Assembly Bill A3073

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires gas stations to maintain backup generators capable of operating the gas pumps in the case of loss of electricity

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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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2015-A3073 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-eee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2595
2017-2018: A5385
2019-2020: A4010

2015-A3073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas stations to maintain backup generators capable of operating the gas pumps in the case of loss of electricity.

2015-A3073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3073

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRENNAN, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Econom-
  ic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  gas
  stations  to  maintain  a backup generator to operate gas pumps in the
  event of loss of electricity

  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
399-eee to read as follows:
  S  399-EEE.  PLACEMENT OF BACKUP GENERATORS AT GAS STATIONS. 1.  EVERY
RETAIL GAS STATION LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  MAIN-
TAIN  A  BACKUP GENERATOR CAPABLE OF OPERATING ALL GAS PUMPS SITUATED ON
THE PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN THE EVENT
THAT THE RETAIL GAS STATION LOSES ITS MAIN SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RETAIL GAS  STATION"  SHALL  MEAN  A
FILLING  STATION WHERE GASOLINE IS STORED PRIMARILY FOR SALE BY DELIVERY
DIRECTLY INTO THE ORDINARY FUEL TANK CONNECTED  WITH  THE  ENGINE  OF  A
MOTOR  VEHICLE  OR  VESSEL TO BE CONSUMED IN THE OPERATION OF SUCH MOTOR
VEHICLE OR VESSEL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07532-01-5

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