Assembly Bill A2003

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the Rural Energy Freedom Act

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A2003 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §75-0109, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9743

2025-A2003 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements.

2025-A2003 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2003
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SMULLEN, WALSH, LEMONDES, MAHER, BLANKENBUSH,
   BENDETT, ANGELINO, GIGLIO, MIKULIN,  BRABENEC,  MANKTELOW,  DeSTEFANO,
   GALLAHAN,  BUTTENSCHON,  E. BROWN,  TAGUE, SIMPSON, McDONOUGH, HAWLEY,
   BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   excluding the burning of wood for  recreation,  building  heating  and
   cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "Rural
 Energy Freedom Act".
   §  2. Section 75-0109 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 BURNING  OF WOOD FOR THE MEANS OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, HEATING
 BUILDINGS AND COOKING OR OTHERWISE PREPARING FOOD SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM
 ANY PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ENACTED AS A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE  WITH
 THE  MANDATES  OF  CHAPTER  ONE  HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
 NINETEEN, INCLUSIVE OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  ANY  OF  SUCH  CHAPTER'S
 DERIVATIVE BODIES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04578-01-5

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