Bill 140510
Amending Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Fuel Oil," by adding requirements for commercial fuel oil content and emissions to take effect at a future date, and deleting superseded standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
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“The Committee on the Environment, to which was referred Bill No. 140510, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 3-207 of The Code, entitled 'Sale of Fuel Oil,' by adding requirements for commercial fuel oil content and emissions to take effect at a future date, and deleting superseded standards, all under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 12, 2014 · Jun 12, 2014 · official transcript, this passage
“Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 140510. (Duly seconded.)”
Councilwoman Brown · Stated Meeting, June 12, 2014 · Jun 12, 2014 · official transcript, this passage
“Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended this day so as to permit first reading of Bill No. 140510. favor? (Aye.)”
Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, June 12, 2014 · Jun 12, 2014 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 11, 2014HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on the Environment
- Jun 11, 2014HEARING HELD · Committee on the Environment
- Jun 11, 2014REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on the Environment
- Jun 12, 2014ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 12, 2014SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 12, 2014ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jun 19, 2014PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Jul 15, 2014SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Fuel Oil," by adding requirements for commercial fuel oil content and emissions to take effect at a future date, and deleting superseded standards, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: § 3-207. Sale of Fuel Oil. (1) Commercial Fuel Oil. (a) On and after the effective dates listed therein no fuel merchant shall store, offer for sale, sell, deliver for use or exchange in trade, for use in Philadelphia, and no person shall use commercial fuel oils which contain sulfur in excess of the percentages by weight set forth in the following table: PERCENT SULFUR BY WEIGHT Grades of Commercial Fuel Oil SSU Viscosity at 100°F [Effective 5-1-70] [Effective 10-1-72] Effective 4-1-78 Effective 7-1-15 No. 2 and lighter Less than or equal to 45 [0.3%] [0.3%] 0.2% 0.0015% (15 ppm) No. 4 Greater than 45 but Less than 145 [0.7%] [0.4%] 0.3% 0.2500% (2500 ppm) No. 5, No. 6 and heavier Equal to or greater than 145 [1.0%] [0.5%] 0.5% 0.5000% (5000 ppm) (b) The provisions of (a) above shall not apply in any case in which it is demonstrated to the Department that sulfur dioxide emissions, caused by the combustion of commercial fuel oils, from any stack or chimney into the outdoor atmosphere, can be controlled to levels that, on and after the effective dates listed herein, do not exceed at any time those quantities of sulfur dioxide, expressed in pounds per one (1) million BTU gross heat input, set forth in the following table: PERMISSIBLE SO2 EMISSIONS (Pounds SO2 per Million BTU Gross Heat Input) Grades of Commercial Fuel Oil SSU Viscosity at 100°F [Effective 5-1-70] [Effective 10-1-72] Effective 4-1-78 Effective 7-1-15 No. 4 Greater than 45 but less than 145 [0.74 lbs.] [0.42 lbs.] 0.30 lbs 0.26 lbs. No. 5, No. 6 and heavier Equal to or greater than 145 [1.1 lbs] [0.52 lbs] 0.52 lbs 0.52 lbs. * * * ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End