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Assembly Bill A9743

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the Rural Energy Freedom Act

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2023-A9743 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §75-0109, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2003

2023-A9743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements.

2023-A9743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9743
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   excluding  the  burning  of  wood for recreation, building heating and
   cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "Rural
 Energy Freedom Act".
   § 2. Section 75-0109 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 BURNING OF WOOD FOR THE MEANS OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION,  HEATING
 BUILDINGS AND COOKING OR OTHERWISE PREPARING FOOD SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM
 ANY  PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ENACTED AS A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE MANDATES OF CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF  THE  LAWS  OF  TWO  THOUSAND
 NINETEEN,  INCLUSIVE  OF  ANY  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF ANY OF SUCH CHAPTER'S
 DERIVATIVE BODIES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14999-01-4

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