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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 15, 2013
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       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  the  treatment of all waste resulting from the production
         of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  15-0514 of the environmental conservation law is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
    3    5-A. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL
    4  PROHIBIT THE TREATMENT OR PREPARATION FOR REUSE OF ALL  WASTE  RESULTING
    5  FROM THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL
    6  OR  NATURAL  GAS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, DRILLING FLUIDS AND
    7  PRODUCED WATERS, WITHIN AREAS OF THE STATE THAT  DERIVE  DRINKING  WATER
    8  FROM PRIMARY WATER SUPPLY AQUIFERS OR SOLE SOURCE AQUIFERS.
    9    S 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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