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Assembly Bill A3661

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency

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2025-A3661 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S235
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10577, S9877

2025-A3661 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency.

2025-A3661 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3661
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   requiring  hydrofluorocarbon  substance  standards  conform  with  the
   United States environmental protection agency rules and regulations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19-0301 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  ANY  RULES OR REGULATIONS RELATING TO HYDROFLUOROCARBON SUBSTANCES
 ESTABLISHED OR IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  CONFORM  WITH,  AND
 SHALL  NOT  EXCEED, ANY APPLICABLE RULES OR REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE
 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING  TO  HYDROFLUORO-
 CARBON  SUBSTANCES.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "HYDROFLUORO-
 CARBON SUBSTANCES" SHALL MEAN ANY SUBSTANCES USED  IN  AIR  CONDITIONING
 AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT, AEROSOL PROPELLANTS AND FOAM END-USES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01066-01-5

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