Assembly Bill A2644

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well sites

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10476
2013-2014: A2741
2015-2016: A2379
2017-2018: A771
2019-2020: A939
2021-2022: A5303

2023-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well sites.

2023-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2644
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANGELINO, LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring  the  department of environmental conservation to promulgate
   rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas  well
   sites
 
   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.  WITH  RESPECT  TO  NATURAL  GAS  WELL SITES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT:
   A. REQUIRE THAT ALL GAS WELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCTION BE  EQUIPPED  WITH
 AN  ELECTRONIC  FLOW  METER  ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING SUCH
 PRODUCTION, THE FLOW METER  ASSEMBLY  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  A  METER  TUBE
 CONTAINING  TEST  PORTS  TO  BE  UTILIZED FOR MEASUREMENT AND TESTING OF
 EXTRACTED GAS, SHUTOFF VALVES TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHUTTING
 DOWN PORTIONS OF THE SYSTEM, AND A FLOW METERING ASSEMBLY,  WHEREIN  THE
 ORIFICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING REMOVED WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE SYSTEM.
   B.  SHALL CAUSE TO BE COMPILED A LIST OF THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS, FROM
 WHICH THE GAS  COMPANIES  AND  WELL  OPERATORS  SHALL  SELECT  FOR  THIS
 SERVICE,  THAT  HAVE  BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF TESTING AND/OR CALIBRATING OF GAS FLOW METER ASSEMBLIES.
   C. PROVIDE THAT ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A NATURAL GAS WELL SITE  MAY,
 AT  SUCH  OWNER'S OR OPERATOR'S OWN COST, ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A THIRD
 PARTY CONTRACTOR FROM THE APPROVED LIST COMPILED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAUSING AN  INDEPENDENT  TEST  OR
 CALIBRATION  TO BE CONDUCTED UPON THE GAS FLOW METER OR METERS CONNECTED
 TO THE NATURAL GAS WELL SITE.
   D. REQUIRE THAT ORIFICE METERS AND PIPING BE INSTALLED TO COMPLY  WITH
 AMERICAN  GAS  ASSOCIATION REPORT NO. 3, ORIFICE METERING OF NATURAL GAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06455-01-3
              

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