N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 19-0331: Moratorium on air permit issuance and renewal

§ 19-0331. Moratorium on air permit issuance and renewal.

1. For the period commencing on the effective date of this section and

ending two years after such date, the department, after consultation

with the department of public service, shall not approve a new

application for or issue a new permit pursuant to this article, or

article seventy of this chapter, for an electric generating facility

that utilizes a carbon-based fuel and that provides, in whole or in

part, behind-the-meter electric energy consumed or utilized by

cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication

methods to validate blockchain transactions.

2. For the period commencing on the effective date of this section and

ending two years after such date, the department shall not approve an

application to renew an existing permit or issue a renewal permit

pursuant to this article for an electric generating facility that

utilizes a carbon-based fuel and that provides, in whole or in part,

behind-the-meter electric energy consumed or utilized by a

cryptocurrency mining operation that uses proof-of-work authentication

methods to validate blockchain transactions if the renewal application

seeks to increase or will allow or result in an increase in the amount

of electric energy consumed or utilized by a cryptocurrency mining

operation that uses proof-of-work authentication methods to validate

blockchain transactions.