Assembly Bill A1551

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for 5 years or as long as gas is produced

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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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2017-A1551 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §215, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9727
2011-2012: A7300
2013-2014: A6097
2015-2016: A2746
2019-2020: A1884
2021-2022: A5294
2023-2024: A2524

2017-A1551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in paying quantities.

2017-A1551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1551
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to leases for the explora-
   tion and drilling for and extraction  of  natural  gas  and  liquefied
   natural gas
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 215 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF
 THIS SECTION, A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR OTHER  COUNTY  LEGISLATIVE  BODY
 MAY  LEASE,  UPON  SUCH  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE BOARD OR BODY SHALL
 DETERMINE, COUNTY LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EXPLORATION,  DEVELOPMENT
 AND  PRODUCTION  OF NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, AS SUCH TERMS
 ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 23-1705 OF THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,
 FOR  NOT  MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND, IF ANY SUCH GAS IS PRODUCED UPON THE
 COUNTY LAND PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH FIVE YEAR LEASE,  THE  LEASE
 SHALL BE EXTENDED FOR AS LONG AS NATURAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IS
 PRODUCED IN PAYING QUANTITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04639-01-7

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