CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. - Governor Cuomo announced Saturday that temporary fuel trucks will be deployed throughout New York City and Long Island in order to help provide gas to emergency vehicles and to the public.
The trucks are provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the Governor.
The 5,000 gallon trucks will be deployed throughout Saturday morning, and an additional 150,000 gallons of fuel will re-stock the trucks throughout the day.
There is a 10 gallon limit per vehicle.
Cars can fill up directly off of the truck.
The trucks were sent to the following locations:
Queens Armory
93-05 160th St.
Jamaica, NY 11433
Bronx Armory
10 West 195th St.
Bronx, NY 10468
Brooklyn Armory
1579 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Staten Island/Elizabeth Armory
321 Manor Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
Freeport Armory
63 Babylon Turnpike
Freeport, NY 11520
In addition, Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order to temporarily ease restrictions on vapor pressure requirements for gasoline and waive the ultra-low sulfur diesel requirement for home-heating oil.
The Internal Revenue Service, in response to shortages of clear diesel fuel caused by Hurricane Sandy, will not impose a tax penalty when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use or used on the highway.
This relief will be in effect through November 20th.
The state has also obtained a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on vapor recovery requirements so that gasoline can be transported from petroleum terminals without power to gas stations in hurricane-affected areas.
"The shortage of gasoline in the New York-metro area has caused major inconveniences for our residents, and the state must take every action possible to address this issue," Governor Cuomo said. "Although there is much work to be done, I have directed the state to temporarily suspend gasoline distribution related requirements so gasoline and other fuels can be transported throughout the region and New Yorkers can return to life as normal as quickly as possible."
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