Senate Bill S2962A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2022

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2962 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0329, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4003
2023-2024: S1292

2021-S2962 - Summary

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2022; provides such standard is intended to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2030, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

2021-S2962 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2962 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2962
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN -- 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
   establishing the "low carbon fuel standard of 2021"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Short title. This act may be known and may be cited as the
 "low carbon fuel standard of 2021".
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 19-0329 to read as follows:
 § 19-0329. LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD.
   (1)  A  LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. THE LOW CARBON
 FUEL STANDARD IS INTENDED TO REDUCE CARBON INTENSITY  FROM  THE  ON-ROAD
 TRANSPORTATION SECTOR BY TWENTY PERCENT BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO, WITH
 FURTHER  REDUCTIONS  TO BE IMPLEMENTED BASED UPON ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (2) THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD  SHALL  APPLY  TO  ALL  PROVIDERS  OF
 TRANSPORTATION  FUELS  IN  NEW  YORK,  SHALL BE MEASURED ON A FULL FUELS
 LIFECYCLE BASIS AND MAY BE MET THROUGH  MARKET-BASED  METHODS  BY  WHICH
 PROVIDERS EXCEEDING THE PERFORMANCE REQUIRED BY A LOW CARBON FUEL STAND-
 ARD  SHALL  RECEIVE CREDITS THAT MAY BE APPLIED TO FUTURE OBLIGATIONS OR
 TRADED TO PROVIDERS NOT  MEETING  THE  LOW  CARBON  FUEL  STANDARD.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION THE TERM "PROVIDERS" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, ALL REFINERS, BLENDERS,  PRODUCERS  OR  IMPORTERS  OF
 TRANSPORTATION FUELS, "CARBON INTENSITY" MEANS THE QUANTITY OF LIFECYCLE
 GREENHOUSE  GAS EMISSIONS PER UNIT OF FUEL ENERGY, AND "FULL FUELS LIFE-
 CYCLE" MEANS THE AGGREGATE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, INCLUDING DIRECT
 EMISSIONS AND SIGNIFICANT INDIRECT EMISSIONS, SUCH AS SIGNIFICANT  EMIS-
 SIONS  FROM LAND USE CHANGES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE FULL
 FUELS LIFECYCLE INCLUDES ALL STAGES OF FUEL AND FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S2962A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0329, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4003
2023-2024: S1292

2021-S2962A - Summary

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2022; provides such standard is intended to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2030, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

2021-S2962A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2962A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2962--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, COMRIE,
   GAUGHRAN, HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,
   PERSAUD,  RIVERA,  SERRANO,  SKOUFIS, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   establishing the "clean fuel standard of 2021"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative findings and declarations:
   1. The transportation sector in New York is a leading source of crite-
 ria  pollutants  and the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions that
 endanger public health  and  welfare  by  causing  and  contributing  to
 increased  air  pollution  and  dangerous  climate  change.  Meeting the
 pollution reduction requirements of the Climate Leadership and  Communi-
 ties  Protection  Act will require sharp decreases in transportation-re-
 lated emissions.
   2. Shifting  from  today's  petroleum-based  transportation  fuels  to
 alternative  fuels has the potential to significantly reduce transporta-
 tion emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases and is recommended
 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as an important pathway
 for holding global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
   3. The Climate Leadership and Communities Protection Act  directs  the
 Department  of  Environmental  Protection to promulgate regulations that
 will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including from on-road vehicles.
   4. New York signed a 15-state MOU to develop an action plan to  reduce
 toxic diesel emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles by 2050.
   5.   A  clean  fuels  standard  regulation  would  promote  innovation
 production and use of non-petroleum fuels that reduce vehicle and  fuel-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01173-03-1
              

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2021-S2962B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0329, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4003
2023-2024: S1292

2021-S2962B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2022; provides such standard is intended to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2030, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

2021-S2962B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2962B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2962--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BOYLE, BRESLIN,
   BRISPORT,  BROOKS,  BROUK,   COMRIE,   COONEY,   GAUGHRAN,   GIANARIS,
   GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY, KAPLAN,
   KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEGER,  LIU,  MANNION,  MARTUCCI,  MATTERA,  MAY,
   MAYER,  MYRIE,  OBERACKER, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, REICHLIN-MELNICK, RIVERA,
   SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,
   THOMAS, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  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  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing the "clean fuel standard of 2022"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings and declarations:
   1. The transportation sector in New York is a leading source of crite-
 ria pollutants and the leading source of greenhouse gas  emissions  that
 endanger  public  health  and  welfare  by  causing  and contributing to
 increased air  pollution  and  dangerous  climate  change.  Meeting  the
 pollution  reduction requirements of the Climate Leadership and Communi-
 ties Protection Act will require sharp decreases  in  transportation-re-
 lated emissions.
   2.  Shifting  from  today's  petroleum-based  transportation  fuels to
 alternative fuels has the potential to significantly reduce  transporta-
 tion emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases and is recommended
 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as an important pathway
 for holding global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01173-05-2
 S. 2962--B                          2
              

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