A05424 Summary:
BILL NO | A05424B |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04236-B |
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SPONSOR | Sweeney (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Silver, Farrell, Lifton, Gottfried, Weisenberg, Colton, Brennan, Glick, Cymbrowitz, O'Donnell, Jaffee, Kavanagh, Zebrowski, Abinanti, Otis, Englebright, Dinowitz, Markey, Paulin, Millman, Jacobs, Cook, Miller, Robinson, Galef, Braunstein, Scarborough, Clark, Perry, Roberts, Hooper, Kellner, Cahill, Rosenthal, Peoples-Stokes, Rozic, Brindisi, Ortiz, Skartados, Steck, Sepulveda, Weprin, Fahy, Gunther, Russell, Skoufis, Rodriguez |
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MLTSPNSR | Aubry, Bronson, Buchwald, Crespo, Hevesi, Lavine, Lentol, Magnarelli, Nolan, Rivera, Ryan, Schimel, Simanowitz, Thiele, Titone, Weinstein |
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Suspends the issuance of permits for drilling wells for natural gas extraction in certain areas. |
A05424 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5424--B Cal. No. 254 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, SILVER, FARRELL, LIFTON, GOTTFRIED, WEISENBERG, COLTON, BRENNAN, GLICK, CYMBROWITZ, O'DONNELL, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI, OTIS, ENGLEBRIGHT, DINOWITZ, MARKEY, PAULIN, MILLMAN, JACOBS, COOK, MILLER, ROBINSON, GALEF, BRAUNSTEIN, SCARBOROUGH, CLARK, PERRY, ROBERTS, HOOPER, KELLNER, CAHILL, ROSEN- THAL, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROZIC, BRINDISI, ORTIZ, SKARTADOS, STECK, SEPULVEDA, WEPRIN, FAHY, GUNTHER, RUSSELL, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BUCHWALD, CRESPO, HEVESI, LAVINE, LENTOL, MAGNARELLI, NOLAN, RIVERA, RYAN, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, THIELE, TITONE, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT suspending the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells for natural gas extraction in certain areas; and providing for the repeal of such provision upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. No horizontal natural gas or oil drilling or high-volume 2 hydraulic fracturing shall be conducted in the state, and the department 3 of environmental conservation shall issue no permits for the drilling of 4 a well for extraction of oil or natural gas that would involve the use 5 of horizontal drilling or high-volume hydraulic fracturing. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 7 deemed repealed 36 months after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09142-06-4