Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 02, 2011 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 21, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A2922
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SWEENEY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Kenneth Zebrowski
Barbara Lifton
Ellen C. Jaffee
William Magnarelli
multi-Sponsors
Robert Castelli
Richard Gottfried
Joseph Lentol
William Magee
2011-A2922 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2922 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, ZEBROWSKI, LIFTON, JAFFEE, MAGNARELLI, KAVANAGH, TITONE, CYMBROWITZ, REILLY, SPANO, CASTRO, N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, PERRY, ORTIZ, BRENNAN, COOK, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG, SCHIMEL, COLTON, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CASTELLI, DESTITO, GOTTFRIED, LENTOL, MAGEE, MARKEY, McENENY, MILLMAN, O'DONNELL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi- ronmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph d of subdivision 8 of section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 846 of the laws of 1981, are amended to read as follows: With respect to oil pools or fields and natural gas pools or fields, the department shall [have power to]: d. (I) Require the drilling, casing, operation, plugging and replug- ging of wells and reclamation of surrounding land in accordance with rules and regulations of the department in such manner as to prevent or remedy the following, including but not limited to: the escape of oil, gas, brine or water out of one stratum into another; the intrusion of water into oil or gas strata other than during enhanced recovery oper- ations; the pollution of fresh water supplies by oil, gas, salt water, HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS or other contaminants; and blowouts, cavings, seepages and fires. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THE DISCLOSURE OF ALL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID COMPONENTS AND SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS THAT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT POSES A RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS THAT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT AS PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE AND TOXIC OR IS A KNOWN MUTAGEN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00714-01-1
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