A06327 Summary:
BILL NO | A06327A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S07457 |
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SPONSOR | Sweeney (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Farrell, Weisenberg, Glick, Colton, Cymbrowitz, Peoples-Stokes, Jaffee, Kavanagh, Schimel, Titone, Zebrowski, Abinanti, Englebright, Cahill, Millman, Galef, Paulin, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Hevesi, Markey, Lupardo, Otis, Lifton, Rozic, Mosley, Gottfried, O'Donnell, Clark, Sepulveda, Skoufis, Weprin, Steck, Ortiz, Fahy |
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MLTSPNSR | Buchwald, Jacobs, Kearns, Lentol, McDonald, Perry, Skartados, Thiele |
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Add Art 19 Title 13 SS19-1301 - 19-1305, En Con L | |
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Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system. |
A06327 Memo:
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MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A6327A SPONSOR: Sweeney (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to global warming pollution control   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to promulgate rules and regulations establishing limits on greenhouse gas emissions.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would: * define greenhouse gas to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluroide, and any other gas determined by DEC to be a significant contributor to global warming; * define "major greenhouse gas emission source" as any source or catego- ry of sources of greenhouse gas emissions, determined by the department to be capable of being monitored for compliance, and shall at a minimum include emissions: a. associated with fossil fuels; b. from any utility generating or delivering electricity consumed in the state; c. stationary sources permitted pursuant to section 19-0311 of this article; and d. from any additional entities that are emitters of greenhouse gases, as determined by the department; * provide compliance assistance to small business; * initially focus on state facility compliance; * authorize DEC to promulgate rules and regulations, by May 1, 2015, requiring annual greenhouse gas emission reporting from greenhouse gas emission sources;