Senate Bill S1413A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to global warming pollution control

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1413 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19 Title 13 §§19-1301 - 19-1305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7457
2015-2016: S205

2017-S1413 - Summary

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

2017-S1413 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1413 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1413
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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
   global warming pollution control
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  Global  warming and the resulting
 extreme weather events pose a serious threat to the economic well-being,
 public health, natural resources and environment of New York.
   Extreme weather events have become increasingly  common,  with  Super-
 storm  Sandy,  and  hurricanes  Lee  and Irene providing the most recent
 examples.  The potential adverse impacts of global warming  include  the
 exacerbation  of  air  quality  problems, a reduction in the quality and
 supply of fresh water to the state, a rise in sea  levels  resulting  in
 the  displacement  of  coastal businesses, residents and infrastructure,
 damage to marine ecosystems and the natural environment, and an increase
 in the incidences  of  infectious  diseases,  asthma,  and  other  human
 health-related  problems.   Global warming will have detrimental effects
 on some of New York's largest industries, including agriculture,  fores-
 try, tourism, skiing, and recreational and commercial fishing.
   The  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change, which received the
 Nobel Peace Prize, determined that burning coal, oil and gas has led  to
 higher  temperatures  that are already impacting physical and biological
 systems.  The panel also projected temperatures would rise more  rapidly
 if  greenhouse  gases  are not abated. The panel concluded that reducing
 emissions 80  percent  below  current  emissions  by  mid-century  would
 prevent the worst impacts of global warming.
   Action  taken  by  New  York  and  other states to reduce emissions of
 greenhouse gases will  have  far-reaching  effects  by  encouraging  the
 federal government, and other countries to act including encouraging the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07260-01-7
              

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2017-S1413A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19 Title 13 §§19-1301 - 19-1305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7457
2015-2016: S205

2017-S1413A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

2017-S1413A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1413A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1413--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ALCANTARA, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
   Conservation  -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
   vation  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   global warming pollution control
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  Global  warming and the resulting
 extreme weather events pose a serious threat to the economic well-being,
 public health, natural resources and environment of New York.
   Extreme weather events have become increasingly  common,  with  Super-
 storm  Sandy,  and  hurricanes  Lee  and Irene providing the most recent
 examples.  The potential adverse impacts of global warming  include  the
 exacerbation  of  air  quality  problems, a reduction in the quality and
 supply of fresh water to the state, a rise in sea  levels  resulting  in
 the  displacement  of  coastal businesses, residents and infrastructure,
 damage to marine ecosystems and the natural environment, and an increase
 in the incidences  of  infectious  diseases,  asthma,  and  other  human
 health-related  problems.   Global warming will have detrimental effects
 on some of New York's largest industries, including agriculture,  fores-
 try, tourism, skiing, and recreational and commercial fishing.
   The  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change, which received the
 Nobel Peace Prize, determined that burning coal, oil and gas has led  to
 higher  temperatures  that are already impacting physical and biological
 systems.  The panel also projected temperatures would rise more  rapidly
 if  greenhouse  gases  are not abated. The panel concluded that reducing
 emissions 80  percent  below  current  emissions  by  mid-century  would
 prevent the worst impacts of global warming.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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