A06376 Summary:
BILL NO | A06376 |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Weprin |
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Add §399-eee, Gen Bus L | |
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Requires gas stations to maintain backup generators capable of operating the gas pumps in the event of loss of electricity. |
A06376 Actions:
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04/05/2023 | referred to economic development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | referred to economic development |
A06376 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6376 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring gas stations to maintain a backup generator to operate gas pumps in the event of loss of electricity The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 399-eee to read as follows: 3 § 399-eee. Placement of backup generators at gas stations. 1. Every 4 retail gas station located within this state shall be required to main- 5 tain a backup generator capable of operating all gas pumps situated on 6 the property for a period of no less than forty-eight hours in the event 7 that the retail gas station loses its main source of electricity. 8 2. For purposes of this section, "retail gas station" shall mean a 9 filling station where gasoline is stored primarily for sale by delivery 10 directly into the ordinary fuel tank connected with the engine of a 11 motor vehicle or vessel to be consumed in the operation of such motor 12 vehicle or vessel. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 14 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10428-01-3