Bill Text: NY A02461 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a cellulosic ethanol task force to prevent and reduce the production and emanation of greenhouse gases.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A02461 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02461-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2461
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, TEDISCO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, BUTLER, DUPREY,
         FINCH,  KOLB,  P. LOPEZ,  McKEVITT,  OAKS,  REILICH  --  read once and
         referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT creating the cellulosic ethanol task force; and providing for the
         repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
         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  hereby  finds and
    2  declares it necessary to prevent and reduce the production and emanation
    3  of greenhouse gases and in doing so, finds it necessary to create a task
    4  force to be known as the "cellulosic ethanol task force"  to  study  and
    5  advance  the  production  of  cellulosic  ethanol in furtherance of such
    6  goal.
    7    As our nation continues to focus on various forms of renewable energy,
    8  one of the future sources is cellulosic ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol is a
    9  type of ethanol that is  derived  from  cellulose  instead  of  standard
   10  sugars  and  starches.  The  benefit  of  cellulosic  ethanol is that it
   11  substantially reduces the emission of greenhouse gases even  in  compar-
   12  ison  to other types of ethanol. This ethanol type can be harvested from
   13  crops grown within our state. It is  therefore  essential  that  experts
   14  provide  our  state, and our nation, with information and recommendation
   15  of what type of crops can produce such ethanol and where  in  our  state
   16  such crops are best grown.
   17    S  2. The commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets is
   18  hereby directed to develop a task force within such department to  study
   19  the feasibility of growing crops for cellulosic ethanol production. This
   20  task  force shall be comprised of no more than nine members. The members
   21  shall be selected by the commissioner of agriculture  and  markets.  The
   22  task  force  shall, however, include at least one member selected by the
   23  state soil and water conservation board and one member selected  by  the
   24  commissioner  of  the  department of environmental conservation.   There
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  shall be no compensation for the members of the task force. The cost for
    2  attending meetings and additional needs shall be covered by the state.
    3    A  report of the findings of such study, recommendations of the super-
    4  intendent of insurance and any proposed legislation necessary to  imple-
    5  ment such findings shall be filed with the governor, the temporary pres-
    6  ident of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of
    7  the  senate,  and  the  minority  leader of the assembly within one year
    8  after the effective date of this act.
    9    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   10  deemed repealed one year after such date.