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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

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  FOURTEEN   THROUGH   DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  B.   FOR   JANUARY   FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN  THROUGH  DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  C. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  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.
                                                           LBD03558-01-3