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Assembly Bill A6147A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires hands-free gas dispensing at self-service gas stations in Nassau county

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2023-A6147 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-xx, Gen Bus L

2023-A6147 - Summary

Allows for hands-free gas dispensing at self-service gas stations in Nassau county by equipping hold open clips on gasoline and diesel fuel dispensing nozzles.

2023-A6147 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6147
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DARLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  allowing  for
   hands-free  gas  dispensing at self-service gas stations in the county
   of Nassau
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 396-xx to read as follows:
   §  396-XX.  HANDS-FREE  GAS  DISPENSING  IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU.   1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
 PERSON,  FIRM  OR CORPORATION OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY
 FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF MOTOR FUELS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND  OFFER-
 ING  SELF-SERVICE  IN  THE  COUNTY OF NASSAU SHALL BE PERMITTED TO EQUIP
 GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLES ON THE  PREMISES  WITH  HOLD
 OPEN CLIPS TO ALLOW FOR HANDS-FREE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING.
   2.  SUCH  HANDS-FREE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLES SHALL
 ONLY BE PERMITTED FOR USE IF:
   (A) THE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING  NOZZLES  MEET  ACCEPTABLE
 SAFETY STANDARDS AS SET FORTH BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION; AND
   (B) A SIGN IS POSTED IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER INDICATING THAT
 ANY  PERSON,  OTHER THAN AN ATTENDANT, WHO USES A HANDS-FREE GASOLINE OR
 DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE SHALL REMAIN WITHIN TEN  FEET  AND  WITHIN
 PLAIN SIGHT OF THE REFUELING POINT DURING ANY REFUELING OPERATION.
   3.  IT  SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
 OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF  MOTOR
 FUELS  FOR  USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO FAMILIARIZE
 ATTENDANT EMPLOYEES OF SUCH PREMISES OR FACILITY WITH THE  LOCATION  AND
 OPERATION OF THE STATIONS' EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT-OFF SWITCH.
   4.  ANY NEW PREMISES OR FACILITY BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR THE RETAIL SALE
 OF MOTOR FUELS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE COUNTY OF  NASSAU  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06987-02-3

2023-A6147A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-xx, Gen Bus L

2023-A6147A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for hands-free gas dispensing at self-service gas stations in Nassau county by equipping hold open clips on gasoline and diesel fuel dispensing nozzles.

2023-A6147A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6147--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DARLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   hands-free  gas  dispensing at self-service gas stations in the county
   of Nassau
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 396-xx to read as follows:
   §  396-XX.  HANDS-FREE  GAS  DISPENSING  IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU.   1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  ANY
 PERSON,  FIRM  OR CORPORATION OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY
 FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF MOTOR FUELS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND  OFFER-
 ING  SELF-SERVICE IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU AT THE TIME THIS SECTION TAKES
 EFFECT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO EQUIP GASOLINE AND  DIESEL  FUEL  DISPENSING
 NOZZLES  ON  THE  PREMISES  WITH HOLD OPEN CLIPS TO ALLOW FOR HANDS-FREE
 GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING.
   2. SUCH HANDS-FREE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING  NOZZLES  SHALL
 ONLY BE ACCEPTABLE FOR USE IF:
   (A)  THE  GASOLINE  AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLES MEET ACCEPTABLE
 SAFETY STANDARDS AS SET FORTH BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION; AND
   (B) A SIGN IS POSTED IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER INDICATING THAT
 ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ATTENDANT, WHO USES A HANDS-FREE  GASOLINE  OR
 DIESEL  FUEL  DISPENSING  NOZZLE SHALL REMAIN WITHIN TEN FEET AND WITHIN
 PLAIN SIGHT OF THE REFUELING POINT DURING ANY REFUELING OPERATION.
   3. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON, FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
 OWNING  OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF MOTOR
 FUELS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU  TO  FAMILIARIZE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06987-03-3
 A. 6147--A                          2

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