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Assembly Bill A4003A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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2023-A4003 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S724
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: A6106, S6220
2015-2016: A6682, S1218
2017-2018: A5021, S3440
2019-2020: A4167, S3569
2021-2022: A4242, S1421
2025-2026: A1179, S1069

2023-A4003 - Summary

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

2023-A4003 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4003
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, 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 amended by chapter 29 of the laws  of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
 lands, except state park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  REFORESTATION  AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, the marine and coastal district
 as  defined  in section 13-0103 of this chapter, 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.
                                                            LBD02833-02-3

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2023-A4003A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S724
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: A6106, S6220
2015-2016: A6682, S1218
2017-2018: A5021, S3440
2019-2020: A4167, S3569
2021-2022: A4242, S1421
2025-2026: A1179, S1069

2023-A4003A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A4003A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4003--A
                                                         Cal. No. 307
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
   sec. 2 -- reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place on the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife
   management areas and unique areas for gas and oil production
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of
 the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 29 of the laws
 of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   a. The exploration, development and production of gas  in  state-owned
 lands,  except  state  park  lands,  STATE FORESTS, REFORESTATION AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, the marine and coastal district
 as defined in section 13-0103 of this chapter, and the lands  under  the
 waters of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and
   b.  The  exploration, development and production of oil in state-owned
 lands, except state park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  REFORESTATION  AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, the marine and coastal district
 as  defined  in section 13-0103 of this chapter, and the lands under the
 waters of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario or along their shorelines.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02833-03-4

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