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Senate Bill S937
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S937 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §19-0301, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S8450
2019-S937 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S937 SPONSOR: O'MARA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the department of environmental conservation to temporarily waive fuel and fuel additive requirements in extreme and unusual circumstances PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill adds statutory language to ensure that NYS DEC has the author- ity to issue a fuel waiver. Furthermore, it would ensure that waivers are issued in a timely manner, even despite possible staff turnover. The proposed language comes directly form 42 USC 7545, the section of the Clean Air act providing waiver authority to the EPA Administrator for transportation fuels. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This would add a new paragraph f to section 19-0301 of the environmental conservation law:
2019-S937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 937 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- 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 authorizing the department of environmental conservation to temporar- ily waive fuel and fuel additive requirements in extreme and unusual circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 19-0301 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows: F. TEMPORARILY WAIVE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, OR ESTAB- LISH TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS RESPECTING THE USE OF A FUEL OR FUEL ADDITIVE IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT: (1) EXTREME AND UNUSUAL FUEL OR FUEL ADDITIVE SUPPLY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WHICH PREVENT THE DISTRIBUTION OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF THE FUEL OR FUEL ADDITIVE TO CONSUMERS; AND (2) SUCH EXTREME AND UNUSUAL FUEL OR FUEL ADDITIVE SUPPLY CIRCUM- STANCES ARE THE RESULT OF A NATURAL DISASTER, OR ANOTHER EVENT THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN REASONABLY FORESEEN. A TEMPORARY FUEL AND FUEL ADDITIVE SUPPLY CIRCUMSTANCE WAIVER PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL (I) BE EFFECTIVE FOR A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME THAT PERMITS A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE TEMPO- RARY WAIVER TO PERMIT WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS TO BLEND DOWN THEIR WHOLESALE AND RETAIL INVENTORY; AND (II) APPLY TO ALL PERSONS IN THE MOTOR FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06109-01-9
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