Bill Text: NY A07131 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7131 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-24 - print number 7131a [A07131 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07131-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7131
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 13, 2011
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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:
    1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 201-B. USE OF BIODIESEL IN STATE VEHICLES. 1.  ANY  DIESEL  OPERATED
    4  VEHICLES  WITHIN  THE  STATE  FLEET  SHALL BE REPLACED OR RETROFITTED TO
    5  OPERATE ON A BIODIESEL BLEND AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS:
    6    A.  FOR  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO   THOUSAND   TWELVE   THROUGH   DECEMBER
    7  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
    8    B.   FOR   JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN  THROUGH  DECEMBER
    9  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, TEN PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND;
   10    C. FOR JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  FOURTEEN  AND  THEREAFTER,  TWENTY
   11  PERCENT BIODIESEL BLEND.
   12    2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIODIESEL BLEND" SHALL MEAN RENEWA-
   13  BLE, BIODEGRADABLE, MONO ALKYL ESTER  COMBUSTIBLE  LIQUID  FUEL  DERIVED
   14  FROM AGRICULTURAL PLANT OILS, ANIMAL FATS OR WASTE OILS AND GREASES.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08607-01-1