Senate Bill S1581

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits non-disclosure clauses in leases of real property to be used for hydraulic fracturing

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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-S1581 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §222-a, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6851
2015-2016: S1129

2017-S1581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits non-disclosure clauses in leases of real property to be used for hydraulic facturing.

2017-S1581 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1581
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation  to  leases  of  real
   property for the purposes of hydraulic fracturing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 222-a to read as follows:
   §  222-A.  PROPERTY  LEASED  FOR  HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING.  1.   FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" MEANS THE USE OF CHEMI-
 CALS, WATER AND OTHER SUBSTANCES INJECTED OR PUMPED INTO A  NATURAL  GAS
 WELL TO STIMULATE THE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GAS.
   2. NO LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY SHALL PROVIDE FOR OR REQUIRE THE NON-DIS-
 CLOSURE  OF ANY TERM OR CONDITION THEREOF, WHEN ANY PORTION OF SUCH REAL
 PROPERTY IS TO BE USED FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.  EVERY  LEASE  OF  REAL
 PROPERTY  USED  FOR SUCH PURPOSES SHALL INCLUDE ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 OF THE USE  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY.  EVERY  LEASE  WHICH  VIOLATES  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLI-
 CY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00865-01-7

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