Senate Bill S646B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires certification by a utility company, gas corporation, electric corporation or contractor

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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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2017-S646 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8659
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S637, S3360, A6193, A9056

2017-S646 - Summary

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion.

2017-S646 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S646 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    646
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to oil delivery
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 309 to read as follows:
   §  309.  OIL DELIVERY. 1. EVERY PIPE AND TANK USED FOR THE STORAGE AND
 DELIVERY OF HOME HEATING OIL SHALL BE MARKED WITH A  UNIQUE  IDENTIFICA-
 TION  NUMBER  OR  BAR CODE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION.
   2. SUCH NUMBER OR BAR CODE SHALL  SERVE  AS  AN  IDENTIFIER  FOR  HOME
 DELIVERY  COMPANIES  TO  ENSURE  THAT  SUCH COMPANIES ARE DELIVERING THE
 CORRECT AMOUNT OF HOME HEATING OIL AND TO THE CORRECT HOME.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MAY  PROMULGATE  ANY
 OTHER  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to
 all pipes and tanks newly installed or replaced on or after  the  effec-
 tive date of this act.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05518-01-7

2017-S646A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8659
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S637, S3360, A6193, A9056

2017-S646A - Summary

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion.

2017-S646A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S646A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  646--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the public service law,  in
   relation to home heating system conversion
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 778-aa of the general business law  is  amended  by
 adding three new subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 to read as follows:
   3.  PRIOR  TO  THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF HOME HEATING SERVICE BY A UTILITY
 COMPANY, GAS CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND/OR  CONTRACTOR  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, SUCH ENTITY SHALL FILE
 A  CERTIFICATION  WITH  THE  NEW  YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
 CONSERVATION, AND ANY OTHER  MUNICIPAL  ENTITY  CHARGED  WITH  ENFORCING
 STATE  AND  LOCAL  BUILDING  LAWS,  THAT ALL PARTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE
 BUILDING CODE OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LOCAL BUILDING CODES  RELATING  TO
 THE  ABANDONMENT,  AND  REMOVAL  AND/OR SEALING OF UNUSED OIL TANKS, AND
 SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXEC-
 UTIVE LAW, HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
   4. FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATION AS OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE DEEMED PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE ON THE
 PART OF THE GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  UTILITY  COMPANY,
 AND/OR  CONTRACTOR INSTALLING AND/OR CONVERTING THE HOME HEATING SYSTEM,
 AND SUCH CONTRACTOR OR PERSON SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY FINES, DAMAGES, OR
 INJURY CAUSED FROM DELIVERY OF HOME HEATING OIL TO AN IMPROPERLY REMOVED
 AND/OR ABANDONED HOME HEATING OIL STORAGE TANK.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
 SHALL  HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  PROMULGATE ANY REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
 IMPLEMENT SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05518-02-7

2017-S646B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8659
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S637, S3360, A6193, A9056

2017-S646B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion.

2017-S646B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S646B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  646--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Consumer  Protection  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
   relation to home heating system conversion
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 778-aa of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1.  All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision five of
 section seven hundred seventy  of  this  chapter  or  any  other  person
 providing  an  estimate  or  engaged in the installation of home heating
 systems shall include in any estimate  of  the  cost  of  converting  an
 existing  oil  home heating system to [either] a natural gas [or], elec-
 tric OR ANY OTHER home heating system a separate estimate detailing  the
 costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or removal of a home heat-
 ing oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall
 also provide a copy of any applicable local law, or if there is no local
 law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect.
   §  2.  Section 778-aa of the general business law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING HOME HEATING SYSTEM FROM AN
 OIL HOME HEATING SYSTEM TO AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF  HOME  HEATING,  AND
 PRIOR  TO  THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW HOME HEATING SERVICE, THE UTILITY
 COMPANY, GAS CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ANY HOME  IMPROVEMENT  CONTRACTOR  WHO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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