Bill Text: NY S04383 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish air emissions regulations for outdoor wood boilers that are consistent with federal standards therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S04383 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04383-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4383
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     April 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
         Conservation
       AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
         adoption of certain regulations regarding emissions from outdoor  wood
         boilers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that  wood  is  a
    2  sustainable  and renewable resource and that burning clean wood for heat
    3  reduces our dependence on more costly foreign non-renewable  sources  of
    4  energy.  The legislature further finds that responsible burning of clean
    5  wood in an outdoor wood boiler provides a reliable source  of  heat  and
    6  hot  water at a relatively low cost when compared to other energy sourc-
    7  es.
    8    The legislature further finds that the adoption of the voluntary stan-
    9  dards for levels of emissions from outdoor wood boilers adopted  by  the
   10  United States Environmental Protection Agency in the Phase 2 EPA Hydron-
   11  ic  Heater  Program is a reasonable measure that will allow outdoor wood
   12  boilers to continue to be sold in this state, and will  promote  use  of
   13  the cleaner hydronic heater models developed to meet the voluntary stan-
   14  dards in the Phase 2 EPA Hydronic Heater Program.
   15    S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
   16  section 19-0306-b to read as follows:
   17  S 19-0306-B. OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER EMISSIONS REGULATIONS.
   18    1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS FOR  AIR  EMISSION  LEVELS
   19  WHICH  ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE EPA HYDRONIC HEATER PROGRAM PHASE 2 PART-
   20  NERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH MANUFACTURERS OF OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS TO  PROMOTE
   21  THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CLEANER HYDRONIC HEATERS OVER OTHER HYDRONIC
   22  HEATER  MODELS.  SUCH  REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY TO EVERY NEW OUTDOOR WOOD
   23  BOILER THAT IS MANUFACTURED FOR SALE OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS  STATE,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10615-01-1
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    1  AND  SHALL GO INTO EFFECT ON APRIL FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, OR AS
    2  SOON THEREAFTER AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT SUCH REGULATIONS.
    3    2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER" SHALL
    4  HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THE TERM "OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED  HYDRONIC  HEATER"
    5  AS  DEFINED  BY THE OFFICE OF AIR QUALITY PLANNING AND STANDARDS, UNITED
    6  STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  AGENCY,  IN  THE  EPA  HYDRONIC  HEATER
    7  PROGRAM.
    8    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.