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Assembly Bill A5021

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A5021 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: A6106
2015-2016: A6682
2019-2020: A4167
2021-2022: A4242
2023-2024: A4003
2025-2026: A1179

2017-A5021 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A5021 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5021
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, TITONE, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI,
   ABINANTI, CAHILL, WEPRIN, COLTON, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
   A. 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, reforestation areas,  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, REFORESTATION AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, and the lands under the  waters
 of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08496-02-7

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