Senate Bill S3440

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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-S3440 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6220
2015-2016: S1218
2019-2020: S3569
2021-2022: S1421
2023-2024: S724
2025-2026: S1069

2017-S3440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S3440 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3440
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, HOYLMAN -- 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 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
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08496-01-7

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