Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles; defines biodiesel blend as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal fats or waste oils and greases.

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A7131A-2011 Actions

• Jan 24, 2012: print number 7131a
• Jan 24, 2012: amend and recommit to governmental operations
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Apr 13, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A7131A-2011 Text

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

                                   7131--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               April 13, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on  Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
    mental Operations in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
    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.
                                                             LBD08607-02-2