Senate Bill S6583

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the treatment of all waste resulting from the production of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9513
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0514, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1892, A6100
2015-2016: S297, A2611
2017-2018: S2491

2011-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the treatment of all waste resulting from the production of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state.

2011-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6583

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS, FLANAGAN, HANNON, LAVALLE, MARCELLINO --
  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
  prohibiting the treatment of all waste resulting from  the  production
  of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state

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

  Section 1. Section 15-0514 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL
PROHIBIT  THE  TREATMENT OR PREPARATION FOR REUSE OF ALL WASTE RESULTING
FROM THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL
OR NATURAL GAS, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  DRILLING  FLUIDS  AND
PRODUCED  WATERS,  WITHIN  AREAS OF THE STATE THAT DERIVE DRINKING WATER
FROM PRIMARY WATER SUPPLY AQUIFERS OR SOLE SOURCE AQUIFERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14873-01-2

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