Senate Bill S8017

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting state authorizations related to certain offshore oil and natural 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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2017-S8017 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9819
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, add §23-1105, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S84, S2316, A2572

2017-S8017 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting state authorizations related to certain offshore oil and natural gas production.

2017-S8017 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8017 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8017
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  state  authorizations related to certain offshore oil and
   natural gas production
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of
 the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the  laws
 of 1977, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
 lands, except state park lands,  THE  MARINE  AND  COASTAL  DISTRICT  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  13-0103  OF  THIS CHAPTER, and the lands under the
 waters of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and
   b. The exploration, development and production of oil  in  state-owned
 lands,  except  state  park  lands,  THE  MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 13-0103 OF THIS CHAPTER,  and  the  lands  under  the
 waters of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario or along their shorelines.
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 23-1105 to read as follows:
 § 23-1105. PROHIBITION  ON  STATE  AUTHORIZATIONS  RELATED  TO   CERTAIN
              OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.
   1.  NEITHER  THE  DEPARTMENT  NOR THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL
 ENTER INTO ANY NEW LEASE OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, LEASE  RENEWAL,  EXTENSION
 OR MODIFICATION, THAT AUTHORIZES THE EXPLORATION FOR, OR THE DEVELOPMENT
 AND  PRODUCTION  OF, OIL OR NATURAL GAS UPON LANDS OWNED BY THE STATE IN
 THE MARINE AND COASTAL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION  13-0103  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  THAT  WOULD  RESULT  IN  THE  INCREASE  OF  OIL OR NATURAL GAS
 PRODUCTION FROM FEDERAL WATERS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO  ESTABLISH  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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