Bill Text: NY A07818 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-06 - reported referred to rules [A07818 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7818

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 15, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 17-1016 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
     2  added by chapter 505 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
     3  § 17-1016. Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facil-
     4                 ities.
     5    1.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  the  terms below shall have the
     6  following meaning:
     7    a. "Shell color" shall mean [the color and shade  combination  of  the
     8  paint]  any coating on the sides or shell of a tank, which reduces vola-
     9  tile emissions.
    10    b. "Roof color" shall mean [the color and  shade  combination  of  the
    11  paint]  any  coating on the roof of a tank, which reduces volatile emis-
    12  sions.
    13    c. "Tank" shall have the meaning set forth in section 17-1003 of  this
    14  title  except  that  for purposes of this section "tank" means an above-
    15  ground tank, unless the department determines the tank to  be  otherwise
    16  sufficiently  protected  against  volatilization  in  a  manner  no less
    17  protective than subdivision two of this section, and  does  not  include
    18  associated pipes, lines, fixtures or other ancillary equipment.
    19    2.  Tank  coloring.  a.  No  person  shall  own  or operate a facility
    20  containing a tank that does not meet  the  color  requirements  of  this
    21  subdivision.  Such  color  requirements  shall  apply to every tank at a
    22  facility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage.
    23    b. A tank shall have a shell color and roof color of either  white  or
    24  beige/cream,  or  which  limits  volatile  emissions to the same or to a

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or  beige/cream,
     2  as determined by the department.
     3    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2024, provided however,
     4  that if chapter 505 of the laws of 2021 shall not have taken  effect  on
     5  or  before  such  date then section one of this act shall take effect on
     6  the same date and in the same manner as such  chapter  of  the  laws  of
     7  2021, takes effect.