENT  RESULT  IN A NET INCREASE IN THE EMISSIONS OF
EITHER PARTICULATE MATTER OR NITROGEN OXIDES.
  B. "CITY  AGENCY"  MEANS  A  CITY,  COUNTY,  BOROUGH,  ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  BUREAU,  BOARD  OR COMMISSION, OR A CORPORATION,
INSTITUTION OR AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT, THE EXPENSES OF WHICH ARE  PAID  IN
WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE CITY TREASURY.
  C.  "GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  RATING"  MEANS THE VALUE SPECIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE  MODEL  AS  THE  MAXIMUM  DESIGN  LOADED
WEIGHT OF A SINGLE VEHICLE OF THAT MODEL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00215-01-1

S. 2720                             2

  D.  "MOTOR  VEHICLE"  MEANS A VEHICLE OPERATED OR DRIVEN UPON A PUBLIC
HIGHWAY WHICH IS PROPELLED BY  ANY  POWER  OTHER  THAN  MUSCULAR  POWER,
EXCEPT ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN MOBILITY ASSISTANCE DEVICES OPERATED OR DRIV-
EN  BY  A  PERSON  WITH  A DISABILITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS TERM
SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  VEHICLES  THAT ARE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE BY CITY FIRE, POLICE, SHERIFF OR RESCUE DEPARTMENTS.
  E. "PERSON" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON, CO-PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  COMPANY,
ASSOCIATION,  JOINT  STOCK ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER LIKE ORGAN-
IZATION.
  F. "REASONABLE COST" MEANS THAT SUCH TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT COST  GREATER
THAN THIRTY PERCENT MORE THAN OTHER TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE TO THE PARTIC-
ULAR  ENGINE  AND  APPLICATION THAT FALLS WITHIN THE SAME CLASSIFICATION
LEVEL FOR DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES, AS SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVI-
SION  FOUR OF THIS SECTION, WHEN CONSIDERING THE COST OF THE STRATEGIES,
THEMSELVES, AND THE COST OF INSTALLATION.
  G. "ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL" MEANS DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A  SULFUR
CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN PARTS PER MILLION.
  2.  A.  EACH  DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY A
CITY AGENCY SHALL BE POWERED BY ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL.
  B. DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING A  GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT
RATING  OF  MORE THAN EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS THAT ARE OWNED OR OPER-
ATED BY CITY AGENCIES SHALL UTILIZE THE BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOL-
OGY OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE CERTIFIED TO THE APPLICABLE TWO  THOU-
SAND  SEVEN  EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
86.007-11 OF TITLE 40 OF THE CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS  OR  TO  ANY
SUBSEQUENT  EPA  STANDARD  FOR SUCH POLLUTANT THAT IS AT LEAST AS STRIN-
GENT, PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
  (I) 7% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES          BY JANUARY 1, 2012;
  (II) 14% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2013;
  (III) 30% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES       BY JANUARY 1, 2014;
  (IV) 50% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2015;
  (V) 70% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES         BY JANUARY 1, 2016;
  (VI) 90% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2017;
  (VII) 100% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES      BY JULY 1, 2017.
  3. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE DETERMINATIONS, AND SHALL PUBLISH  A
LIST  CONTAINING  SUCH DETERMINATIONS, AS TO THE BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT
TECHNOLOGY TO BE USED FOR EACH TYPE OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE
TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES. EACH SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE REVIEWED
AND REVISED, AS NEEDED, ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT IN NO EVENT  LESS  OFTEN
THAN ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DETERMINE THAT A TECHNOLOGY, WHETHER OR NOT IT
HAS  BEEN VERIFIED BY THE EPA OR THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, MAY
BE APPROPRIATE TO TEST, ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS, ON A  PARTICULAR  TYPE
OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY A CITY AGENCY.
THE  COMMISSIONER MAY AUTHORIZE SUCH TECHNOLOGY TO BE INSTALLED ON UP TO
FIVE PERCENT OR TWENTY-FIVE OF SUCH TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICHEVER  IS
LESS.  ANY  MOTOR  VEHICLE  ON WHICH SUCH TECHNOLOGY IS INSTALLED MAY BE
COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF  PARAGRAPH  A  OF
SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS SECTION. SUCH TECHNOLOGY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
TO BE INSTALLED ON OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE  AND  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  C. NO CITY AGENCY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT
TECHNOLOGY OR EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGY UTILIZED FOR A DIESEL FUEL-POWERED
MOTOR  VEHICLE  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN
THREE YEARS OF HAVING FIRST UTILIZED SUCH TECHNOLOGY FOR  SUCH  VEHICLE,
EXCEPT  THAT  TECHNOLOGY  THAT  FALLS WITHIN LEVEL FOUR, AS SET FORTH IN

S. 2720                             3

SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO  BE  REPLACED
UNTIL IT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.
  4.  THE  CLASSIFICATION  LEVELS FOR DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES
ARE AS FOLLOWS, WITH LEVEL FOUR BEING THE HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION LEVEL:
  A. LEVEL FOUR - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE  MATTER  EMISSIONS
BY  EIGHTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OR GREATER OR REDUCES ENGINE EMISSIONS TO LESS
THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.01 GRAMS DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER PER  BRAKE  HORSE-
POWER-HOUR;
  B.  LEVEL THREE - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS
BY BETWEEN FIFTY AND EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT;
  C. LEVEL TWO - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS BY
BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AND FORTY-NINE PERCENT;
  D. LEVEL ONE - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS BY
BETWEEN TWENTY AND TWENTY-FOUR PERCENT.
  5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN DETERMINATION  THAT  PERMITS
THE  USE OF DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY
PARTS PER MILLION TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION  IF  ULTRA
LOW  SULFUR DIESEL FUEL IS NOT AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CITY AGEN-
CIES TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  DETERMINATION
SHALL  EXPIRE AFTER SIX MONTHS AND SHALL BE RENEWED IN WRITING EVERY SIX
MONTHS IF SUCH LACK OF AVAILABILITY PERSISTS, BUT IN NO EVENT  SHALL  BE
IN EFFECT AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
  6. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ISSUE A WAIVER FOR THE USE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR
DIESEL  FUEL  WHERE  A  CITY  AGENCY  MAKES  A WRITTEN FINDING, WHICH IS
APPROVED, IN WRITING, BY THE COMMISSIONER, THAT A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF
ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL, OR DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A  SULFUR  CONTENT
OF  NO  MORE  THAN  THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN
EFFECT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, IS NOT AVAILABLE TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH AGENCY, TO THE
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHALL USE WHATEVER  QUANTITY  OF  ULTRA  LOW  SULFUR
DIESEL  FUEL  OR  DIESEL  FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN
THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION IS AVAILABLE FOR ITS DIESEL FUEL-POWERED  MOTOR
VEHICLES.  ANY  WAIVER  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXPIRE
AFTER TWO MONTHS, UNLESS THE CITY AGENCY RENEWS THE FINDING, IN WRITING,
AND THE COMMISSIONER APPROVES SUCH RENEWAL, IN WRITING.
  7. A. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  AND  NOT
LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
SUBMIT  A  REPORT  TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
USE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL AND THE USE OF  THE  BEST  AVAILABLE
RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY BY DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR OPER-
ATED  BY  CITY  AGENCIES DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FOR EACH CITY AGENCY:
  (I)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR
OPERATED BY SUCH AGENCY;
  (II) THE NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT WERE POWERED BY ULTRA  LOW
SULFUR DIESEL FUEL;
  (III)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR
OPERATED BY SUCH AGENCY HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE  WEIGHT  RATING  OF  MORE
THAN EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS;
  (IV)  THE  NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT UTILIZED THE BEST AVAIL-
ABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN BY MOTOR VEHICLE  MODEL,
ENGINE YEAR AND THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY USED FOR EACH VEHICLE;
  (V) THE NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE
CERTIFIED TO THE APPLICABLE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICU-
LATE MATTER AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 86.007-11 OF TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF

S. 2720                             4

FEDERAL  REGULATIONS  OR  TO ANY SUBSEQUENT EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER THAT IS AT LEAST AS STRINGENT;
  (VI)  THE  NUMBER  OF  SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT UTILIZED TECHNOLOGY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AND THE
RESULTS AND ANALYSES REGARDING THE TESTING OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY; AND
  (VII) ALL WAIVERS, FINDINGS, AND RENEWALS  OF  SUCH  FINDINGS,  ISSUED
PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF THIS SECTION, WHICH, FOR EACH WAIVER,
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE QUANTITY OF DIESEL FUEL NEEDED
TO POWER DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR  OPERATED  BY  SUCH
AGENCY;  SPECIFIC  INFORMATION  CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF ULTRA LOW
SULFUR DIESEL FUEL OR DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF  NO  MORE
THAN  THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF  THIS  SECTION;  AND  DETAILED  INFORMATION
CONCERNING  THE  AGENCY'S EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL
OR DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE  THAN  THIRTY  PARTS
PER  MILLION  WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
  B. WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE  OF
THIS  SECTION,  INFORMATION  REGARDING  DIESEL  FUEL  THAT  HAS A SULFUR
CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION SHALL BE REPORTED WHER-
EVER INFORMATION IS REQUESTED FOR ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL  PURSUANT
TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  C.  THE REPORT DUE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY INCLUDE THE  INFORMATION
REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I), (II) AND (VII) OF SUCH PARA-
GRAPH.
  8. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY:
  A. WHERE FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING PRECLUDES A CITY FROM  IMPOSING  THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; OR
  B. TO PURCHASES THAT ARE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENTS PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW.
  9.  IF  ANY SUBDIVISION, PARAGRAPH, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR OTHER PORTION OF
THIS SECTION IS, FOR ANY REASON, DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL  OR  INVALID,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SUCH PORTION
SHALL  BE  DEEMED  SEVERABLE, AND SUCH UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY
SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THIS SECTION,
WHICH REMAINING PORTIONS SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately  the  commissioner  of
environmental  conservation  is  authorized to add, amend, and/or repeal
any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
its effective date.

2011-S2720A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-0306-b, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4458
2013-2014: S922
2015-2016: S958
2017-2018: S3211

2011-S2720A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cities with populations over 45,000 to incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles owned by city agencies; defines terms.

2011-S2720A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2720A

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to reducing the
emission of pollutants from diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles owned by
agencies of cities with populations over 45,000

PURPOSE:

The bill will require cities with populations over 45,000 to
incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles
(trucks, garbage and recycling trucks, buses, construction vehicles,
etc.) owned by city agencies.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill adds a new section to environmental
conservation law relating to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel
and best available technology by diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles
in cities with populations over forty-five thousand.

The section requires each diesel fuel-powered motor vehicle owned or
operated by a city agency be powered by ultra low sulfur diesel fuel.
The section establishes a schedule for cities to insure that all

diesel fuel-powered vehicles (having a gross vehicle weight of more
than 8,500 pounds) are either retrofitted with best available
technology or equipped with an engine certified to EPA particulate
matter standards.

The section directs the Commissioner of DEC to determine, and publish
a list of, best available retrofit technologies to be used for each
type of diesel truck, issue a written determination that permits the
use of diesel fuel that has a sulfur content of no more than 30 parts
per million to fulfill the requirements of the legislation, and
provide waivers for localities for which the low sulfur fuel is not
readily available.

It requires a report to the legislature regarding, among other things,
the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and the use of the best
available retrofit technology by city-owned trucks, buses, etc. In
the section there are listed occasions when the provisions will not
apply.
There is a severability clause.

Section two is the enacting clause.

EXISTING LAW:

This legislation adds a new section to Environmental Conservation Law.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation is intended to reduce the emission of pollutants in,
and the noise levels of,heavy-duty on- and off-road diesel-powered
trucks like garbage and recycling trucks, buses, and construction
vehicles in New York state's urban areas.

Vehicle emissions pose serious health concerns for those who live and
work in New York cities. These pollutants may result in respiratory
problems, such as aggravated asthma and decreased lung function. In
addition to particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides,
diesel exhaust contains a number of air toxins, including benzene,
formaldehyde and dioxin. The negative health impacts stemming from
these emissions are especially detrimental to children and the
elderly, the former of whom actually breathe fifty percent more air
per pound of body weight than adults.

What may be most alarming about diesel exhaust is the considerable
evidence that it is a likely carcinogen. In the EPA's Health
Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust, "diesel exhaust was
classified as likely to be carcinogenic to humans by inhalation at
environmental exposures..." In addition, human epidemiological
studies demonstrate an association between exposure to the exhaust
and increased lung cancer rates in occupational settings.

The connection between vehicle exhaust and asthma is also of great
consequence to New York's cities, which suffer from some of the
highest asthma rates in the country. Studies have concluded that
"routine exposure to dirty air during childhood actually harms lung
development, leading to a permanently reduced ability to breathe" and
that "environmental pollutants... -- including combustion
byproducts... -- may increase the rate of low birth weight babies and
babies with smaller heads, both of which may be linked to lower IQ
and poorer school performance."

We can have cleaner air and quieter, healthier neighborhoods and make
genuine progress toward energy independence -- all by simply using a
cleaner fuel and technology that has been commercialized and refined
over the last 15 years.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2005-06:  S.8015 Serrano Referred to Rules
2007-09   S.3136 Serrano Referred to Environmental Conservation
2010:     Senate & Assembly Referred to Environmental Conservation
2011:     Senate & Assembly Referred to Environmental Conservation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

The act shall take effect 180 days after becoming a law, with
provisions.

2011-S2720A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2720--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  reducing the emission of pollutants  from  diesel  fuel-powered  motor
  vehicles owned by agencies of cities with populations over 45,000

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 19-0306-b to read as follows:
S  19-0306-B.  USE  OF  ULTRA  LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL AND BEST AVAILABLE
                 RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY BY DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR  VEHI-
                 CLES  IN  CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER FORTY-FIVE THOU-
                 SAND.
  1. DEFINITIONS.  WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A. "BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TECHNOLOGY, VERIFIED  BY
THE  EPA   OR THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, FOR REDUCING THE EMIS-
SION OF POLLUTANTS THAT ACHIEVES REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULATE MATTER  EMIS-
SIONS  AT  THE  HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION LEVEL FOR DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL
STRATEGIES, AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS  SECTION,  THAT  IS
APPLICABLE  TO  THE  PARTICULAR ENGINE AND APPLICATION.  SUCH TECHNOLOGY
SHALL ALSO, AT A REASONABLE COST,  ACHIEVE  THE  GREATEST  REDUCTION  IN
EMISSIONS  OF NITROGEN OXIDES AT SUCH PARTICULATE MATTER REDUCTION LEVEL
AND SHALL IN NO EVENT RESULT IN A  NET  INCREASE  IN  THE  EMISSIONS  OF
EITHER PARTICULATE MATTER OR NITROGEN OXIDES.
  B.  "CITY  AGENCY"  MEANS  A  CITY,  COUNTY,  BOROUGH, ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BUREAU, BOARD OR  COMMISSION,  OR  A  CORPORATION,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00215-02-2

S. 2720--A                          2

INSTITUTION  OR  AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT, THE EXPENSES OF WHICH ARE PAID IN
WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE CITY TREASURY.
  C.  "GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  RATING"  MEANS THE VALUE SPECIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE  MODEL  AS  THE  MAXIMUM  DESIGN  LOADED
WEIGHT OF A SINGLE VEHICLE OF THAT MODEL.
  D.  "MOTOR  VEHICLE"  MEANS A VEHICLE OPERATED OR DRIVEN UPON A PUBLIC
HIGHWAY WHICH IS PROPELLED BY  ANY  POWER  OTHER  THAN  MUSCULAR  POWER,
EXCEPT ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN MOBILITY ASSISTANCE DEVICES OPERATED OR DRIV-
EN  BY  A  PERSON  WITH  A DISABILITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS TERM
SHALL NOT INCLUDE VEHICLES THAT ARE  SPECIALLY  EQUIPPED  FOR  EMERGENCY
RESPONSE BY CITY FIRE, POLICE, SHERIFF OR RESCUE DEPARTMENTS.
  E.  "PERSON"  MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON, CO-PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, COMPANY,
ASSOCIATION, JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER  LIKE  ORGAN-
IZATION.
  F.  "REASONABLE COST" MEANS THAT SUCH TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT COST GREATER
THAN THIRTY PERCENT MORE THAN OTHER TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE TO THE PARTIC-
ULAR ENGINE AND APPLICATION THAT FALLS WITHIN  THE  SAME  CLASSIFICATION
LEVEL  FOR  DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES, AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, WHEN CONSIDERING THE COST OF THE  STRATEGIES,
THEMSELVES, AND THE COST OF INSTALLATION.
  G.  "ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL" MEANS DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR
CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN PARTS PER MILLION.
  2. A. EACH DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR  OPERATED  BY  A
CITY AGENCY SHALL BE POWERED BY ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL.
  B.  DIESEL  FUEL-POWERED  MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
RATING OF MORE THAN EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS THAT ARE OWNED  OR  OPER-
ATED BY CITY AGENCIES SHALL UTILIZE THE BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOL-
OGY  OR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE CERTIFIED TO THE APPLICABLE TWO THOU-
SAND SEVEN EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AS SET FORTH  IN  SECTION
86.007-11  OF  TITLE  40  OF  THE  CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS OR TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT EPA STANDARD FOR SUCH POLLUTANT THAT IS AT  LEAST  AS  STRIN-
GENT, PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
  (I) 7% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES          BY JANUARY 1, 2013;
  (II) 14% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2014;
  (III) 30% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES       BY JANUARY 1, 2015;
  (IV) 50% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2016;
  (V) 70% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES         BY JANUARY 1, 2017;
  (VI) 90% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES        BY JANUARY 1, 2018;
  (VII) 100% OF ALL SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES      BY JULY 1, 2019.
  3.  A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE DETERMINATIONS, AND SHALL PUBLISH A
LIST CONTAINING SUCH DETERMINATIONS, AS TO THE BEST  AVAILABLE  RETROFIT
TECHNOLOGY TO BE USED FOR EACH TYPE OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE
TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES. EACH SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE REVIEWED
AND  REVISED,  AS NEEDED, ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT IN NO EVENT LESS OFTEN
THAN ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DETERMINE THAT A TECHNOLOGY, WHETHER OR NOT IT
HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE EPA OR THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD,  MAY
BE  APPROPRIATE  TO TEST, ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS, ON A PARTICULAR TYPE
OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY A CITY AGENCY.
THE COMMISSIONER MAY AUTHORIZE SUCH TECHNOLOGY TO BE INSTALLED ON UP  TO
FIVE  PERCENT OR TWENTY-FIVE OF SUCH TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICHEVER IS
LESS. ANY MOTOR VEHICLE ON WHICH SUCH TECHNOLOGY  IS  INSTALLED  MAY  BE
COUNTED  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH A OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH TECHNOLOGY SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED
TO  BE  INSTALLED  ON OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE AND SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

S. 2720--A                          3

  C. NO CITY AGENCY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT
TECHNOLOGY OR EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGY UTILIZED FOR A DIESEL FUEL-POWERED
MOTOR VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  WITHIN
THREE  YEARS  OF HAVING FIRST UTILIZED SUCH TECHNOLOGY FOR SUCH VEHICLE,
EXCEPT  THAT  TECHNOLOGY  THAT  FALLS WITHIN LEVEL FOUR, AS SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO  BE  REPLACED
UNTIL IT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.
  4.  THE  CLASSIFICATION  LEVELS FOR DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES
ARE AS FOLLOWS, WITH LEVEL FOUR BEING THE HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION LEVEL:
  A. LEVEL FOUR - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE  MATTER  EMISSIONS
BY  EIGHTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OR GREATER OR REDUCES ENGINE EMISSIONS TO LESS
THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.01 GRAMS DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER PER  BRAKE  HORSE-
POWER-HOUR;
  B.  LEVEL THREE - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS
BY BETWEEN FIFTY AND EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT;
  C. LEVEL TWO - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS BY
BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AND FORTY-NINE PERCENT;
  D. LEVEL ONE - STRATEGY REDUCES DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS BY
BETWEEN TWENTY AND TWENTY-FOUR PERCENT.
  5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN DETERMINATION  THAT  PERMITS
THE  USE OF DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY
PARTS PER MILLION TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION  IF  ULTRA
LOW  SULFUR DIESEL FUEL IS NOT AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CITY AGEN-
CIES TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  DETERMINATION
SHALL  EXPIRE AFTER SIX MONTHS AND SHALL BE RENEWED IN WRITING EVERY SIX
MONTHS IF SUCH LACK OF AVAILABILITY PERSISTS, BUT IN NO EVENT  SHALL  BE
IN EFFECT AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
  6. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ISSUE A WAIVER FOR THE USE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR
DIESEL  FUEL  WHERE  A  CITY  AGENCY  MAKES  A WRITTEN FINDING, WHICH IS
APPROVED, IN WRITING, BY THE COMMISSIONER, THAT A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF
ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL, OR DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A  SULFUR  CONTENT
OF  NO  MORE  THAN  THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN
EFFECT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, IS NOT AVAILABLE TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH AGENCY, TO THE
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHALL USE WHATEVER  QUANTITY  OF  ULTRA  LOW  SULFUR
DIESEL  FUEL  OR  DIESEL  FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN
THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION IS AVAILABLE FOR ITS DIESEL FUEL-POWERED  MOTOR
VEHICLES.  ANY  WAIVER  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXPIRE
AFTER TWO MONTHS, UNLESS THE CITY AGENCY RENEWS THE FINDING, IN WRITING,
AND THE COMMISSIONER APPROVES SUCH RENEWAL, IN WRITING.
  7. A. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN,  AND  NOT
LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
SUBMIT  A  REPORT  TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
USE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL AND THE USE OF  THE  BEST  AVAILABLE
RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY BY DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR OPER-
ATED  BY  CITY  AGENCIES DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FOR EACH CITY AGENCY:
  (I)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR
OPERATED BY SUCH AGENCY;
  (II) THE NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT WERE POWERED BY ULTRA  LOW
SULFUR DIESEL FUEL;
  (III)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIESEL FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR
OPERATED BY SUCH AGENCY HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE  WEIGHT  RATING  OF  MORE
THAN EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS;

S. 2720--A                          4

  (IV)  THE  NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT UTILIZED THE BEST AVAIL-
ABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN BY MOTOR VEHICLE  MODEL,
ENGINE YEAR AND THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY USED FOR EACH VEHICLE;
  (V) THE NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ENGINE
CERTIFIED TO THE APPLICABLE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICU-
LATE MATTER AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 86.007-11 OF TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF
FEDERAL  REGULATIONS  OR  TO ANY SUBSEQUENT EPA STANDARD FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER THAT IS AT LEAST AS STRINGENT;
  (VI) THE NUMBER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES  THAT  UTILIZED  TECHNOLOGY  IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AND THE
RESULTS AND ANALYSES REGARDING THE TESTING OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY; AND
  (VII)  ALL  WAIVERS,  FINDINGS,  AND RENEWALS OF SUCH FINDINGS, ISSUED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION,  WHICH,  FOR  EACH  WAIVER,
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE QUANTITY OF DIESEL FUEL NEEDED
TO  POWER  DIESEL  FUEL-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR OPERATED BY SUCH
AGENCY; SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY  OF  ULTRA  LOW
SULFUR  DIESEL  FUEL OR DIESEL FUEL THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE
THAN THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT  PURSU-
ANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF  THIS  SECTION;  AND DETAILED INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE AGENCY'S EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ULTRA LOW SULFUR  DIESEL  FUEL
OR  DIESEL  FUEL  THAT HAS A SULFUR CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY PARTS
PER MILLION WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
  B.  WHERE A DETERMINATION IS IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
THIS SECTION, INFORMATION  REGARDING  DIESEL  FUEL  THAT  HAS  A  SULFUR
CONTENT OF NO MORE THAN THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION SHALL BE REPORTED WHER-
EVER  INFORMATION IS REQUESTED FOR ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL PURSUANT
TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  C. THE REPORT DUE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH  PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY INCLUDE THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I), (II) AND  (VII)  OF  SUCH  PARA-
GRAPH.
  8. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY:
  A.  WHERE  FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING PRECLUDES A CITY FROM IMPOSING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; OR
  B. TO PURCHASES THAT ARE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENTS PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW.
  9. IF ANY SUBDIVISION, PARAGRAPH, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR OTHER  PORTION  OF
THIS  SECTION  IS, FOR ANY REASON, DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INVALID,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SUCH PORTION
SHALL BE DEEMED SEVERABLE, AND SUCH  UNCONSTITUTIONALITY  OR  INVALIDITY
SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THIS SECTION,
WHICH REMAINING PORTIONS SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of
environmental conservation is authorized to add,  amend,  and/or  repeal
any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
its effective date.

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