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Senate Bill S3096

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel in state vehicles

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2025-S3096 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7695
2011-2012: S2991
2013-2014: S1339
2015-2016: S3046
2017-2018: S246
2019-2020: S5178
2021-2022: S3719
2023-2024: S1530

2025-S3096 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in state diesel operated vehicles; defines biodiesel as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal fats or waste oils and greases.

2025-S3096 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3096
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the use  of  biodiesel
   and renewable diesel fuel in state vehicles

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  201-b
 to read as follows:
   §  201-B.  USE OF BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL IN STATE VEHICLES. 1.
 ANY DIESEL OPERATED VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATE FLEET SHALL BE REPLACED OR
 RETROFITTED, IF NECESSARY, TO OPERATE ON BIODIESEL OR  RENEWABLE  DIESEL
 AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:
   A.  FOR  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX THROUGH DECEMBER THIR-
 TY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL  OR  RENEWABLE
 DIESEL;
   B. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIR-
 TY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL OR RENEWABLE
 DIESEL;
   C. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT AND THEREAFTER, TWENTY
 PERCENT BIODIESEL OR RENEWABLE DIESEL.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "BIODIESEL"  OR  "RENEWABLE  DIESEL"
 SHALL  MEAN A FUEL THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASTM INTERNATIONAL
 SPECIFICATION D6751 OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASTM INTERNATIONAL  SPEC-
 IFICATION D975. "RENEWABLE DIESEL" SHALL NOT INCLUDE CESSED BIOMASS WITH
 A  FEEDSTOCK  THAT  IS  NOT  BIOMASS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT "RENEWABLE
 DIESEL" SHALL BE PRODUCED FROM HYDROPROCESSING RENEWABLE BIOMASS  FEEDS-
 TOCKS. "BIODIESEL" SHALL MEAN RENEWABLE, BIODEGRADABLE, MONO ALKYL ESTER
 COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL  DERIVED  FROM AGRICULTURAL PLANT OILS, ANIMAL
 FATS OR WASTE OILS AND GREASES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06957-01-5

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