Assembly Bill A10108

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions for all heating oil used in non-attainment areas

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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-A10108 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S1145 ,
A8642 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง19-0325, En Con L

2009-A10108 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions by 2012 for all heating oil used in the state and allows the governor to suspend such reduction if there is not an adequate supply of the required fuel.

2009-A10108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10108

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  requiring a reduction in sulfur for all heating oil used in the state

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 19-0325 to read as follows:
S 19-0325. SULFUR REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
  (1)  ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, ALL NUMBER TWO HEAT-
ING OIL SOLD FOR USE IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR  INDUSTRIAL  HEATING
WITHIN  THE  STATE  SHALL NOT HAVE A SULFUR CONTENT GREATER THAN FIFTEEN
PARTS PER MILLION.
  (2) THE GOVERNOR MAY,  BY  ISSUING  AN  EXECUTIVE  ORDER,  TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND  THE  APPLICABILITY  OF  THIS  SECTION  AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE
GOVERNOR'S DETERMINATION, AFTER CONSULTING  WITH  THE  NEW  YORK  ENERGY
RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY,  THAT  MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION IS NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO LACK OF  ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF THE REQUIRED FUEL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05466-04-0

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