S 235: Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 235 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring hydrofluorocarbon substance standards conform with the United States environmental protection agency rules and regulations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 19-0301 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Any rules or regulations relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances 4 established or implemented by the department shall conform with, and 5 shall not exceed, any applicable rules or regulations set forth by the 6 United States environmental protection agency relating to hydrofluoro- 7 carbon substances. For the purposes of this subdivision, "hydrofluoro- 8 carbon substances" shall mean any substances used in air conditioning 9 and refrigeration equipment, aerosol propellants and foam end-uses. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01066-01-5