Bill Text - SB309 (2016)

Relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.


Revision: Dec. 18, 2015, midnight

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SB 309 - AS INTRODUCED

 

2016 SESSION

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SENATE BILL\t309

 

AN ACT\trelative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.

 

SPONSORS:\tSen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Little, Dist 8; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Devine, Rock. 4; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Rep. Introne, Rock. 5; Rep. Baber, Straf. 14; Rep. Backus, Hills. 19; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5

 

COMMITTEE:\tEnergy And Natural Resources

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill sets limits on the sulfur content of certain liquid fuels.  

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t1  New Section; Sulfer Limits of Certain Liquid Fuels.  Amend RSA 125-C by inserting after section 10-c the following new section:

\t125-C:10-d  Sulfur Limits of Certain Liquid Fuels.

\t\tI.  No person shall sell, offer for sale, supply, distribute for sale or use, except for fuel remaining in storage for a device not requiring a permit pursuant to RSA 125-C:11, any of the following liquid fuels:

\t\t\t(a)  No. 2 oil, also referred to as distillate oil, with a sulfur content greater than 0.0015 percent by weight;

\t\t\t(b)  No. 4 oil with a sulfur content greater than 0.25 percent by weight; or

\t\t\t(c)  Nos. 5 or 6 oil, also referred to as residual oil, with a sulfur content greater than 0.5 percent by weight.  

\t\tII.  The commissioner may temporarily allow the use of non-conforming fuels with respect to paragraph I if there is a demonstrated need to do so based on an acute shortage of supply.

\t2  New Subparagraph; Sulfur Limits on Certain Liquid Fuels; Rulemaking.  Amend RSA 125-C:4, I by inserting after subparagraph (r) the following new subparagraph:

\t\t\t(s)  The recordkeeping, reporting, certification requirements, and test methods to be used to demonstrate compliance with RSA 125-C:10-d.

\t3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.