Assembly Bill A5737

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Exempts state owned, leased or operated on behalf of, heavy duty vehicles operating on biodiesel from the diesel emissions reduction act of 2006

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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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2013-A5737 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0323, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6683
2015-2016: A5071
2017-2018: A5399, A11071
2019-2020: A4662

2013-A5737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts state owned, leased or operated on behalf of, heavy duty vehicles operating on biodiesel from the diesel emissions reduction act of 2006; defines biodiesel.

2013-A5737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5737

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. P. LOPEZ, RAIA, OAKS, DUPREY, McKEVITT, CORWIN,
  CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH,  McLAUGHLIN,  STEC
  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conserva-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  exempting state owned heavy duty vehicles or heavy duty vehicles under
  contract  with  the state operating on biodiesel from the diesel emis-
  sions reduction act of 2006

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  19-0323 of the environmental
conservation law is amended by adding a  new  paragraph  e  to  read  as
follows:
  E. "BIODIESEL FUEL" MEANS A DIESEL MOTOR FUEL SUBSTITUTE PRODUCED FROM
NONPETROLEUM  RENEWABLE  RESOURCES  THAT MEETS THE REGISTRATION REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR FUELS AND FUEL  ADDITIVES  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION  AGENCY  UNDER  SECTION  211  OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (42 U.S.C.
7545) AND THAT MEETS THE AMERICAN  SOCIETY  FOR  TESTING  AND  MATERIALS
D6751-02A STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR BIODIESEL FUEL (B100) OR ANY DERIV-
ATIVE  THEREOF  BLEND STOCK FOR DISTILLATE FUELS THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED
FROM A COMMERCIALLY OWNED FUELING STATION, LICENSED AND  OPERATED  UNDER
STANDARDS SET FORTH BY STATE LAW.
  S  2. Section 19-0323 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. ANY DIESEL POWERED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE THAT IS OWNED BY, OPERATED BY
OR ON BEHALF OF, OR LEASED BY A STATE  AGENCY  AND  STATE  AND  REGIONAL
PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  WHICH  EXCLUSIVELY  USES BIODIESEL FUEL AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM  THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Provided, however, that the commissioner of
environmental conservation shall take any action necessary for the time-
ly implementation of this act on or before the date on  which  it  shall
have become a law.

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