Senate Bill S8927

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting

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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-S8927 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11202
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20 §§20-0101 & 20-0103, En Con L

2017-S8927 - Summary

Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting; requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to submit annual reports to the governor and the legislature regarding state's progress toward meeting the goals of the clean energy standard.

2017-S8927 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8927 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8927
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting
 
   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 article 20 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 20
        STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REPORTING AND
                               TRANSPARENCY
 SECTION 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
         20-0103. MANDATORY  GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS  AND CLEAN ENERGY
                    STANDARD REPORTING.
 § 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
   WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE MECHANISM" MEANS AN ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY  A
 GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS SOURCE THAT ACHIEVES THE EQUIVALENT REDUCTION
 OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS A DIRECT  EMIS-
 SION  REDUCTION,  AND  THAT  IS  APPROVED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH TERM
 INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE,  ALTERNA-
 TIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, A PROCESS CHANGE, OR A PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION.
   2.  "AUTHORITY"  MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY.
   3. "CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF CARBON  DIOXIDE  BY
 WEIGHT  THAT  WOULD  PRODUCE  THE  SAME GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT AS A GIVEN
 WEIGHT OF ANOTHER GREENHOUSE GAS, BASED ON THE BEST  AVAILABLE  SCIENCE,
 INCLUDING FROM THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
   4. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
   5.  "COST-EFFECTIVE"  MEANS  THE COST PER UNIT OF REDUCED EMISSIONS OF
 GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTED FOR ITS GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL.
   6. "GREENHOUSE GAS" OR "GREENHOUSE GASES" MEANS AND  INCLUDES  ALL  OF
 THE  FOLLOWING GASES: CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, NITROUS OXIDE, HYDROFLUO-
 ROCARBONS, PERFLUOROCARBONS AND SULFUR HEXAFLOURIDE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11202
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 20 §§20-0101 & 20-0103, En Con L

2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting; requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to submit annual reports to the governor and the legislature regarding state's progress toward meeting the goals of the clean energy standard.

2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8927--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting

   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 article 20 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 20
        STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REPORTING AND
                               TRANSPARENCY
 SECTION 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
         20-0103. MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS  EMISSIONS  AND  CLEAN  ENERGY
                    STANDARD REPORTING.
 § 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
   WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "AUTHORITY"  MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY.
   2. "CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF CARBON  DIOXIDE  BY
 WEIGHT  THAT  WOULD  PRODUCE  THE  SAME GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT AS A GIVEN
 WEIGHT OF ANOTHER GREENHOUSE GAS, BASED ON THE BEST  AVAILABLE  SCIENCE,
 INCLUDING FROM THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
   3. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
   4.  "COST-EFFECTIVE"  MEANS  THE COST PER UNIT OF REDUCED EMISSIONS OF
 GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTED FOR ITS GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL.
   5. "GREENHOUSE GAS" OR "GREENHOUSE GASES" MEANS AND  INCLUDES  ALL  OF
 THE  FOLLOWING GASES: CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, NITROUS OXIDE, HYDROFLUO-
 ROCARBONS, PERFLUOROCARBONS AND SULFUR HEXAFLOURIDE.
   6. "GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SOURCES" SHALL MEAN ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
 OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE TRANS-
 PORTATION SECTOR, ENERGY SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR,
 AND LAND USE AND FORESTRY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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