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Senate Bill S8154

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the siting of a natural gas compressor facility within two and one-half miles of any school property

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2015-S8154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19 Title 13 ยง19-1301, En Con L

2015-S8154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the siting of a natural gas compressor facility within two and one-half miles of any school property.

2015-S8154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8154

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  siting of natural gas compressor facilities

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

  Section 1. Article 19 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 13
               SITING OF NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITIES
SECTION 19-1301. SITING OF NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITIES.
S 19-1301. SITING OF NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITIES.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A  NATURAL
GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITY SHALL NOT BE SITED WITHIN TWO AND ONE-HALF MILES
OF THE BOUNDARY OF ANY SCHOOL PROPERTY. FURTHERMORE, NO LICENSE SHALL BE
ISSUED  TO ANY INDIVIDUAL TO OPERATE ANY NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITY
WITHIN TWO AND ONE-HALF MILES OF THE BOUNDARIES OF A SCHOOL PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13183-02-5

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