| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2025 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S235
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 9th Senate District
(R, C) 54th Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2025-S235 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3661
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §19-0301, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S9877, A10577
2025-S235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S235
SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OF BILL:
This bill will ensure that Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants are
subject to the same regulatory requirements as prescribed by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and that the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation cannot introduce addi-
tional regulations that exceed those standards as prescribed by the US
EPA.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the Environmental Conservation law by adding a new
subdivision governing the Department's "powers and duties" to require
2025-S235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
235
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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
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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