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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S721
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2009-S721 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง19-0311-a, En Con L
2009-S721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S721 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to restricting the operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone PURPOSE : To restrict the use of diesel powered electric turbines to meet summer electricity demand in areas of the State that have severely compromised air quality. Permits the use of diesel-generated electricity in prescribed circumstances, including customary uses such as emergency back-up during a power outage. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Prohibits the generation of electricity by diesel combustion in any part of the State that is designated pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and EPA as being in severe or extreme non-attainment of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone unless: *the generating capacity is less than 100 kilowatts; *the diesel combustion facility emits no more than 0.03 pounds of particulate matter and 0.03 pounds of nitrogen oxides per megawatt
2009-S721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 721 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. C. JOHNSON, DIAZ, DUANE, ONORATO -- 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 restricting the operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone 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 19-0311-a to read as follows: S 19-0311-A. RESTRICTED OPERATION OF DIESEL POWERED ELECTRICAL GENERA- TORS. THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE BY MEANS OF DIESEL COMBUSTION GENERATION FACILITIES SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY COUN- TY OR PART THEREOF THAT IS DESIGNATED, PURSUANT TO SECTION 7511 OF THE ACT, AS BEING IN NONATTAINMENT OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STAN- DARD FOR OZONE, OR HAS BEEN SO DESIGNATED WITHIN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, UNLESS: 1. THE DIESEL COMBUSTION FACILITY HAS A GENERATING CAPACITY OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED KILOWATTS; 2. THE DIESEL COMBUSTION FACILITY EMITS NO MORE THAN 0.03 POUNDS OF PARTICULATE MATTER PER MEGAWATT HOUR AND NO MORE THAN 0.03 POUNDS OF NITROGEN OXIDES PER MEGAWATT HOUR; OR 3. THE DIESEL COMBUSTION FACILITY IS USED AS AN EMERGENCY BACK-UP SYSTEM DURING A POWER OUTAGE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05829-01-9
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