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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S902
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 10th Senate District
2015-S902 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6772
2013-2014: S336
2017-2018: S1460
2015-S902 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S902 TITLE OF BILL: An act to require a health impacts assessment for horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing; and imposing a moratorium on such activities pending adoption and implementation of the final health impacts assessment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to properly inform the people of the State of New York of any and all potential public health impacts posed by horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing and their related activities. Such analysis and information shall serve as a tool for the people and their representatives to make informed decisions regarding actions to be taken with respect to horizontal gas drilling and high volume hydraulic fracturing activities in the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill sets forth the legislative findings of the bill as described above. Section 2 of the bill requires that a School of Public Health within the State University of New York ("School of Public Health") shall
2015-S902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 902 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to require a health impacts assessment for horizontal gas drill- ing and high-volume hydraulic fracturing; and imposing a moratorium on such activities pending adoption and implementation of the final health impacts assessment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the people of the state of New York should be properly informed of any and all potential public health impacts posed by horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing and their related activities. Such analysis and information should serve as a tool for the people and their representatives to make informed decisions regarding actions to be taken with respect to horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic frac- turing activities in the state. S 2. A School of Public Health within the State University of New York (hereinafter "the School of Public Health") shall conduct a comprehen- sive health impacts assessment, following a model recommended by the United States Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the National Academy of Sciences, to examine potential public health impacts that could be caused by horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydrau- lic fracturing and related activities conducted in connection with such drilling. S 3. Prior to the commencement of research, the School of Public Health shall prepare a scoping document that will establish the scope of assessments to be made by the health impacts assessment. The scoping document shall include the required analyses contained in this act as EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00181-01-5
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