assembly Bill A9678

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing

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Mar 05, 2020 advanced to third reading cal.468
Mar 03, 2020 reported
Feb 25, 2020 reported referred to codes
Feb 04, 2020 referred to environmental conservation

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A9678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6906
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23 Title 29 §23-2901, En Con L

A9678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

A9678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  9678

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing

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

  Section 1. Article 23 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding new title 29 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 29
        HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
SECTION 23-2901. PROHIBITION  ON  HORIZONTAL  DRILLING  AND  HIGH-VOLUME
                   HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
§ 23-2901. PROHIBITION  ON HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC
             FRACTURING.
  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "HIGH-VOLUME HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" MEANS THE STIMULATION OF A WELL
USING  THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE GALLONS OF WATER AS THE BASE FLUID
FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FOR ALL STAGES IN A WELL COMPLETION, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THE WELL IS VERTICAL OR  DIRECTIONAL,  INCLUDING  HORIZONTAL.
THE  THREE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND-GALLON  THRESHOLD IS THE SUM OF ALL WATER,
FRESH AND RECYCLED, USED FOR ALL STAGES IN A WELL COMPLETION.
  (B) "GELLED PROPANE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" MEANS A  PROCESS  THAT  USES
GELLED  PROPANE  OR  LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS TO FRACTURE GEOLOGIC FORMA-
TIONS.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  HIGH-VOLUME  HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING  AND  GELLED  PROPANE  HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING  SHALL BE DEEMED
PROHIBITED IN THE STATE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14480-01-9