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Assembly Bill A6913A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway

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2011-A6913 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9074, A3561
2015-2016: A4905, A211
2017-2018: A451, A4720
2019-2020: A2295, A7933
2021-2022: A903, A5136
2023-2024: A7105
2025-2026: A4725, A10930

2011-A6913 - Summary

Prohibits the use of flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway.

2011-A6913 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6913

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the  use of flowback water from wells, pools or fields on
  any highway

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  23-0303 of the environmental
conservation law, as added by chapter  846  of  the  laws  of  1981,  is
amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  provisions  of this article shall supersede all local laws or
ordinances relating to the regulation  of  the  oil,  gas  and  solution
mining industries; but shall not supersede local government jurisdiction
over  local roads EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE USE OF FLOWBACK WATER ON
HIGHWAYS IS PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO THE POWER GRANTED BY PARAGRAPH  L  OF
SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF  SECTION  23-0305 OF THIS TITLE, or the rights of
local governments under the real property tax law.
  S 2. Subdivision 8 of section 23-0305 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion law is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
  L.  PROHIBIT  THE USE OF FLOWBACK WATER FROM WELLS, POOLS OR FIELDS ON
ANY HIGHWAY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION  TWO  OF  THE
TRANSPORTATION  LAW,  FOR  ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE
FOR DE-ICING, DUST SUPPRESSION OR ANY OTHER USE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10344-01-1

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2011-A6913A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9074, A3561
2015-2016: A4905, A211
2017-2018: A451, A4720
2019-2020: A2295, A7933
2021-2022: A903, A5136
2023-2024: A7105
2025-2026: A4725, A10930

2011-A6913A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway.

2011-A6913A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6913--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
  tee  on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the use of flowback water from wells, pools or  fields  on
  any highway

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

  Section 1.  Section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROHIBIT  THE  USE OF FLOWBACK WATER FROM
WELLS, POOLS OR FIELDS ON ANY HIGHWAY, AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR-
TEEN  OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE FOR DE-ICING, DUST SUPPRESSION OR  ANY  OTHER
USE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10344-02-2

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