assembly Bill A4720A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 31, 2018 advanced to third reading cal.986
reported
May 15, 2018 reported referred to codes
May 09, 2018 print number 4720a
May 09, 2018 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 03, 2018 referred to environmental conservation
Feb 03, 2017 referred to environmental conservation

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A4720 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6913
2013-2014: A9074, A3561
2015-2016: A4905, A211
2019-2020: A2295, A7933
2021-2022: A903, A5136
2023-2024: A7105

A4720 - Summary

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway.

A4720 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  4720

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. O'DONNELL, ABINANTI, ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, LIFTON,
  GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BUCHWALD  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the use of flowback water from wells, pools or  fields  on
  any highway

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

  Section 1.  Section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROHIBIT  THE  USE OF FLOWBACK WATER FROM
WELLS, POOLS OR FIELDS ON ANY HIGHWAY, AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR-
TEEN  OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE FOR DE-ICING, DUST SUPPRESSION OR  ANY  OTHER
USE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09387-01-7

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A4720A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6913
2013-2014: A9074, A3561
2015-2016: A4905, A211
2019-2020: A2295, A7933
2021-2022: A903, A5136
2023-2024: A7105

A4720A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway.

A4720A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 4720--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. O'DONNELL, ABINANTI, ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, LIFTON,
  GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BUCHWALD  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted
  to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the use of drilling fluids, brine, and flowback water from
  wells, pools or fields on any highway

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

  Section 1. Section 23-0305 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF DRILLING FLUIDS, BRINE,
AND FLOWBACK WATER FROM WELLS,  POOLS  OR  FIELDS  ON  ANY  HIGHWAY,  AS
DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  FOURTEEN  OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION
LAW, FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  USE  FOR  DE-ICING,
DUST SUPPRESSION OR ANY OTHER USE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09387-02-8