What's happening
This bill prohibits the use of number six fuel oil in any building or facility in New York State starting July 2021.
Why it matters
Environmental and health benefits. Banning number six fuel oil—a heavy, high-pollution heating oil—will likely reduce air pollution, benefiting public health (especially for vulnerable groups like children, the elderly, and those with respiratory issues) and helping address climate change.
Transition requirements for building owners. The law will force property owners, including those of older buildings and industrial facilities, to upgrade or switch their heating systems, which could have cost and logistical implications but may also drive investment in cleaner, more efficient technologies.
Local government flexibility. Municipalities can enact even stricter requirements than the state ban, meaning some areas could see even faster or more aggressive moves away from dirty fuels, leading to uneven impacts and possibly spurring innovation or faster adoption of alternatives in certain localities.
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Ban Dirty Fuel Oil
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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
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Ban Heavy Fuel Oil
In Senate Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Todd Kaminsky
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1958
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, THIELE, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, GALEF, STECK, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of certain grades of fuel oil
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 19-0329 to read as follows: § 19-0329. Certain fuel oil; prohibited.
1. On and after July first, two thousand twenty-one, no fuel oil, grade number six, as classified by American Society for Testing Materials Standard D396-15c, shall be used in any building or facility in the state.
2. Nothing in this section shall prevent a municipality from adopting a law, code, ordinance or regulation which is more stringent than the requirements of this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01667-02-9
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