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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1971 July 14 DOC NMA056 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION NYT - A Pollution Code Voted by Council A POLLUTION CODE VOTED BY COUNCIL By ALFONSO A. NARVAEZ New York Times Curren fitt ej Jul 14 1971 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times 1851-2002 1851-2002 1851-2002 A POLLUTION CODE VOTED BY COUNCIL Rules Would Curb Sulphur in Fuel and Set Up Board to Deal With Violators By ALFO A. N NARS VAEO Z yesterday stringent aproved City The approved yesterday a stringent pollution control code that reduces the allowable sulphur content in fuels burned and limits the amount of particle emissiona - burning from ventilators and burning equipment code which the to signed by administrative also sets up an expected the Mayor tribunal in the form of an en- vironmental control board with the power to hear cases and levy fines agalrust individuals or corporations violating the code equipment order owners meaths e u mear sue re the board the of equipment causes emission to install controlling apparatus or to shut down the equipment if it does not meet the standard set up the code Schedule Fines Violators could be fined 100 a day and 500 if they broke the seal placed on faulty AlAltthhoouugghh the code sets a commbey rcocmmieracilal fuels tent by and residential facilities Oct. 1 1971 it allows Consolidated with the comply 0.3 per cent limit by Oct. I 1972 Spokesmen for the utility tes- tified at hearings conducted by the Council's Committee on En- vironmental that complying with the more strin gent provisions at this time would cost million company the next year about This the said would be re- flected in an 8 cent increase in the cost of electric- ity to the consumers or an extra 10 a year to the average consumer The utility may pass along the incr cose t oa f fus el e to tdhe consum^rwithout authorization by the Public Service Commis- sion Mayor Lindsay termed the Council's passage of the code another important step toward a cleaner and healthier environment for all New Yorkers In the last several months there has been a discernible improvement in the quality of our air the Mayor said in a statement issued at City Hall He added Comment by Kretchmer Jerome Kretchmer Environ- mental Protection Administra- tor said that passage of the code was a major turning point in the city's fight for cleaner air The administrative tribunal he said would give agency the enforcement powers it needs to prosecute violators and proc- This will enable us ess cases efficiently get rapid_compliance rapid_compliance from viola- going through the Criminal clearly has failed to do Mr. Kretchmer said The code would abolish the spraying of asbestos insulating materials six months after it is signed into law and would strictly limit how other insulat ing materials could be installed at construction sites Reproduced of permision with copyright permission the reproduction owner Further prohibited without