Up-to-the minute information about bills is written up on the front page of this blog, bill by bill. This page is the place to read about all the bills having to do with gas exploration and extraction that are under consideration, and then read what others think about them in the comments (or share your own thoughts!). There are links included in each bill’s summary to two sites: the State Senate site for the bill, and the State Assembly site. Both give basically the same info, in a slightly different format.
Remember: in order to become a law, a bill must pass both houses AND be signed by the Governor– therefore, a bill that does not have a “same as” bill in the opposite house is probably not close to being enacted.
End of Session 2011 Bill Summary
This summary is maddeningly simple to write– basically, with the exception of the Water Withdrawal Bill, all the bills introduced pertaining to hydrofracking were not advanced to a vote in the Senate. This is consistent with the Republican position, often repeated to citizen lobbyists, that the legislature must wait to let the DEC do its job under the SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act) prior to taking any actions to directly intervene. This, in some ways, narrows the conversation, as the SEQRA regulations require that environmental impacts identified be mitigated, if possible. A CHOICE about whether or not mitigation (rather than prohibition of the environmentally risky action) would be preferable cannot legally be made within the SEQRA process. Any impact that CAN be mitigated, must be allowed to be mitigated, and only an impact that cannot be mitigated can lead to prohibition of the activity in that area.
There is some chance that at least the Senate will be reconvened in the fall in an extraordinary session to deal with some business that was left undone (health care exchanges). Should that happen, there is some chance that some of these bills could be considered. However, that is unlikely, in my opinion. At that point, the DEC will still be in-process of receiving and/or reviewing public comments, and the final SGEIS will not yet have been issued. I think the Senate has made it clear that they do not intend to consider hydrofracking legislation until that final SGEIS is issued.
That said, Senator Seward’s late-session introduction of an only slightly altered Home Rule bill doubtless telegraphed a message to the DEC that Home Rule (local planning and zoning codes superseding DEC regulations) had sufficient legislative support to clear both houses of the legislature, if necessary. Subsequently, the revised draft SGEIS issued by the DEC incorporated a 180-degree turn on this issue from the previously released SGEIS, and confirms that the Department will not interfere in court cases to support the landowner or mineral rights holder in challenging zoning at the local level. This is a very substantive legal difference, and may eliminate the need for a home rule bill.
Late Session 2011 Bill Summary
Here are some bills that we are watching in May/June 2011. Thanks to Sara Hess for the brief status reports; follow the bill title links to the front page article on this blog that discusses them, or follow the bill numbers to the Senate and Assembly website descriptions, sponsor’s memo, and full text.
1. A7013/S4616 – Hazardous Waste Bill. The Assembly (Sweeney) bill has 22 co-sponsors it got; through committee and was referred to codes; Senate (Avella) has 9 co-sponsors, including Grisanti (Environ Con committee chair), so it may have a chance to get out of committee
2. A3245/S3472 – Home Rule/Local Control Bill. The Assembly (Lifton) bill has 12 co-sponsors; it’s still in committee. Senate (Oppenheimer) has 2 co-sponsors (Bonacic and Seward).
3. A5318A/S3798 – Water Withdrawal Bill. The Assembly (Sweeney) has 21 co-sponsors; it was passed in the Assembly and was sent to the Senate. Senate (Grisanti) has 12 co-sponsors; on the Senate Calendar, advanced to the third reading, but not yet brought to the floor for a vote.
4. A7218/S4220 – Prohibits drilling permits that use fracking. The Assembly (Colton) has 11 co-sponsors; Senate (Avella) has 11 cosponsors. No action in either committee so far.
5. A7400 – An act to suspend hydraulic fracturing. 1 year moratorium til June 2010. Assembly (Sweeney) has 32 co-sponsors, out of committee and referred to codes. NO SENATE VERSION so far.
6. A2108/S893 – Strict liability Act. Assembly (Lifton) has 9 co-sponsors; Senate (Krueger) has no co-sponsors.
2011 Session Bills
The Assembly website has not, as yet, been updated to include this year’s bill numbers. Therefore, each bill is listed with 2010 bill numbers first– the link to the bill will be in this area for the Assembly. Senate 2011 bill numbers are linked to the Senate’s website.
S893-2011 (Kruegar)
A9414 (Lifton), “The Natural Gas Exploration and Extraction Liability Act of 2010”. It imposes strict liability for all damages shown to be caused by activities associated with hydrofracking techniques.
A10633 (Lifton) makes clear that local land use ordinances may dictate where oil, gas, and solution mining is allowed.
S2558-2011 (Seward)
A11494 (Lifton) rules and regs re: drilling, shall apply equally to all wells statewide.
A10090 (Sweeney) would prevent drillers from disposing drill cuttings on site.
A10091 (Sweeney) would require full-disclosure of fracking chemicals and prohibit the use of chemicals that pose a risk to human health, including chemicals that are persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic, as defined by the EPA, or are mutagens.
A10292 (Sweeney) would increase bonding requirements and require permit applicants to submit an approved drilling use plan that includes water usage, fluid storage and disposal measures, a signed contract with a disposal facility, site-specific biological and water quality data and a comprehensive reclamation plan.
A1322 (Brennan), which establishes a moratorium on issuing new drilling permits for two years, allowing more time to study the effects of hydrofracking. We, in fact, have a de-facto moratorium, as directed by the governor, until such time as the DEC finalizes the dSGEIS.
A6953 (Ortiz) that prohibits the use of toxic chemicals during the hydraulic fracturing process and mandates the use of non-toxic solutions based on citrus oils and other organic materials. Fracking fluids currently used by energy companies contain diesel, benzene, toluene, xylene and other carcinogens and mutagens.
A2914 (Lupardo)
A10234 (Parment) establishes the NYS indigenous natural gas value added task force.
A10956 (Lupardo) relates to integrated royalty owners.
S786-2011 (Young) establishes a financial security fund for ng and oil producers.
S1234-2011 (Duane)/A8748 (Brennan) a comprehensive bill regulating several aspects of gas drilling, placing the cost and burden of mitigating any mistakes, contamination or damage on the appropriate gas drilling company. It prohibits drilling within five miles of the NYC and Delaware River watersheds or anywhere that is a recharge area of a sole source aquifer, requires the disclosure of the chemicals in the fracking fluids, allows DEC to prohibit the use of certain chemicals, gives the DEC authority to impose fees and/or require financial security to cover oversight, compensate local governments for costs due to drilling activity and to ensure landowners are protected from liability, regulates water withdrawals, audits royalty payments and sets out certain requirements for DEC to include in the permitting process.
A9480 (Sweeney) Allows a person to institute an action for a violation of the provisions of the environmental quality review even if the injury does not affect the public at large.
2010 Session Bills
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to oil or natural gas drilling operations or pipelines under certain water bodies
BILL NO A00542
SAME AS Same as S 4233
SPONSOR Hoyt (MS)
COSPNSR Brodsky, Cahill, Englebright, Glick, John, Millman, Robinson
MLTSPNSR
Amd SS15-0503, 15-0505, 23-1101 & 23-0305, En Con L Prohibits oil or natural gas drilling operations or pipelines on or beneath the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the connecting bays and harbors of such lakes, the connecting waterways of such lakes or along their shorelines; applies to all contracts; includes leases, entered into or renewed on and after January 1, 2010 and does not apply to contracts, including leases, then in force and those entered into before such date.
A00542 Actions:
BILL NO A00542
01/07/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00542
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A542
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to environmental protection related to the drilling of oil and gas wells, and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
BILL NO A01322B
SAME AS Same as S 6654-A
SPONSOR Brennan (MS)
COSPNSR Colton, Hyer-Spencer, Skartados
MLTSPNSR Gottfried, Lifton, Millman, Pheffer, Rosenthal
Amd S23-0501, En Con L
Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within five miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure.
A01322 Actions:
BILL NO A01322B
01/07/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
01/19/2010 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
01/19/2010 print number 1322a
01/29/2010 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
01/29/2010 print number 1322b
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A01322
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A1322B
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TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells
BILL NO A04542
SAME AS Same as S 2996
SPONSOR Parment (MS)
COSPNSR Lifton
MLTSPNSR Magee
Amd S23-0901, En Con L
Relates to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells; provides that such municipal owner shall not have obligations for taxes, charges, fees or liability for personal injury or damages.
A04542 Actions:
BILL NO A04542
02/04/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04542
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A4542
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TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protection of water supplies
BILL NO A04614
SAME AS Same as S 2997
SPONSOR Parment (MS)
COSPNSR Lifton
MLTSPNSR Magee
Add Art 23 Title 15 S23-1501, En Con L
Relates to the protection of water supplies; requires an oil and gas driller or producer who affects a public or private potable water supply to restore or replace such water supply.
A04614 Actions:
BILL NO A04614
02/05/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04614
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A4614
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TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing the natural gas infrastructure act; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
BILL NO A05585
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Oaks (MS)
COSPNSR Barra, Crouch, Finch
MLTSPNSR Alfano, Bacalles, Barclay, Butler, Duprey, Errigo, Giglio, Jordan,
Kolb, McDonough, Miller J, Rabbitt, Sayward, Scozzafava, Townsend
Add Art 12 SS236 – 242, Pub Serv L
Establishes the “Natural Gas Infrastructure Act”; further creates the natural gas infrastructure grant fund for the purpose of subsidizing up to fifty percent of the total cost of projects by the county industrial development agency intended to extend natural gas supply facilities to rural areas for economic development purposes by the construction of natural gas distribution facilities.
A05585 Actions:
BILL NO A05585
02/13/2009 referred to energy
01/06/2010 referred to energy
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05585
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A5585
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of certain fracing solutions
BILL NO A06953
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Ortiz (MS)
COSPNSR Colton, Zebrowski, Lifton, Glick, Hooper, Koon, McEneny, Weisenberg
MLTSPNSR
Add S23-0505, En Con L
Prohibits the use of toxic fracing solutions during hydraulic fracturing.
A06953 Actions:
BILL NO A06953
03/17/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A06953
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A6953
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the New York state oil, natural gas and solution mining advisory board
BILL NO A07918B
SAME AS Same as S 3657-B
SPONSOR Lupardo
COSPNSR Gunther, Lifton, Schimminger, Reilly, Crouch, Ball, Bacalles, Cahill
MLTSPNSR Calhoun, Cook, Gabryszak, Magee, Pheffer, Townsend
Amd S23-0311, En Con L
Relates to the New York state oil, natural gas and solution mining advisory board.
A07918 Actions:
BILL NO A07918B
04/28/2009 referred to environmental conservation
06/02/2009 reported referred to rules
06/02/2009 amend (t) and recommit to rules
06/02/2009 print number 7918a
06/08/2009 reported
06/08/2009 rules report cal.92
06/08/2009 ordered to third reading rules cal.92
06/09/2009 passed assembly
06/09/2009 delivered to senate
06/11/2009 REFERRED TO RULES
01/06/2010 DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2010 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2010 ordered to third reading cal.535
01/19/2010 amended on third reading 7918b
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A07918
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A7918B
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources
BILL NO A08748
SAME AS Same as S 6244
SPONSOR Brennan (MS)
COSPNSR Colton, Millman, Fields, Castro, Lifton, Lentol, Clark, Hyer-Spencer,
Kellner, Lancman, Paulin, Barron, Kavanagh, Skartados, Camara,
Crespo, Titone, Schimel, Meng
MLTSPNSR Cook, Cymbrowitz, Glick, Gottfried, Jacobs, Latimer, Magee, Maisel,
Nolan, Pheffer, Robinson, Rosenthal, Weisenberg
Add Art 23 Title 29 SS23-2901 – 23-2913, En Con L
Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources.
A08748 Actions:
BILL NO A08748
06/05/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08748
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A8748
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the testing of water when drilling oil and natural gas wells
BILL NO A08784
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Sweeney (MS)
COSPNSR Cahill, Jaffee, Stirpe, Colton, Fields, Reilly, Schimel, O’Donnell,
Lifton, Gunther
MLTSPNSR Brennan, Castro, Christensen, Cook, Galef, Glick, Gottfried, Hevesi,
Hooper, John, Koon, Magee, Maisel, Mayersohn, Millman, Perry,
Pheffer, Weisenberg
Amd S23-0501, En Con L
Requires permit holders to test groundwater prior to and after drilling wells for oil and natural gas.
A08784 Actions:
BILL NO A08784
06/08/2009 referred to environmental conservation
06/16/2009 reported referred to codes
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08784
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A8784
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to protecting natural resources in state parks and historic sites
BILL NO A09073
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Hoyt
COSPNSR Colton
MLTSPNSR
Add S3.10, Pks & Rec L
Seeks to protect the public trust in the natural resources in state parks and historic sites by protecting their natural resources (i.e., timber, forest products, oil, gas, sand, rock, gravel or minerals derived from or originating in a state park or historic site) from certain commercial uses; prohibits the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation (and officers and employees thereof) from engaging in various activities related to commercial use of natural resources, that is: entering into leases or contracts with a private party to log timber; selling or exchanging timber, forest products or other natural resources for use outside the park or site; conversion of any natural resource, etc.; the extension of existing leases or contracts for the conversion of natural resources; or the construction of logging roads or skids; defines the terms “conversion”, “forest product”, “private party” and “timber”.
A09073 Actions:
BILL NO A09073
07/10/2009 referred to tourism, arts and sports development
01/06/2010 referred to tourism, arts and sports development
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09073
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A9073
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TITLE OF BILL:AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the natural gas exploration and extraction liability act of 2010
BILL NO A09414
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Lifton (MS)
COSPNSR Glick, O’Donnell, Gottfried, Miller M, Millman, Schimel, Castro
MLTSPNSR Cook, Koon, Markey, Pheffer, Weisenberg
Add Art 23 Title 29 SS23-2901 – 23-2911, En Con L
Establishes the natural gas exploration and extraction liability act of 2010.
A09414 Actions:
BILL NO A09414
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09414&sh=t
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A9414
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law, in relation to leases for the exploration and drilling for and extraction of natural gas and liquefied natural gas
BILL NO A09727
SAME AS Same as S 6325
SPONSOR Magee (MS)
COSPNSR Crouch, Finch, Lopez P
MLTSPNSR
Amd S215, County L
Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in commercially paying quantities.
A09727 Actions:
BILL NO A09727
01/20/2010 referred to environmental conservation
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09727
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/A9727
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TITLE OF BILL : AN ACT to amend the
environmental conservation law, in relation
to the prohibition of the on-site storage of
flowback water.
BILL NO A10088
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Sweeney (MS)
COSPNSR Zebrowski, Brennan, Lifton, Jaffee, Kavanagh, Espaillat, Titone,
Colton, Cymbrowitz, John, Magnarelli, Reilly, Spano, Paulin, Castro,
Rivera N, Rivera P, Rosenthal, Hyer-Spencer, Maisel, Perry, Ortiz,
Cook, Weisenberg, Schimel, Fields
MLTSPNSR Destito, Gottfried, Lentol, Magee, Markey, McEneny, Thiele
Amd S23-0305, En Con L
Prohibits the on-site storage of flowback water.
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10088&Summary=Y http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/A10088
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TITLE OF BILL: AN ACT to amend the environmental
conservation law, in relation to the
prohibition of the on-site disposal of drill cuttings
BILL NO A10090
SAME AS No same as SPONSOR Sweeney (MS) COSPNSR Lifton, Jaffee, Zebrowski, Kavanagh, Espaillat, Titone, Cymbrowitz, Magnarelli, Reilly, Spano, Castro, Rivera P, Rosenthal, Hyer-Spencer, Maisel, Perry, Ortiz, Brennan, Cook, Weisenberg, Schimel, Fields MLTSPNSR Destito, Gottfried, Magee, Markey, McEneny, Thiele Amd S23-0305, En Con L Prohibits the disposal of drill cuttings at the drilling site.
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10090&Summary=Y
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/A10090
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TITLE OF BILL: AN ACT to amend the
environmental conservation law,
in relation to the use of hydraulic
fracturing fluids.
BILL NO A10091
SAME AS No same as SPONSOR Sweeney (MS) COSPNSR Zebrowski, Lifton, Jaffee, Magnarelli, Kavanagh, Espaillat, Titone, Cymbrowitz, Reilly, Spano, Castro, Rivera N, Rivera P, Rosenthal, Hyer-Spencer, Maisel, Perry, Ortiz, Brennan, Cook, Pheffer, Weisenberg, Schimel, Fields MLTSPNSR Destito, Gottfried, Lentol, Magee, Markey, McEneny, Thiele Amd S23-0305, En Con L Relates to the regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids.
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10091&Summary=Y
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/A10091
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TITLE OF BILL: AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation
law, in relation to requiring an environmental impact statement for
any natural gas or oil drilling involving
the use of hydraulic fracturing fluid
BILL NO A10092
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Sweeney (MS)
COSPNSR Jaffee, Zebrowski, Magnarelli, Kavanagh, Espaillat, Titone, Colton,
Cymbrowitz, Reilly, Spano, Paulin, Castro, Rivera P, Rosenthal,
Hyer-Spencer, Maisel, Perry, Ortiz, Brennan, Cook, Weisenberg,
Schimel, Fields
MLTSPNSR Destito, Gottfried, Lentol, Magee, Markey, McEneny, Thiele
Amd S8-0109, En Con L
Requires an environmental impact statement to be prepared for any natural gas
or oil drilling involving the use of hydraulic fracturing fluid.
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10092&Summary=Y
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/A10092
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TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells
BILL NO S02996
SAME AS Same as A 4542
SPONSOR VALESKY
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S23-0901, En Con L
Relates to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells; provides that such municipal owner shall not have obligations for taxes, charges, fees or liability for personal injury or damages.
S02996 Actions:
BILL NO S02996
03/09/2009 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04542
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S2996
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TITLE OF BILL : AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing a fund for the natural gas and oil producing industry to make financial security affordable for natural gas and oil producers who own, operate, maintain and plug natural gas and oil wells
BILL NO S03410
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR YOUNG
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S23-0315, En Con L
Establishes a natural gas and oil well security fund to enable natural gas and oil producers to meet the financial security requirements in the environmental conservation law for the permitting, operation, maintenance and plugging of natural gas and oil wells.
S03410 Actions:
BILL NO S03410
03/18/2009 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S03410&sh=t
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S3410
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the New York state oil, natural gas and solution mining advisory board
BILL NO S03657B
SAME AS Same as A 7918-B
SPONSOR VALESKY
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S23-0311, En Con L
Relates to the New York state oil, natural gas and solutions mining advisory board.
S03657 Actions:
BILL NO S03657B
03/27/2009 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
05/05/2009 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
06/03/2009 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
06/03/2009 PRINT NUMBER 3657A
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/14/2010 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/14/2010 PRINT NUMBER 3657B
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S03657
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S3657B
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TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to oil or natural gas drilling operations or pipelines under certain water bodies
BILL NO S04233
SAME AS Same as A 542
SPONSOR SAMPSON
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd SS15-0503, 15-0505, 23-1101 & 23-0305, En Con L
Prohibits oil or natural gas drilling operations or pipelines on or beneath the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the connecting bays and harbors of such lakes, the connecting waterways of such lakes or along their shorelines; applies to all contracts; includes leases, entered into or renewed on and after January 1, 2010 and does not apply to contracts, including leases, then in force and those entered into before such date.
S04233 Actions:
BILL NO S04233
04/17/2009 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S04233
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S4233
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources
BILL NO S06244
SAME AS Same as A 8748
SPONSOR DUANE
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add Art 23 Title 29 SS23-2901 – 23-2913, En Con L
Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources.
S06244 Actions:
BILL NO S06244
10/23/2009 REFERRED TO RULES
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06244
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S6244
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TITLE OF BILL: AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring permit holders engaging in the drilling, casing, operation, plugging, and replugging of gas wells to post a bond
BILL NO S06269
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR BONACIC
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S23-0305, En Con L
Requires permit holders engaging in the drilling, casing, operation, plugging, and replugging of gas wells to post a bond which will allow for the construction or reconstruction of any water supply deemed proximate to any permitted work.
S06269 Actions:
BILL NO S06269
11/05/2009 REFERRED TO RULES
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06269
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S6269
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law, in relation to leases for the exploration and drilling for and extraction of natural gas and liquefied natural gas
BILL NO S06325
SAME AS Same as A 9727
SPONSOR LIBOUS
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S215, County L
Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in commercially paying quantities.
S06325 Actions:
BILL NO S06325
12/04/2009 REFERRED TO RULES
01/06/2010 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06325
http://open.nysenate.gov/openleg/api/1.0/html/bill/S6325
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