Assembly Bill A10476

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well sites

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A10476 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2741
2015-2016: A2379
2017-2018: A771
2019-2020: A939
2021-2022: A5303
2023-2024: A2644

2011-A10476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well sites.

2011-A10476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10476

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring the department of environmental conservation  to  promulgate
  rules  and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well
  sites

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  23-0305 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15. WITH RESPECT TO NATURAL  GAS  WELL  SITES,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT:
  A.  REQUIRE  THAT ALL GAS WELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCTION BE EQUIPPED WITH
AN ELECTRONIC FLOW METER ASSEMBLY FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  MONITORING  SUCH
PRODUCTION,  THE  FLOW  METER  ASSEMBLY  SHALL  CONSIST  OF A METER TUBE
CONTAINING TEST PORTS TO BE UTILIZED  FOR  MEASUREMENT  AND  TESTING  OF
EXTRACTED GAS, SHUTOFF VALVES TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHUTTING
DOWN  PORTIONS  OF THE SYSTEM, AND A FLOW METERING ASSEMBLY, WHEREIN THE
ORIFICE IS CAPABLE OF BEING REMOVED WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE SYSTEM.
  B. SHALL CAUSE TO BE COMPILED A LIST OF THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS,  FROM
WHICH  THE  GAS  COMPANIES  AND  WELL  OPERATORS  SHALL  SELECT FOR THIS
SERVICE, THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE
PURPOSE OF TESTING AND/OR CALIBRATING OF GAS FLOW METER ASSEMBLIES.
  C.  PROVIDE THAT ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A NATURAL GAS WELL SITE MAY,
AT SUCH OWNER'S OR OPERATOR'S OWN COST, ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF  A  THIRD
PARTY CONTRACTOR FROM THE APPROVED LIST COMPILED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B
OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAUSING AN INDEPENDENT TEST OR
CALIBRATION TO BE CONDUCTED UPON THE GAS FLOW METER OR METERS  CONNECTED
TO THE NATURAL GAS WELL SITE.
  D.  REQUIRE THAT ORIFICE METERS AND PIPING BE INSTALLED TO COMPLY WITH
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION REPORT NO. 3, ORIFICE METERING OF  NATURAL  GAS
AND  OTHER  RELATED HYDROCARBON FLUIDS, THIRD EDITION, PART 2 SPECIFICA-
TION AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
"ORIFICE  METER"  MEANS A FLOW MEASURING DEVICE USED FOR CALCULATING THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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