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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1410
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to the regulation of outdoor wood boilers
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor William Magee
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S8061
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to outdoor wood boilers
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill restricts the sale of outdoor wood boilers after January 1, 2011 that do not meet EPA emission standards and clarifies statutory authority regarding the use of such as a heating source.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Legislative intent - clarifies that wood is a source of clean fuel and when used properly should not be discouraged from being used as a fuel source.
Section 2 defines clean wood, other biomass, outdoor wood boiler and nuisance
Sections 3 - 7. Restricts the fuels that are allowed in outdoor wood boilers to clean wood and other biomass, requires outdoor wood boilers sold after January 1, 2011 to meet or exceed the particulate and emission standards set under EPAs Phase II Voluntary Partnership Program, directs the DEC to publish best practices on the operation, use and siting of outdoor wood boilers, allows local governments to more stringently regulate outdoor wood boilers, and clarifies that the operation of such heating sources is subject to the nuisance provisions of the real property and public health laws.
Justification
Wood is a sustainable and renewable source of energy, and burning wood reduces our dependence on foreign sources of energy. When used responsibly, to bum clean wood or other biomass such as wood pellets, corn or wood chips, outdoor wood boilers offer many New Yorkers a reliable and more cost effective source of heat and hot water when compared to the cost of other nonrenewable energy sources. For the most part, the regulation of outdoor wood boilers should be left to local governments who are better able to decide when and where these units can be used, and are also better positioned to take enforcement actions when the operator of such a unit is acting in a way that is creating a nuisance situation. Restricting future sales of outdoor wood boilers to those units that meet the requirements of the U.S. EPA's Phase 2 Voluntary Partnership Program for outdoor wood boilers will ensure that as new units are installed and old units are replaced there will be fewer emissions of particulate matter.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state, allowing individuals to use such heating devices may result in individual savings.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, except that restrictions on the sale of wood boilers that do not meet EPA voluntary standards shall take effect January 1, 2011.
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