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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6894
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10209
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §23-0309, En Con L
2011-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the creation of a geographic information system-based display to provide high-volume hydraulic fracturing information to the public; indicates the locations of permitted wells for hydraulic fracturing, the location of public water supply wells and intakes, and the stage of the hydraulic fracturing operation for each permitted well.
2011-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6894 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the creation of a geographic information system-based display to provide high-volume hydraulic fracturing information PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To create a geographic information system-based display to provide high-volume hydraulic fracturing information. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides that the department shall establish a geographic information system-based display, which shall indicate the locations of permitted wells for high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). the location of public water supply wells and intakes, and the stage of the HVHF operation for each permitted well; including, but not limited·to, the approximate percentage of the required water for HFHV fluid that has been accessed and stored on site, whether HVHF is in progress, and whether gas is being collected. Such information shall be updated weekly and shall be publicly accessible on the department's website,
2011-S6894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6894 I N S E N A T E April 4, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the creation of a geographic information system-based display to provide high-volume hydraulic fracturing information THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 23-0309 of the environmental conservation law is renumbered section 23-0315 and a new section 23-0309 is added to read as follows: S 23-0309. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-BASED DISPLAY. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM-BASED DISPLAY, WHICH SHALL INDICATE THE LOCATIONS OF PERMITTED WELLS FOR HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, THE LOCATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELLS AND INTAKES, AND THE STAGE OF THE HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATION FOR EACH PERMITTED WELL; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF THE REQUIRED WATER FOR HYDRAULIC FRAC- TURING FLUID THAT HAS BEEN ACCESSED AND STORED ON SITE, WHETHER HIGH-VO- LUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IS IN PROGRESS, AND WHETHER GAS IS BEING COLLECTED. 2. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE UPDATED WEEKLY AND SHALL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" OR "(HVHF)" MEANS HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FOR NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION USING GREATER THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE WELL IS VERTICAL, DIRECTIONAL OR HORIZONTAL. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14124-04-2
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