Senate Bill S9082

                            
 
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                                   9082
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 6, 2020
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to greenhouse  gas  emis-
   sions in foods
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new a section  204
 to read as follows:
   §  204.  GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN FOODS. 1. TO TRACK THE GREENHOUSE
 GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD PURCHASES MADE BY STATE AGENCIES, THE
 OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL:
   (A) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, ESTABLISH A
 METHODOLOGY FOR STATE AGENCIES TO ESTIMATE, TO THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,
 THE  GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS THAT OCCUR THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE OF ALL
 FOOD AND BEVERAGES PURCHASED BY THE STATE AGENCY, INCLUDING  THIRD-PARTY
 VENDORS THAT PROVIDE FOOD ON BEHALF OF THE STATE AGENCY, THAT:
   (I)  WILL ENABLE A STATE AGENCY TO RELIABLY TRACK CHANGES IN ITS FOOD-
 RELATED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER TIME AND DEMONSTRATE REDUCTIONS IN
 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGES PURCHASED BY
 THE STATE AGENCY;
   (II) MAY ALLOW A STATE AGENCY TO EXCLUDE FROM THE TRACKING METHOD FOOD
 AND BEVERAGE PROCUREMENTS THAT DO NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS;
 AND
   (III) CONSIDERS THE COSTS AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE TRACKING
 METHOD;
   (B) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, ESTABLISH A
 BASELINE  MEASUREMENT  OF  THE  OVERALL  ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
 ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE'S FOOD AND BEVERAGE PURCHASES; AND
   (C) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,
 ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR STATE AGENCIES TO REDUCE THE GREENHOUSE GAS
 EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND  BEVERAGES  PURCHASED  BY  THE  STATE
 AGENCY  WITH  THE  GOAL  OF REDUCING OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD17516-01-0

 S. 9082                             2
 
 ESTABLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS FOR REDUCING FOOD WASTE.
   2. EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL GIVE CONSIDERATION AND PREFERENCE TO FOODS,
 BEVERAGES,  AND  PROCUREMENT PRACTICES THAT ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF REDUCING
 THE  GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  FOOD  AND   BEVERAGES
 PURCHASED BY THE STATE AGENCY.
   3.  IT  IS  THE  GOAL  OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES TO REDUCE THE
 OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  FOOD  AND  BEVERAGES
 PURCHASED  BY  STATE  PROCUREMENT  ACCORDING  TO THE FOLLOWING REDUCTION
 SCHEDULE AS MEASURED IN RELATION TO THE BASELINE MEASUREMENT ESTABLISHED
 UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) FOR FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, A TEN PERCENT REDUCTION;
   (B) FOR FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN,  AN  EIGHTEEN  PERCENT
 REDUCTION; AND
   (C)  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTY,  A  TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
 REDUCTION.
   4. ON OR BEFORE AUGUST  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  AND  EACH
 AUGUST FIRST THEREAFTER, EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF
 GENERAL  SERVICES ON SUCH STATE AGENCY'S PROGRESS IN REDUCING THE GREEN-
 HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGES PROCURED  BY  THE
 STATE  AGENCY  DURING  THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR IN A FORMAT
 SET BY THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DEPART-
 MENT  OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE METHODOLOGY
 ESTABLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   5. BEGINNING WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED IN TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FOUR  AS  REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF
 GENERAL SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT:
   (A) AN UPDATE ON THE OVERALL PROGRESS OF THE STATE IN REDUCING  GREEN-
 HOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGES PROCURED BY THE
 STATE; AND
   (B) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY CHANGES TO  FURTHER  REDUCE  GREENHOUSE
 GAS  EMISSIONS  FROM FOOD OR TO ACHIEVE MORE QUICKLY THE REDUCTION GOALS
 ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.