Senate Bill S1564

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Suspends the issuance of permits for drilling wells for natural gas extraction in certain areas

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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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2017-S1564 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4236
2015-2016: S927

2017-S1564 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends the issuance of permits for drilling wells for natural gas extraction in certain areas.

2017-S1564 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1564 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1564
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, DILAN, GIANARIS,
   HOYLMAN,  KRUEGER,  LATIMER,  MONTGOMERY,  PARKER,  PERALTA,  PERKINS,
   RIVERA, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS  --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT suspending the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells  for
   natural  gas extraction in certain areas; and providing for the repeal
   of such provision upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  No  horizontal natural gas or oil drilling or high-volume
 hydraulic fracturing shall be conducted in the state, and the department
 of environmental conservation shall issue no permits for the drilling of
 a well for extraction of oil or natural gas that would involve  the  use
 of horizontal drilling or high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed 36 months after such effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00681-01-7



              

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