Requires the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in state diesel operated vehicles; defines biodiesel as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal fats or waste oils and greases.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3096
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the use of biodiesel
and renewable diesel fuel in state vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
2 to read as follows:
3 § 201-b. Use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in state vehicles. 1.
4 Any diesel operated vehicles within the state fleet shall be replaced or
5 retrofitted, if necessary, to operate on biodiesel or renewable diesel
6 at the following levels:
7 a. For January first, two thousand twenty-six through December thir-
8 ty-first, two thousand twenty-six, five percent biodiesel or renewable
9 diesel;
10 b. For January first, two thousand twenty-seven through December thir-
11 ty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, ten percent biodiesel or renewable
12 diesel;
13 c. For January first, two thousand twenty-eight and thereafter, twenty
14 percent biodiesel or renewable diesel.
15 2. For purposes of this section, "biodiesel" or "renewable diesel"
16 shall mean a fuel that meets the requirements of the ASTM international
17 specification D6751 or the requirements of the ASTM international spec-
18 ification D975. "Renewable diesel" shall not include cessed biomass with
19 a feedstock that is not biomass; provided, however, that "renewable
20 diesel" shall be produced from hydroprocessing renewable biomass feeds-
21 tocks. "Biodiesel" shall mean renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester
22 combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal
23 fats or waste oils and greases.
24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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