Establishes the E85 compatible pump matching grant program; provides that grants shall be made available to owners of service stations for up to seventy-five percent of the cost of purchasing new E85 compatible pumps or for the conversion of conventional gasoline pumps to E85 compatible pumps; defines the terms "E85" and "service station".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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779
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, CROUCH, FINCH, TEDISCO, KOLB -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE, GIGLIO,
McDONOUGH, J. MILLER, MOLINARO, RAIA, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
an E85 compatible pump matching grant program; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
3 19. To develop and administer the E85 compatible pump matching grant
4 program established pursuant to section eighteen hundred eighty-four of
5 this article.
6 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
7 1884 to read as follows:
8 § 1884. E85 compatible pump matching grant program. 1. Subject to
9 available appropriation, there is hereby established in the authority an
10 E85 compatible pump matching grant program, under which grants shall be
11 made available to owners of service stations for the purchase of E85
12 compatible pumps or for the conversion of conventional gasoline pumps to
13 E85 compatible pumps. Grants shall not exceed seventy-five percent of
14 the cost of such purchase or conversion. Owners of service stations who
15 fail to keep such new or converted E85 compatible pumps in service for
16 five or more years shall be subject to reimbursement to the state for
17 the amount of such grant. The authority is hereby authorized and
18 directed to promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of
19 such matching grant program and to establish eligibility criteria for
20 applicants. Application for such grants shall be in a manner and form
21 determined by the authority.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01636-01-1
A. 779 2
1 2. As used in this section the following terms shall have the follow-
2 ing meanings:
3 a. "E85" shall mean a petroleum product that is a blend of agricul-
4 turally derived denatured ethanol and gasoline or natural gasoline that
5 typically contains eighty-five percent ethanol by volume, but at a mini-
6 mum shall contain sixty percent ethanol by volume.
7 b. "Service station" means any premises whereon the retail sale of
8 motor fuels is conducted as the principal business.
9 3. The provisions of this section shall apply to E85 compatible pumps
10 placed in service during the period commencing September first, two
11 thousand eleven and ending September first, two thousand fifteen.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
13 deemed repealed September 1, 2015.
