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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, LEMONDES,
   MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, TAGUE -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to leases for the explora-
   tion and drilling for and extraction  of  natural  gas  and  liquefied
   natural gas
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 215 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF
 THIS SECTION, A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR OTHER  COUNTY  LEGISLATIVE  BODY
 MAY  LEASE,  UPON  SUCH  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE BOARD OR BODY SHALL
 DETERMINE, COUNTY LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EXPLORATION,  DEVELOPMENT
 AND  PRODUCTION  OF NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, AS SUCH TERMS
 ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 23-1705 OF THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,
 FOR  NOT  MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND, IF ANY SUCH GAS IS PRODUCED UPON THE
 COUNTY LAND PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH FIVE YEAR LEASE,  THE  LEASE
 SHALL BE EXTENDED FOR AS LONG AS NATURAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IS
 PRODUCED IN PAYING QUANTITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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