STATE OF NEW YORK
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4167
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, ABINAN-
TI, CAHILL, WEPRIN, COLTON, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
GLICK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife
management areas and unique areas for gas production
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of the
2 environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the laws of
3 1977, is amended to read as follows:
4 a. The exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
5 lands, except state park lands, state forests, reforestation areas,
6 wildlife management areas, unique areas, and the lands under the waters
7 of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and
8 § 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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