BILL NUMBER:A9727
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law, in relation to leases
for the exploration and drilling for and extraction of natural gas and
liquefied natural gas
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
§1 proposes to amend County Law §215 by adding a new subdivision to
allow a board of supervisors or other county legislative body to
lease, upon such terms and conditions the board or body shall
determine, county land for the purposes of exploration, development
and production of natural gas and liquefied natural gas, for not more
than five years and, if gas is produced the lease shall continue until
the production is no longer being produced in commercially paying
quantities.
§2 Sets the effective date of the act as immediately.
JUSTIFICATION: Currently, §215 of County Law restricts the lease term
Counties may enter into to a period not to exceed. five years. At the
same time § 2(b) of County Law allows Charter Counties to adopt local
law, by amending their Charter to allow the County to enter into a
lease term they see fit. This legislation aims to give Non-Charter
Counties and Charter Counties the same opportunities when drilling for
Natural Gas in New York State.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9727
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to leases for the explora-
tion and drilling for and extraction of natural gas and liquefied
natural gas
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 215 of the county law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF
THIS SECTION, A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR OTHER COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BODY
MAY LEASE, UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE BOARD OR BODY SHALL
DETERMINE, COUNTY LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT
AND PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, AS SUCH TERMS
ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 23-1705 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW,
FOR NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND, IF ANY SUCH GAS IS PRODUCED UPON THE
COUNTY LAND PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH FIVE YEAR LEASE, THE LEASE
SHALL BE EXTENDED FOR AS LONG AS NATURAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IS
PRODUCED IN COMMERCIALLY PAYING QUANTITIES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15131-01-9
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