S04220 Summary:

BILL NOS04220B
 
SAME ASSAME AS A07218-B
 
SPONSORAVELLA
 
COSPNSRADAMS, ADDABBO, CARLUCCI, DILAN, DUANE, ESPAILLAT, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KLEIN, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PERKINS, RIVERA, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd SS23-0501 & 23-0305, add S17-0513, En Con L
 
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.
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S04220 Actions:

BILL NOS04220B
 
03/23/2011REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
12/12/2011AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
12/12/2011PRINT NUMBER 4220A
01/04/2012REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
05/01/2012AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
05/01/2012PRINT NUMBER 4220B
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S04220 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S04220 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         4220--B
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 23, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA,  ADAMS,  ADDABBO, CARLUCCI, DILAN, DUANE,
          ESPAILLAT,  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  HUNTLEY,  KLEIN,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,
          OPPENHEIMER,  PERKINS,  RIVERA,  SAMPSON,  SAVINO,  SERRANO, SQUADRON,
          STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
          committed  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee

          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
          Conservation  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          prohibiting  the  use  of hydraulic fracturing and the disposal and/or
          processing of any fluid which was used in a hydraulic fracturing proc-
          ess
 
          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" means fracturing of rock by man-made fluid-
     5  driven fracturing techniques for the purpose of stimulating natural  gas
     6  or  oil  well production.  Any fluid used in such a fracturing technique
     7  shall be deemed a  "hydraulic  fracturing  fluid",  including  water  or
     8  liquid propane gas.
     9    §  2. Section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    10  by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
    11    15. The department shall not issue a permit for the drilling or opera-
    12  tion of any well proposing to  use  hydraulic  fracturing  or  hydraulic
    13  fracturing  fluids,  as  such  terms are defined by subparagraph four of
    14  paragraph b of subdivision one of section 23-0501 of this  article,  for

    15  the extraction of gas and/or oil.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10073-08-2

        S. 4220--B                          2
 
     1    §  3.  Subdivision 3 of section 23-0501 of the environmental conserva-
     2  tion law is renumbered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to
     3  read as follows:
     4    3.  The department shall not issue a permit for the drilling or opera-
     5  tion of any well proposing to  use  hydraulic  fracturing  or  hydraulic
     6  fracturing fluids for the extraction of gas and/or oil.
     7    §  4.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
     8  section 17-0513 to read as follows:

     9  § 17-0513. Prohibition on acceptance, disposal and/or processing of  any
    10               fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.
    11    1.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law, rule or regulation to the
    12  contrary, the acceptance, disposal and/or  processing  of  any  drilling
    13  fluids  or  drill  cuttings  in this state, when such drilling fluids or
    14  drill cuttings have been used in  a  hydraulic  fracturing  process,  is
    15  prohibited.
    16    2. For the purposes of this section:
    17    (a)  "Drilling  fluids"  shall  mean  drilling mud, chemical additives
    18  contained in or added to drilling fluids during the hydraulic fracturing
    19  drilling process, flow back water that returns to the surface after  the

    20  hydraulic  fracturing process, or any other residual liquids involved in
    21  drilling.
    22    (b) "Drill cuttings" shall mean solid products removed from  the  well
    23  bore during an oil or gas well drilling operation.
    24    (c)  "Hydraulic  fracturing" shall mean the fracturing of rock by man-
    25  made fluid-driven fracturing techniques for the purpose  of  stimulating
    26  natural gas or oil well production.
    27    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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