Assembly Bill A3140

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the disposal of drill cuttings at the drilling site

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2011-A3140 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10090

2011-A3140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the disposal of drill cuttings at the drilling site.

2011-A3140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3140

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SWEENEY, LIFTON, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, KAVANAGH,
  TITONE, CYMBROWITZ,  MAGNARELLI,  REILLY,  SPANO,  CASTRO,  P. RIVERA,
  ROSENTHAL,  MAISEL,  PERRY, ORTIZ, BRENNAN, COOK, WEISENBERG, SCHIMEL,
  COLTON, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. DESTITO,  GOTTFRIED,
  MAGEE,  MARKEY,  McENENY,  MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, THIELE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  prohibition of the on-site disposal of drill cuttings

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 8 of  section  23-0305
of  the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 846 of the
laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  With respect to oil pools or fields and natural gas pools  or  fields,
the department shall [have power to]:
  S  2.  Paragraph k of subdivision 8 of section 23-0305 of the environ-
mental conservation law is relettered paragraph 1 and a new paragraph  k
is added to read as follows:
  K.  PROHIBIT  THE  ON-SITE STORAGE, FOR MORE THAN 45 DAYS, DISPOSAL OR
BURIAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS AND DRILL  CUTTING  SAMPLES  FROM  NATURAL  GAS
WELLS.    THE  DRILL  CUTTINGS  SHALL  ONLY  BE STORED ON AN IMPERMEABLE
SURFACE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02958-01-1

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