Assembly Bill A4181

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A4181 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5826
2011-2012: A7529
2013-2014: A5750

2015-A4181 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A4181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4181

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McKEVITT, GRAF -- read once and referred to the
  Committee 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.
                                                           LBD08362-01-5

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