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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8642--A
                                                                Cal. No. 615
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 1, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SWEENEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT,
          MOLINARO, BENJAMIN, CRESPO, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          GALEF, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Environ-
          mental Conservation -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate,

          recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          requiring a reduction in sulfur for all heating oil used in the state
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 19-0325 to read as follows:
     3  § 19-0325. Sulfur reduction requirements.
     4    (1)  On or after July first, two thousand twelve, all number two heat-
     5  ing oil sold for use in residential, commercial, or  industrial  heating
     6  within  the  state  shall not have a sulfur content greater than fifteen
     7  parts per million.

     8    (2) The governor may,  by  issuing  an  executive  order,  temporarily
     9  suspend  the  applicability  of  this  section  at any time based on the
    10  governor's determination, after consulting  with  the  New  York  energy
    11  research  and  development  authority,  that  meeting the requirement of
    12  subdivision one of this section is not feasible due to lack of  adequate
    13  supply of the required fuel.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14003-03-0