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NY S06030

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/27/2023

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Parker

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes the "carbon dioxide equivalent" time frame from twenty years to one hundred years for measuring global warming impact of greenhouse gases.

  • Expands the definition of "statewide greenhouse gas emissions" to include greenhouse gases produced outside the state associated with extraction and transmission of fossil fuels imported into New York, and requires full life-cycle analysis using the Argonne GREET model.

  • Adds carbon dioxide emissions from combustion of sustainable biomass and biofuels to the calculation methodology but excludes them from counting toward statewide greenhouse gas emission limits.

  • Modifies the renewable energy systems definition to include anaerobic digestion and forest biopower operational as of December 31, 2022, while removing the requirement that energy from anaerobic digesters be directed toward localized use.

  • Removes the twenty-five linear mile proximity requirement for emissions offset projects and instead requires them to be located in the same county to the extent practicable.

Legislative Description

Relates to the state greenhouse gas emission accounting system; aligns the state accounting system with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) accounting system.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation3/27/2023

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