Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Apr 11, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A7072
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Micah Kellner
Joan Millman
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Kevin Cahill
Robert Castelli
Vivian Cook
2011-A7072 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A7072 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7072 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wastewater from hydraulic fracturing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 17-1905 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows: F. PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO (1) REQUIRE THAT ANY WASTEWATER FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BE SCREENED TO DETERMINE IF IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR TREATMENT BY ANY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS SO AS TO NOT CAUSE HARM TO THE TREATMENT PROCESSES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO REMOVE NITROGEN AND ORGANIC HUMAN OR MAMMALIAN WASTE; AND (2) PROHIBIT THE ACCEPTANCE BY ANY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS OF WASTEWATER FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CONTAINING ANY CONTAMINANTS WHICH SUCH SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY WAS NOT DESIGNED TO TREAT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RADIOACTIVITY, CARCINOGENS, BASES, ACIDS, SOLVENTS, SLICKENING AGENTS, METALS, HYDROCARBONS AND HIGH SALINITY SOLUTIONS DERIVED FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ACTIVITIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10540-02-1
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