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Assembly Bill A2129

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires all heating oil sold within certain counties to be bioheating fuel

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2013-A2129 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0327, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10393

2013-A2129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all heating oil sold within the counties of Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester and the counties of the city of New York to be bioheating fuel that contains at least two percent biodiesel.

2013-A2129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2129

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, JAFFEE, CRESPO, THIELE,
  ABINANTI, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN,  GOTTFRIED,
  PERRY  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  bioheating fuel requirements

  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 19-0327 to read as follows:
S 19-0327. BIOHEATING FUEL REQUIREMENTS.
  (1)  DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "BIODIESEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL, DESIGNATED  B100,  THAT  MEETS  THE
SPECIFICATIONS  OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS DESIG-
NATION D6751 COMPOSED EXCLUSIVELY OF MONO-ALKYL  ESTERS  OF  LONG  CHAIN
FATTY ACIDS DERIVED FROM FEEDSTOCK.
  (B) "BIOHEATING FUEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL COMPRISED OF BIODIESEL BLENDED
WITH PETROLEUM HEATING OIL THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY  FOR  TESTING AND MATERIALS DESIGNATION D396 OR OTHER SPECIFICA-
TIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  (C) "HEATING OIL" SHALL MEAN PETROLEUM OIL REFINED FOR THE PURPOSE  OF
USE  AS  FUEL FOR COMBUSTION IN A SPACE AND/OR WATER HEATING SYSTEM THAT
MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERI-
ALS DESIGNATION D396  OR  OTHER  SPECIFICATIONS  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER.
  (D)  "FEEDSTOCK"  SHALL  MEAN SOYBEAN OIL, OIL FROM ANNUAL COVERCROPS,
ALGAL OIL, BIOGENIC WASTE OILS, FATS OR GREASES, OR NON-FOOD GRADE  CORN
OIL, PROVIDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY, BY RULES AND REGULATIONS, MODI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02277-01-3

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