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This is a research scratch pad for supplementing the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act article.

State-level opposition
On November 7, 2009, the New York State Senate issued bill S.6275 under the sponsorship of New York State Senator Carl Kruger (D) in which Part H proposed the partial amendment DERA in New York as part of a savings adjustment to the state's fiscal plan. The bill stated that the amendment would save the state $36 million in the 2009-2010 fiscal year by exempting diesel-powered transit authority vehicles that are within 3 years of retirement from DERA-mandated emissions retrofitting procedures.

The American Lung Association in New York issued a memorandum in opposition to this bill stating that the cost savings cited in Part H of S.6275 are not accurate given the damage to public health it would cause. The memorandum also argues that vague legal language in the bill could allow the exempt vehicles to operate well beyond their scheduled retirement dates without retrofit.