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Assembly Bill A3125

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the commissioner and the department of environmental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies

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2011-A3125 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2558
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11494
2013-2014: A780

2011-A3125 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of the commissioner and the department of environmental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies by oil, gas, salt water or other contaminants, and to how the rules and regulations shall also apply equally to all wells in the state.

2011-A3125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3125

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON, CAHILL, JAFFEE, O'DONNELL, NOLAN, TITONE,
  MILLMAN,  P. RIVERA, MAISEL, SCHIMEL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, PHEFFER, WEIS-
  ENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  powers and duties of the commissioner and the department  of  environ-
  mental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies

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

  Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 8 and paragraph b of subdivision
9 of section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law,  as  amended
by chapter 846 of the laws of 1981, are amended to read as follows:
  d. Require the drilling, casing, operation, plugging and replugging of
wells  and  reclamation of surrounding land in accordance with rules and
regulations of the department in such manner as to prevent or remedy the
following, including but not limited to: the escape of oil,  gas,  brine
or  water  out  of one stratum into another; the intrusion of water into
oil or gas strata other than during enhanced  recovery  operations;  the
pollution  of  fresh  water  supplies  by  oil, gas, salt water or other
contaminants; and blowouts, cavings, seepages and fires.  THE RULES  AND
REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  PREVENT OR REMEDY THE
POLLUTION OF FRESH WATER SUPPLIES BY  OIL,  GAS,  SALT  WATER  OR  OTHER
CONTAMINANTS SHALL APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL WELLS IN THE STATE.
  b.  Require  the  drilling, casing, operation and plugging of wells in
accordance with rules and regulations of the department in such a manner
as to prevent the loss or escape of oil or gas reserves to  the  surface
or  to other strata; the intrusion of brine or water into commercial oil
or gas reserves; the pollution of fresh water supplies by  oil,  gas  or
salt  water,  and  to facilitate the efficient use of ground and surface
waters in solution mining.  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO PREVENT OR REMEDY THE POLLUTION OF FRESH WATER SUPPLIES BY
OIL, GAS, SALT WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS SHALL APPLY  EQUALLY  TO  ALL
WELLS IN THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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