Senate Bill S7760

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4871
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1884, Pub Auth L; add §99-r, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2990, A7168
2013-2014: S1182, A55
2015-2016: S3624, A1954
2017-2018: S370, A2013
2019-2020: S206
2021-2022: S3632
2023-2024: S991

2009-S7760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from jatropha plants, algae production, mustard seed, animal fats and/or waste greases and oils; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.

2009-S7760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7760

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
  cations

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in
  relation to a grant program for the agricultural production  of  biod-
  iesel fuel and a fund for the administration of such program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1884 to read as follows:
  S 1884. BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS
OF  MATCHING FUNDS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
OF BIODIESEL FUEL.
  2. ALL MONEYS RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE
DEPOSITED  INTO THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION NINETY-NINE-R OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL FUEL" SHALL MEAN A RENEWA-
BLE, BIODEGRADABLE, MONO ALKYL ESTER  COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL  DERIVED
FROM JATROPHA PLANTS, ALGAE PRODUCTION, MUSTARD SEED, ANIMAL FATS, OTHER
AGRICULTURAL PLANT OILS AND/OR WASTE GREASES AND OILS.
  4.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-r  to
read as follows:
  S  99-R.  BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK
STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, A FUND TO BE  KNOWN  AS
THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND.
  2. MONEYS OF THE BIODIESEL GRANT PROGRAM FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION
BY  THE  LEGISLATURE AND ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL
BE AVAILABLE TO SUCH CHAIRMAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  BIODIESEL
GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08088-03-0

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