STATE OF NEW YORK
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1737
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to emis-
sions performance standards from outdoor wood boilers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article 19 of the environmental conservation law is amended
2 by adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
3 TITLE 13
4 OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS
5 Section 19-1301. Emissions performance standards for outdoor wood boil-
6 ers.
7 § 19-1301. Emissions performance standards for outdoor wood boilers.
8 1. On or after June first, two thousand twenty-four, no outdoor wood
9 boiler shall be used in the state unless such device has been tested to
10 determine its emission performance and heating efficiency and certified
11 and labeled in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in
12 Subpart AAA of 40 CFR 60 and meets the following particulate air contam-
13 inant emission standard and the test methodology of the United States
14 Environmental Protection Agency:
15 (a) Two and one-half grams per hour for catalytic outdoor wood boil-
16 ers; and
17 (b) Four and one-half grams per hour for all other outdoor wood boil-
18 ers.
19 2. For the purpose of this section "outdoor wood boilers" means a fuel
20 burning device that (a) is designed to burn wood or other fuels; (b) is
21 specified by the manufacturer for outdoor installation or installation
22 in structures not normally occupied by humans; and (c) is used to heat
23 building space and/or water via the distribution, typically through
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 pipes, of a gas or liquid (e.g. water or water/antifreeze mixture) heat-
2 ed in the device.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately
4 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
5 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
6 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.