Bill Text: NY A03599 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to oil delivery; provides that every pipe and tank used for storage and delivery of home heating oil shall be marked with a unique identification number or a bar code; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to prescribe such number.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A03599 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A03599-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3599 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to oil delivery THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 309 to read as follows: 3 S 309. OIL DELIVERY. 1. EVERY PIPE AND TANK USED FOR THE STORAGE AND 4 DELIVERY OF HOME HEATING OIL SHALL BE MARKED WITH A UNIQUE IDENTIFICA- 5 TION NUMBER OR BAR CODE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRON- 6 MENTAL CONSERVATION. 7 2. SUCH NUMBER OR BAR CODE SHALL SERVE AS AN IDENTIFIER FOR HOME 8 DELIVERY COMPANIES TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPANIES ARE DELIVERING THE 9 CORRECT AMOUNT OF HOME HEATING OIL AND TO THE CORRECT HOME. 10 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MAY PROMULGATE ANY 11 OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF 12 THIS SECTION. 13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to 14 all pipes and tanks newly installed or replaced on or after the effec- 15 tive date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03463-01-5