Senate Bill S1069

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1179
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-1101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9408
2013-2014: S6220, A6106
2015-2016: S1218, A6682
2017-2018: S3440, A5021
2019-2020: S3569, A4167
2021-2022: S1421, A4242
2023-2024: S724, A4003

2025-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production.

2025-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1069
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KAVANAGH, MAY,
   SEPULVEDA -- 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 the lease of state forests, reforestation areas,  wildlife
   management areas and unique areas for gas and oil 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 amended by chapter 29 of the laws
 of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The  exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned
 lands, except state park  lands,  STATE  FORESTS,  REFORESTATION  AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, 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,  STATE FORESTS, REFORESTATION AREAS,
 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, UNIQUE AREAS, 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. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01648-01-5

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