New York Laws
Article 75 - Climate Change
75-0105 - Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report.

1. No later than two years after the effective date of this article,
and each year thereafter, the department shall issue a report on
statewide greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in tons of carbon dioxide
equivalents, from all greenhouse gas emission sources in the state,
including the relative contribution of each type of greenhouse gas and
each type of source to the statewide total.

2. The statewide greenhouse gas emissions report shall be a
comprehensive evaluation, informed by a variety of data, including but
not limited to:

a. information relating to the use of fossil fuels by sector,
including for electricity generation, transportation, heating, and other
combustion purposes;

b. information relating to fugitive and vented emissions from systems
associated with the production, processing, transport, distribution,
storage, and consumption of fossil fuels, including natural gas;

c. information relating to emissions from non-fossil fuel sources,
including, but not limited to, garbage incinerators, biomass combustion,
landfills and landfill gas generators, and anaerobic digesters;

d. information relating to emissions associated with manufacturing,
chemical production, cement plants, and other processes that produce
non-combustion emissions; and

e. information from sources that may be required to participate in the
registration and reporting system pursuant to subdivision four of this
section.

3. The statewide greenhouse gas emissions report shall also include an
estimate of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the generation of
imported electricity and with the extraction and transmission of fossil
fuels imported into the state which shall be counted as part of the
statewide total.

4. Within one year after the effective date of this article, the
department shall consider establishing a mandatory registry and
reporting system from individual sources to obtain data on greenhouse
gas emissions exceeding a particular threshold. If established, such
registry and reporting system shall apply a consistent reporting
threshold to ensure the unbiased collection of data.

5. The statewide greenhouse gas emissions report shall also include an
estimate of what the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level was in
1990.

6. The statewide greenhouse gas emissions report shall utilize best
available science and methods of analysis, including the comparison and
reconciliation of emission estimates from all sources, fuel consumption,
field data, and peer-reviewed research.

7. The statewide greenhouse gas emissions report shall clearly explain
the methodology and analysis used in the department's determination of
greenhouse gas emissions and shall include a detailed explanation of any
changes in methodology or analysis, adjustments made to prior estimates,
as needed, and any other information necessary to establish a
scientifically credible account of change.

8. The department shall hold at least two public hearings to seek
public input regarding the methodology and analysis used in the
determination of statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and periodically
thereafter.