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Senate Bill S7133
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
2025-S7133 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §66-x, amd §66-f, Pub Serv L
2025-S7133 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "renewable natural gas standard act"; requires the public service commission to establish a program to require that gas corporations procure renewable natural gas from third-parties, including affiliates of the gas corporation, for distribution to natural gas customers.
2025-S7133 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7133 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to enacting the "renewable natural gas standard act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:: Establishes a renewable natural gas standard, gas corporations to procure renewable natural gas from third parties for distribution to customers to meet the emissions reductions requirements set by the CLCPA. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: Section 1. Short title Section 2. Amends the public service law by adding a new section,66-x. Section 3. Amends section 66-f of the public service law by adding a new
2025-S7133 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7133 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to enacting the "renewable natural gas standard act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "renewable natural gas standard act". § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-x to read as follows: § 66-X. ESTABLISHMENT OF A RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS STANDARD. 1. (A) THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT: (I) THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT (CLCPA) REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, INCLUDING A FORTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY AND AN EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT REDUCTION IN STATEWIDE GREEN- HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY TWO THOUSAND FIFTY; (II) IN ORDER TO MEET THESE AGGRESSIVE TARGETS, IT IS NECESSARY TO FURTHER DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, INCLUDING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS; (III) THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS IS A DESIRABLE SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BECAUSE IT CAPTURES METHANE OTHERWISE EMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES OF WASTE, THEREBY REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; (IV) RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS IS AN IMPORTANT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TO PAIR WITH MORE INTERMITTENT RESOURCES (SOLAR, WIND) BECAUSE IT IS READI- LY AVAILABLE AND CAN USE EXISTING NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RELI- ABLE STORAGE AND DELIVERY; AND (V) HARNESSING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS AS A FUEL OPTION WILL ADVANCE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CLCPA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11308-01-5
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