Assembly Bill A5977

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits high-volume hydraulic fracturing in reforestation areas

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4842
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§9-0101 & 9-0507, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9419
2015-2016: A2674

2013-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits high-volume hydraulic facturing in reforestation areas.

2013-A5977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5977

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, STEVENSON, TITONE, JAFFEE, ROBERTS,
  CAHILL, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, WEPRIN, SCHIMEL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing in reforestation areas

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  9-0101  of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A.  "HIGH-VOLUME  HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING"  MEANS  THE  FRACTURING  BY
MAN-MADE  FLUID-DRIVEN  FRACTURING  TECHNIQUES  THAT UTILIZE OVER EIGHTY
THOUSAND GALLONS OF FRACTURING FLUID  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  STIMULATING
NATURAL GAS OR OIL WELL PRODUCTION.
  S  2.  Section 9-0507 of the environmental conservation law is amended
to read as follows:
S 9-0507. Leasing of oil and gas rights on reforestation areas.
  Notwithstanding any provisions of [Article VII] ARTICLE SEVEN  of  the
[Public  Lands  Law]  PUBLIC  LANDS LAW to the contrary, the department,
with the approval of the state geologist, may, in any lands acquired  by
the  state  in  accordance with section 9-0501 OF THIS TITLE, enter into
leases for the purpose of aiding in discovering and removing any oil  or
gas  upon  such lands or storage of gas or oil thereon, under such terms
as may be prescribed by the department, and upon  such  conditions  that
the exercise of such leasehold rights shall not interfere with the oper-
ation  of  such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were
acquired and as defined in [Section 3] SECTION THREE  of  article  [XIV]
FOURTEEN  of  the  [Constitution] STATE CONSTITUTION, EXCEPT BY MEANS OF
HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. Any lease made and entered into pursu-
ant to this section shall be recorded in the [Office] OFFICE of [General
Services] GENERAL SERVICES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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