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Assembly Bill A2013A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel

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2017-A2013 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S370
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1884, Pub Auth L; add §99-bb, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4871, S7760
2011-2012: A7168, S2990
2013-2014: A55, S1182
2015-2016: A1954, S3624
2019-2020: S206
2021-2022: S3632
2023-2024: S991
2025-2026: S2580

2017-A2013 - Summary

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.

2017-A2013 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2013
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in
   relation  to  a grant program for the agricultural production of biod-
   iesel fuel and a fund for the administration of such program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1884 to read as follows:
   § 1884. BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS
 OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTION
 OF BIODIESEL FUEL.
   2.  ALL  MONEYS RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 DEPOSITED INTO THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION NINETY-NINE-AA OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   3.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL FUEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL
 COMPRISED OF MONO-ALKYL ESTERS OF LONG CHAIN FATTY  ACIDS  DERIVED  FROM
 VEGETABLE OILS OR ANIMAL FATS, DESIGNATED B100, AND MEETING THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF THE ASTM OF D 6751.
   4.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION AND
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-aa to
 read as follows:
   § 99-AA.  BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK
 STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, A FUND TO BE  KNOWN  AS
 THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND.
   2. MONEYS OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION
 BY  THE  LEGISLATURE AND ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL
 BE AVAILABLE TO SUCH CHAIRMAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  BIODIESEL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02460-02-7

2017-A2013A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S370
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1884, Pub Auth L; add §99-bb, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4871, S7760
2011-2012: A7168, S2990
2013-2014: A55, S1182
2015-2016: A1954, S3624
2019-2020: S206
2021-2022: S3632
2023-2024: S991
2025-2026: S2580

2017-A2013A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.

2017-A2013A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2013--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in
   relation  to  a grant program for the agricultural production of biod-
   iesel fuel and a fund for the administration of such program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1884 to read as follows:
   § 1884. BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS
 OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTION
 OF BIODIESEL FUEL.
   2.  ALL  MONEYS RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 DEPOSITED INTO THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION NINETY-NINE-BB OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   3.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL FUEL" SHALL MEAN A FUEL
 COMPRISED OF MONO-ALKYL ESTERS OF LONG CHAIN FATTY  ACIDS  DERIVED  FROM
 VEGETABLE OILS OR ANIMAL FATS, DESIGNATED B100, AND MEETING THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF THE ASTM OF D 6751.
   4.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION AND
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-bb to
 read as follows:
   § 99-BB.  BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
 IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK
 STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, A FUND TO BE  KNOWN  AS
 THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND.
   2. MONEYS OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION
 BY  THE  LEGISLATURE AND ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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