Bill Text: NY A05826 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act relating to the public awareness of the use and benefits of biofuel

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to energy [A05826 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05826-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5826
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 20, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. McKEVITT, ALFANO, RAIA, BARRA, MOLINARO, McDO-
         NOUGH, GIGLIO, TOBACCO, BARCLAY, WALKER,  SCOZZAFAVA,  FINCH,  JAFFEE,
         SALADINO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. COLTON, CROUCH, HAYES,
         THIELE, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
         tee on Energy
       AN  ACT  relating  to  the  public  awareness of the use and benefits of
         biofuel
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  1.  The  New  York  state energy and research development
    2  authority (NYSERDA) shall develop a program  to  increase  the  public's
    3  awareness  of the use and benefits of biofuel including, but not limited
    4  to, an advertisement campaign of such benefits.
    5    2. For purposes of this act:
    6    a. "biofuel" shall mean a fuel which includes biodiesel, ethanol,  and
    7  agri-biodiesel or any other standard approved by NYSERDA;
    8    b.  "biodiesel"  shall mean a fuel comprised exclusively of mono-alkyl
    9  esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils  or  animal
   10  fats, designated B100, which meets the specifications of American Socie-
   11  ty of Testing and Materials designation D 6751-02;
   12    c.  "ethanol"  shall  mean  ethyl  alcohol  manufactured in the United
   13  States and its territories and sold (i) for fuel use and which has  been
   14  rendered  unfit  for beverage use in a manner and which is produced at a
   15  facility approved by the federal bureau of  alcohol,  tobacco,  firearms
   16  and  explosives for the production of ethanol for fuel, or (ii) as dena-
   17  tured ethanol used by blenders and  refiners  which  has  been  rendered
   18  unfit for beverage use; and
   19    d.  "agri-biodiesel"  shall  mean biodiesel derived solely from virgin
   20  oils including, but not limited to, esters derived from virgin vegetable
   21  oils from corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, cottonseeds, canola,  crambe,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09176-01-9
       A. 5826                             2
    1  grapeseeds,  safflowers,  flaxseeds,  rice  bran, mustard seeds and from
    2  animal fats.
    3    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    4  it shall have become a law.