Int. No. 980
By Council Member Richards and Constantinides
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to phasing out the use of fuel oil grade no. 4
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision d of section 24-168 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2017, amending the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to phasing out the use of residual fuel oil and fuel oil grade no. 4 in boilers in in-city power plants, as proposed in introduction number 1465-A, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (f), no person shall cause or permit a boiler to burn fuel oil grade no. 4 on or after [January 1, 2030, or for a boiler used to generate electricity and/or steam in an electric, steam, or combined electric and steam generation facility, on or after] (i) March 1, 2018, for a boiler that uses natural gas as primary fuel and fuel oil grade no. 4 as a backup fuel, other than a boiler used to generate electricity and/or steam in an electric, steam, or combined electric and steam generation facility, (ii) January 1, 2024, for a boiler that uses an above-ground oil storage tank, other than a boiler used to generate electricity and/or steam in an electric, steam, or combined electric and steam generation facility or (iii) January 1, 2025 for all other boilers.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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