Bill Text: NH SB309 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-23 - Signed by the Governor on 05/19/2016; Chapter 0094; Effective 07/01/2018 [SB309 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-SB309-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 94
SB 309 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
16-2711
08/04
SENATE BILL 309
AN ACT relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.
SPONSORS: Sen. 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: Energy And Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill sets limits on the sulfur content of certain liquid fuels.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2711
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
94:1 New Section; Sulfer Limits of Certain Liquid Fuels. Amend RSA 125-C by inserting after section 10-c the following new section:
125-C:10-d Sulfur Limits of Certain Liquid Fuels.
I. 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:
(a) No. 2 oil, also referred to as distillate oil, with a sulfur content greater than 0.0015 percent by weight;
(b) No. 4 oil with a sulfur content greater than 0.25 percent by weight; or
(c) Nos. 5 or 6 oil, also referred to as residual oil, with a sulfur content greater than 0.5 percent by weight.
II. 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.
94:2 New Subparagraph; Sulfur Limits on Certain Liquid Fuels; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 125-C:4, I by inserting after subparagraph (r) the following new subparagraph:
(s) The recordkeeping, reporting, certification requirements, and test methods to be used to demonstrate compliance with RSA 125-C:10-d.
94:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
Approved: May 19, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
