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Assembly Bill A9408

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production

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2011-A9408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6106
2015-2016: A6682
2017-2018: A5021
2019-2020: A4167
2021-2022: A4242
2023-2024: A4003
2025-2026: A1179

2011-A9408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production.

2011-A9408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9408

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2012
                               ___________

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
  prohibiting  the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and
  unique areas for gas production

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the  laws  of
1977, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
lands, except state  park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  WILDLIFE  MANAGEMENT
AREAS,  UNIQUE  AREAS, and the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario or
along its shoreline; and
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14636-01-2

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