Bill > S03179

This bill amends existing environmental conservation law to redefine "coal tar" and clarify its use in pavement products, with the changes taking effect one year after becoming law. Specifically, it expands the definition of coal tar to include ethylene cracked residues or steam cracked residues, and importantly, it lowers the threshold for what is considered coal tar based on its chemical content: previously, a substance was classified as coal tar if it contained more than ten thousand milligrams of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) per kilogram, but this bill changes that threshold to just one thousand milligrams per kilogram, meaning substances with lower levels of PAHs will now be regulated as coal tar.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3179