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Senate Bill S839
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2009-S839 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1977
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 19 Title 13 §§19-1301 - 19-1305, §71-2114, En Con L
2009-S839 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to regulating outdoor wood-burning devices; establishes outdoor wood-burning devices shall be operated only between September thirtieth through May first; establishes that outdoor wood-burning devices shall not be operated within seven hundred feet of certain locations; establishes that outdoor wood-burning devices shall not be installed or operated within two hundred feet of certain residences.
2009-S839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S839 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulating outdoor wood-burning devices in New York state PURPOSE : To require the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Health, to set standards for outdoor wood-burning devices in order to protect the public's health and the environment from harmful air emissions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends the Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new Title 11 in order to regulate outdoor wood-burning devices. For the purpose of this section, the term "outdoor wood-burning device" is a device located outside the primary residential or commercial dwelling it serves, which is designed to transfer heat, via liquid, through the burning of wood to heat indoor spaces, swimming pools, hot tubs or other hot water uses. Outdoor wood-burning devices do not include fire pits or wood-fired barbecues. Only natural wood can be burned in these devices. Natural wood means trees, including logs, boles, trunks, branches, limbs and stumps.
2009-S839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 839 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu- lating outdoor wood-burning devices in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and declarations. An outdoor wood- burning device is a wood-fired device located outside the primary resi- dential or commercial dwelling it serves, designed to transfer heat, via liquid, through the burning of wood to heat indoor spaces, swimming pools, hot tubs or other hot water uses. Unlike woodstoves, outdoor wood-burning devices are currently unregulated by New York state or the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Due to their design, outdoor wood-burning devices produce excessive smoke, which may have serious environmental and health impacts for surrounding neighbors. Smoke from outdoor wood-burning devices contains unhealthy amounts of particulate matter, dioxins, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde and other toxic air pollutants. Exposure to smoke from outdoor wood-burning devices can cause adverse respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, asthmatic sensitivity, lung illnesses and cancer. Studies show that children, the elderly and indi- viduals with pre-existing cardio-respiratory disease or diabetes are at greater risk than the general population of developing these symptoms. While outdoor wood-burning devices are intended to burn only natural wood, homeowners sometimes add inappropriate materials such as yard waste, packing materials, construction debris and even household garbage. Burning these waste materials in an outdoor wood-burning device can produce additional toxic air pollutants. Even when used in accord- ance with manufacturer's recommendations, these devices frequently cause nuisance conditions. Therefore, the purpose of this act is to ensure the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03011-01-9
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