Senate Bill S1218

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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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2015-S1218 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6682
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: S6220, A6106
2017-2018: S3440, A5021
2019-2020: S3569, A4167
2021-2022: S1421, A4242
2023-2024: S724, A4003

2015-S1218 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production.

2015-S1218 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1218 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1218

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the lease of state forests, 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:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the  laws  of
1977, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
lands, except state  park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  WILDLIFE  MANAGEMENT
AREAS,  UNIQUE  AREAS, and the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario or
along its shoreline; and
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04321-01-5

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