STATE OF NEW YORK
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2003
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, WALSH, LEMONDES, MAHER, BLANKENBUSH,
BENDETT, ANGELINO, GIGLIO, MIKULIN, BRABENEC, MANKTELOW, DeSTEFANO,
GALLAHAN, BUTTENSCHON, E. BROWN, TAGUE, SIMPSON, McDONOUGH, HAWLEY,
BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental
Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
excluding the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and
cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rural
2 Energy Freedom Act".
3 § 2. Section 75-0109 of the environmental conservation law is amended
4 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5 5. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
6 burning of wood for the means of indoor and outdoor recreation, heating
7 buildings and cooking or otherwise preparing food shall be excluded from
8 any prohibitions or restrictions enacted as a result of compliance with
9 the mandates of chapter one hundred six of the laws of two thousand
10 nineteen, inclusive of any recommendations of any of such chapter's
11 derivative bodies.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04578-01-5
