Bill Text: NY A05833 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits fracturing and horizontal drilling for natural gas or oil on land operated by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and within 1 mile thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-09 - ordered to third reading rules cal.65 [A05833 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05833-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5833
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 7, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT,  COLTON, GLICK, JACOBS, TITONE,
         BARRON, MILLMAN, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
         BRENNAN,  GOTTFRIED,  MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
         relation  to prohibiting fracturing and horizontal drilling to extract
         oil or natural gas from state park, recreation and historic lands
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
    2  amended by adding a new section 13.33 to read as follows:
    3    S 13.33 FRACTURING AND HORIZONTAL DRILLING PROHIBITED. 1.   FRACTURING
    4  OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OR EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING, FOR
    5  THE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GAS OR OIL SHALL BE PROHIBITED ON AND/OR UNDER
    6  ALL  REAL  PROPERTY  OVER WHICH THE OFFICE EXERCISES JURISDICTION AND ON
    7  AND/OR UNDER ALL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN ONE MILE OF LAND  OVER  WHICH  THE
    8  OFFICE EXERCISES JURISDICTION.
    9    2.  HORIZONTAL  DRILLING  SHALL  BE PROHIBITED UNDER ALL REAL PROPERTY
   10  OVER WHICH THE OFFICE EXERCISES JURISDICTION WHERE THE  STATE  OWNS  THE
   11  MINERAL RIGHTS ON OR UNDER SUCH LANDS.
   12    3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   13    (A)  "HORIZONTAL  DRILLING"  SHALL  MEAN A TECHNIQUE WHEREBY A CENTRAL
   14  VERTICAL WELLBORE IS TURNED UP TO NINETY DEGREES AND GENERALLY  HORIZON-
   15  TALLY DRILLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF NATURAL GAS OR OIL EXTRACTION.
   16    (B)  "HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING" SHALL MEAN FRACTURING OF ROCK BY MAN-MADE
   17  FLUID-DRIVEN  FRACTURING  TECHNIQUES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  STIMULATING
   18  NATURAL GAS OR OIL WELL PRODUCTION.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09502-01-3