Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 29, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A9409
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Aileen Gunther
Eric Stevenson
Rory Lancman
Matthew Titone
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Richard Gottfried
Fred Thiele
2011-A9409 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A9409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9409 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 requiring the provision of an assessment by a geologist prior to the issuance of a well permit for the production of gas by means of hydraulic fracturing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 23-0501 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4 to read as follows: (4) "HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" MEANS THE USE OF CHEMICALS, WATER AND OTHER SUBSTANCES INJECTED OR PUMPED INTO A GAS WELL TO STIMULATE THE EXTRACTION OF GAS. S 2. Section 23-0501 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. EVERY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR A PERMIT TO DRILL A GAS WELL FOR THE EXTRACTION OF GAS BY MEANS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SHALL, UPON SUCH APPLICATION, PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH AN ASSESSMENT AND MAP OF THE WATER TABLES AT THE PROPOSED GAS WELL SITE, INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SUBTERRANEAN WATER. SUCH ASSESSMENT AND MAP SHALL BE COMPLETED BY A GEOLOGIST APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14690-01-2
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