Senate Bill S7695

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S7695 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4794
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2991, A7131
2013-2014: S1339, A56
2015-2016: S3046, A533
2017-2018: S246, A1814
2019-2020: S5178
2021-2022: S3719
2023-2024: S1530

2009-S7695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S7695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7695

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- 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
  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:
  S 201-B. USE OF BIODIESEL IN STATE VEHICLES. 1.  ANY  DIESEL  OPERATED
VEHICLES  WITHIN  THE  STATE  FLEET  SHALL BE REPLACED OR RETROFITTED TO
OPERATE ON A BIODIESEL BLEND AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:
  A.  FOR  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO   THOUSAND   ELEVEN   THROUGH   DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  B.   FOR   JANUARY   FIRST,   TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  THROUGH  DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  C. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  THIRTEEN  AND  THEREAFTER,  TWENTY
PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND.
  2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL BLEND" SHALL MEAN RENEWA-
BLE, BIODEGRADABLE, MONO ALKYL ESTER  COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL  DERIVED
FROM AGRICULTURAL PLANT OILS, ANIMAL FATS OR WASTE OILS AND GREASES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08084-03-0

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