Bill Text: NY S01201 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-21 - PRINT NUMBER 1201A [S01201 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1201
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal  of
         such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. There is hereby established a suspension of the issuance of
    2  new permits for the drilling of a well which utilizes  the  practice  of
    3  hydraulic  fracturing  for the purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil
    4  in low permeability natural gas reservoirs, such as  the  Marcellus  and
    5  Utica shale formations.
    6    The  purpose  of  such suspension shall be to afford the state and its
    7  residents the opportunity to continue the review  and  analysis  of  the
    8  effects  of hydraulic fracturing on water and air quality, environmental
    9  safety and public health.
   10    For the purposes of this section, "hydraulic  fracturing"  shall  mean
   11  the  fracturing  of rock by fluid for the purpose of stimulating natural
   12  gas or oil for any purpose.
   13    This section shall not apply to permits issued prior to the  effective
   14  date  of this act which utilize hydraulic fracturing that are subject to
   15  renewal.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
   17  deemed repealed June 1, 2014.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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