Assembly Bill A11443

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11443 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7400

2009-A11443 - Summary

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.

2009-A11443 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11443

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sweeney) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal  of
  such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to  the  contrary,
there  is hereby established a suspension of the issuance of new permits
for horizontal drilling which utilizes the practice of  hydraulic  frac-
turing  in the state.  The purpose of such suspension shall be to afford
the state and its residents the opportunity to continue the  review  and
analysis  of  the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water quality, air,
environmental, safety and public health.
  (b) For the purposes of this  section,  "hydraulic  fracturing"  shall
mean  fracturing  of rock by man-made fluid-driven fracturing techniques
for the purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil well production.
  (c) For the purposes of this section, "horizontal drilling" shall mean
a technique whereby a vertical wellbore is turned up to  ninety  degrees
and drills in a generally horizontal direction for the purpose of stimu-
lating natural gas or oil well production.
  (d) This section shall not apply to permits issued prior to the effec-
tive  date  of this act for horizontal drilling operations which utilize
hydraulic fracturing that are subject to renewal.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed on June 1, 2011.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17696-03-0

co-Sponsors

2009-A11443A - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7400

2009-A11443A - Summary

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.

2009-A11443A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                11443--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sweeney) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conservation
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal  of
  such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. There is hereby established a suspension of the issuance of
new permits for the drilling of a well which utilizes  the  practice  of
hydraulic  fracturing  for the purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil
in the Marcellus shale formation.
  The purpose of such suspension shall be to afford the  state  and  its
residents  the  opportunity  to  continue the review and analysis of the
effects of hydraulic fracturing on water and air quality,  environmental
safety and public health.
  For  the  purposes  of this section, "hydraulic fracturing" shall mean
the fracturing of rock by fluid for the purpose of  stimulating  natural
gas or oil for any purpose.
  This  section shall not apply to permits issued prior to the effective
date of this act which utilize hydraulic fracturing that are subject  to
renewal.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on May 15, 2011.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17696-04-0

co-Sponsors

2009-A11443B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7400

2009-A11443B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.

2009-A11443B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                11443--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sweeney,
  Fields) -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee --  again  reported  from
  said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal  of
  such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. There is hereby established a suspension of the issuance of
new permits for the drilling of a well which utilizes  the  practice  of
hydraulic  fracturing  for the purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil
in low permeability natural gas reservoirs, such as  the  Marcellus  and
Utica shale formations.
  The  purpose  of  such suspension shall be to afford the state and its
residents the opportunity to continue the review  and  analysis  of  the
effects  of hydraulic fracturing on water and air quality, environmental
safety and public health.
  For the purposes of this section, "hydraulic  fracturing"  shall  mean
the  fracturing  of rock by fluid for the purpose of stimulating natural
gas or oil for any purpose.
  This section shall not apply to permits issued prior to the  effective
date  of this act which utilize hydraulic fracturing that are subject to
renewal.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed on May 15, 2011.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17696-07-0

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