Assembly Bill A903

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S355 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A903 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S355
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6913
2013-2014: A9074, A3561, S3333
2015-2016: A4905, A211, S48
2017-2018: A451, A4720, S575
2019-2020: A2295, A7933, S1858
2023-2024: A7105, S1538

2021-A903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression.

2021-A903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    903
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. O'DONNELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI, OTIS, GALEF,
   GLICK, GOTTFRIED, EPSTEIN, STECK,  REYES,  COLTON,  GRIFFIN,  CARROLL,
   BRAUNSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the use of drilling fluids, brine, and flowback water from
   wells, pools or fields on any highway
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  23-0305 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF DRILLING  FLUIDS,  BRINE,
 AND  FLOWBACK  WATER  FROM  WELLS,  POOLS  OR  FIELDS ON ANY HIGHWAY, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION  TWO  OF  THE  TRANSPORTATION
 LAW,  FOR  ANY  PURPOSE,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE FOR DE-ICING,
 DUST SUPPRESSION OR ANY OTHER USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01398-02-1

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