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STATE OF NEW YORK
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7134

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

April 13, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to mandating various
  levels of biodiesel blend in retail heating oil

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

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 6
to read as follows:
  S 6.  STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN RETAIL (RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUS-
TRIAL) HEATING OIL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE  RETAIL  HEATING  OIL
CONSIST OF A BLEND OF BIODIESEL FUEL AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:
  1.   FOR   JANUARY   FIRST,   TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  THROUGH  DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  2.  FOR  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN   THROUGH   DECEMBER
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
  3.  FOR  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND THEREAFTER, TWENTY
PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND.
  S 2. Section 2 of the public service law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  THE  TERM  "BIODIESEL  BLEND",  WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER MEANS
RENEWABLE, BIODEGRADABLE,  MONO  ALKYL  ESTER  COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL
DERIVED  FROM  AGRICULTURAL  PLANT  OILS,  ANIMAL FATS OR WASTE OILS AND
GREASES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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