New York Laws
Title 23 - Rerefining of Used Oil
23-2303 - Official Encouragement for the Use of Rerefined Oil.


All state and local officials shall act within their authority to
encourage the use of rerefined oil. Such action shall include, but not
be limited to:

1. Review of any laws, rules and regulations, ordinances or
specifications which exclude the use of rerefined oil products that meet
the standards as specified in the American Petroleum Institute's engine
service classifications for oil products; and

2. Educating the private sectors of the economy as to the merits of
rerefined oil, and the need for its use in order to reduce the drain on
the nation's oil reserves and minimize the disposal of used oil in ways
harmful to the environment.