New York : 2025-2026 Regular Session : BILL A06416
Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants.
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Bill Details
Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants.
Bill summary (AI generated)
This bill, numbered A06416, is introduced in the New York Assembly and aims to amend the environmental conservation law regarding emissions of certain toxic air contaminants. It directs the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to establish air quality standards for these toxic air pollutants. Key Provisions: 1. **Definitions**: The bill provides definitions for several terms, including: - "Adjacent to": a radius of one mile. - "Disadvantaged community": as defined in section 75-0101 of the environmental conservation law. - "Fenceline": the property boundary of a major source of air contamination. - "Major source": a stationary source that emits ten tons or more of a toxic air contaminant per year or twenty-five tons of a combination of toxic contaminants. - "Toxic air contaminant": a defined list including benzene, formaldehyde, vinyl chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, trichloroethylene, and mercury, along with any other substances added by the department. 2. **Standards Promulgation**: The Department of Environmental Conservation is required to promulgate ambient air quality standards for the specified toxic air contaminants by December 31, 2027. These standards may vary in duration, including hourly, rolling eight-hour, or annual standards, as determined in consultation with the Department of Health. 3. **Incorporation into Permits**: Starting January 1, 2028, these toxic air contaminants will be incorporated into the permit process for major sources, ensuring compliance with the new air quality standards. 4. **Fenceline Monitoring Regulations**: By December 31, 2027, the department must establish regulations governing when and how fenceline monitoring for these contaminants will be required, taking into account existing air quality and the proximity to areas that are classified as disadvantaged communities. The bill is designated to take effect 90 days after it becomes law.
History
The bill A06416, titled "Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants," was referred to the environmental conservation committee on March 4, 2025. Subsequently, on April 30, 2025, it was reported and referred to the ways and means committee, which typically reviews the bill's financial implications. As for the next steps, the bill will need to go through the ways and means committee, where it will be examined for its fiscal aspects. After that, if approved, it will go to the larger legislative body for further debate and voting. This process is essential for the bill to move closer to becoming law, as it must pass through several additional stages, including potential amendments and final votes in both chambers of the legislature. At present, the bill remains active and has not yet passed or failed.
- Tue 04 Mar 2025 referred to environmental conservation
- Wed 30 Apr 2025 reported referred to ways and means
- Tue 27 May 2025 reported referred to rules
Bill text (HTML)
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6416 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPTIMO, LEVENBERG, OTIS, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, STECK, SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to emis- sions of toxic air contaminants 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 19-0330 to read as follows: 3 § 19-0330. Air quality standards for toxic air contaminants. 4 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms 5 shall have the following meanings: 6 a. "Adjacent to" shall mean within a radius of one mile. 7 b. "Disadvantaged community" shall have the same meaning as in subdi- 8 vision five of section 75-0101 of this chapter. 9 c. "Fenceline" shall mean the property boundary of a major source. 10 d. "Major source" shall mean stationary air contamination source that 11 emits or has the potential to emit ten tons per year or more of a toxic 12 air contaminant or twenty-five tons per year or more of a combination of 13 toxic contaminants. 14 e. "Toxic air contaminant" shall mean benzene, formaldehyde, vinyl 15 chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, 16 trichloroethylene, mercury and any other substances added by the depart- 17 ment. 18 2. Promulgation of standards. a. The department shall, on or before 19 December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, promulgate ambient air 20 quality standards for the following toxic air contaminants: benzene, 21 formaldehyde, vinyl chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlo- 22 rinated dibenzofurans, trichloroethylene and mercury. Such standards may 23 be hourly, rolling eight-hour or annual, or any combination thereof, as EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07000-01-5A. 6416 2 1 determined by the department in consultation with the department of 2 health. 3 b. The ambient air quality standards for toxic air contaminants shall 4 be based on the best available scientific data concerning the potential 5 adverse human health effects of each contaminant. 6 3. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-eight, the department 7 shall incorporate toxic air contaminants into each major source permit. 8 4. No later than December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, the 9 department shall establish regulations specifying when and how fenceline 10 monitoring will be required for toxic air contaminants by major sources. 11 Such regulations shall at a minimum take into consideration the existing 12 air quality and the major source's proximity to a location within or 13 adjacent to a disadvantaged community. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 15 have become a law.