Senate Bill S6709A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the biomass fired exception program

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  • 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-S6709 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8603
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4192
2021-2022: S1861

2017-S6709 - Summary

Relates to enacting the biomass fired exception program providing an exception for certain biomass fired electric generation facilities to the definition of a fossil fuel-fired facility for purposes of a CO2 budget trading program.

2017-S6709 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6709 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6709
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to enacting the  "biomass  fired  exception  program"
   addressing  the applicability of a CO2 budget trading program to biom-
   ass-fired electric generating  facilities  that  have  converted  from
   coal-fired generation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "biomass fired exception program".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  The legislature hereby finds and declares
 that it is in the economic and environmental interests of  the  citizens
 of  the  state  of  New  York  to support and encourage renewable energy
 generation through the  conversion  of  coal-fired  electric  generating
 facilities to biomass-fired facilities. The combustion of biomass offers
 a  sustainable  and  manageable  carbon  lifecycle  since  the materials
 included in biomass generally absorb  atmospheric  carbon  during  their
 lifecycle  and then return it to the atmosphere during combustion.  This
 process mimics the natural lifecycle of plant life that can fall to  the
 forest floor, decompose and return its carbon to the atmosphere.
   The  legislature  further  finds  and declares that biomass production
 facilities support and sustain jobs, particularly in upstate  New  York,
 where more than four thousand people are employed directly or indirectly
 by  the industry. In fact, many of the largest and most successful biom-
 ass facilities are located in parts of New York  state  that  have  high
 unemployment and are in desperate need of economic development. New York
 state  also  possesses  an  abundance  of  biomass fuel due to the large
 amount of untapped forest and agricultural land where biomass  fuel  can
 be collected. Biomass is the equivalent of solar energy stored in organ-
 ic matter and is environmentally friendly while costing around one third
 of the cost of fossil fuels.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S6709A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8603
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4192
2021-2022: S1861

2017-S6709A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the biomass fired exception program providing an exception for certain biomass fired electric generation facilities to the definition of a fossil fuel-fired facility for purposes of a CO2 budget trading program.

2017-S6709A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6709A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6709--A
     Cal. No. 1265
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,  ordered  to
   first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT in relation to enacting the  "biomass  fired  exception  program"
   addressing  the applicability of a CO2 budget trading program to biom-
   ass-fired electric generating  facilities  that  have  converted  from
   coal-fired generation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "biomass fired exception program".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  The legislature hereby finds and declares
 that it is in the economic and environmental interests of  the  citizens
 of  the  state  of  New  York  to support and encourage renewable energy
 generation through the  conversion  of  coal-fired  electric  generating
 facilities to biomass-fired facilities. The combustion of biomass offers
 a  sustainable  and  manageable  carbon  lifecycle  since  the materials
 included in biomass generally absorb  atmospheric  carbon  during  their
 lifecycle  and then return it to the atmosphere during combustion.  This
 process mimics the natural lifecycle of plant life that can fall to  the
 forest floor, decompose and return its carbon to the atmosphere.
   The  legislature  further  finds  and declares that biomass production
 facilities support and sustain jobs, particularly in upstate  New  York,
 where more than four thousand people are employed directly or indirectly
 by  the industry. In fact, many of the largest and most successful biom-
 ass facilities are located in parts of New York  state  that  have  high
 unemployment and are in desperate need of economic development. New York
 state  also  possesses  an  abundance  of  biomass fuel due to the large
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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