S2991A-2011 Actions

• Jan 25, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 2991A
• Jan 25, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Feb 4, 2011: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

S2991A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2991

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the executive law, in relation to the use of biodiesel fuel in
state vehicles

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To mandate the state to use biodiesel in all state vehicles that are
operated on diesel.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1- Establishes the legislative intent of the bill.

201-b: Establishes any vehicle within the state fleet shall be
replaced or retrofitted to operate a biodiesel blend at the following
levels:

a: For January 1, 2012 a five percent blend

b: For January 1, 2013 a ten percent blend

c: For January 1, 2014 a twenty percent blend

JUSTIFICATION:
Studies have shown that diesel fumes contain particulate matter which
can trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory ailments in children
and that levels of diesel fumes are up to four times greater inside a
bus than ambient levels. Diesel exhaust is classified as a probable
human carcinogen by many government authorities including the state
attorney general. In addition, dark particles from diesel fuel have
been found embedded in glacial ice contributing to rapid melting of
polar ice. It is in the interest of the citizens of this state to
reduce the use of diesel fuels by the state and to encourage
home-grown fuels that decrease on dependency on foreign oil.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
05/31/07 Referred to Governmental Operations
01/09/08 Referred to Governmental Operations
05/03/10 Referred to Investigations and Government Operations

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2991A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 2991--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 February 4, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern
 ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
 Government  Operations  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 executive law, in relation to the use of biodiesel
 fuel in state vehicles
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
 to read as follows:

 

S 201-B. USE OF BIODIESEL IN STATE VEHICLES. 1.  ANY  DIESEL  OPERATED
 VEHICLES  WITHIN  THE  STATE  FLEET  SHALL BE REPLACED OR RETROFITTED TO
 OPERATE ON A BIODIESEL BLEND AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:

 A.  FOR  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN   THROUGH   DECEMBER
 THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
 B.   FOR   JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN  THROUGH  DECEMBER
 THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
 C. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN  AND  THEREAFTER,  TWENTY
 PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND.
 2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL BLEND" SHALL MEAN RENEWA
 BLE, BIODEGRADABLE, MONO ALKYL ESTER  COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL  DERIVED
 FROM AGRICULTURAL PLANT OILS, ANIMAL FATS OR WASTE OILS AND GREASES.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08607-03-2

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