assembly Bill A6682

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to environmental conservation
Mar 30, 2015 referred to environmental conservation

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A6682 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1218
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: A6106, S6220
2017-2018: A5021, S3440
2019-2020: A4167, S3569
2021-2022: A4242, S1421
2023-2024: A4003, S724

A6682 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production.

A6682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6682

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, TITONE, JAFFEE, ROBERTS,
  ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI, CAHILL, WEPRIN, SCHIMEL, COLTON, OTIS  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.  BRENNAN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and
  unique areas for gas production

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the  laws  of
1977, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
lands, except state  park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  WILDLIFE  MANAGEMENT
AREAS,  UNIQUE  AREAS, and the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario or
along its shoreline; and
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04321-01-5