Bill Text: NY A07218 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas; prohibits acceptance, disposal and/or processing of any fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-07 - print number 7218b [A07218 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07218-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7218
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 19, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
         prohibiting the use of hydraulic fracturing
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision 1 of section 23-0501 of the
    2  environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4
    3  to read as follows:
    4    (4) "HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" SHALL MEAN FRACTURING OF ROCK  BY  MAN-MADE
    5  FLUID-DRIVEN  FRACTURING  TECHNIQUES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  STIMULATING
    6  NATURAL GAS OR OIL WELL PRODUCTION.
    7    S 2. Section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
    8  by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
    9    15. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT FOR THE DRILLING OR OPERA-
   10  TION  OF  ANY  WELL  PROPOSING  TO USE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OR HYDRAULIC
   11  FRACTURING FLUIDS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF GAS AND/OR OIL.
   12    S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 23-0501 of the  environmental  conserva-
   13  tion law is renumbered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to
   14  read as follows:
   15    3.  A.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT ISSUE A PERMIT FOR THE DRILLING OR
   16  OPERATION OF ANY WELL PROPOSING TO USE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OR HYDRAULIC
   17  FRACTURING FLUIDS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF GAS AND/OR OIL.
   18    B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  "HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING"  SHALL  MEAN
   19  FRACTURING  OF  ROCK  BY MAN-MADE FLUID-DRIVEN FRACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR
   20  THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING NATURAL GAS OR OIL WELL PRODUCTION.
   21    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10073-01-1