A2890-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Jan 20, 2011: referred to environmental conservation

A2890-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    2890

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 20, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY, ZEBROWSKI, BRENNAN, LIFTON, JAFFEE,
    KAVANAGH,  TITONE,  COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  MAGNARELLI,  REILLY,  SPANO,
    PAULIN, CASTRO, N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, PERRY, ORTIZ,
    COOK,  WEISENBERG,  SCHIMEL, BARRON, CASTELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
    M.  of  A.  DESTITO,  GOTTFRIED,  LENTOL,  MAGEE,   MARKEY,   McENENY,
    O'DONNELL,  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
    ronmental Conservation

  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
    prohibition of the on-site storage of flowback water

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 8 of  section  23-0305
  of  the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 846 of the
  laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:

    With respect to oil pools or fields and natural gas pools  or  fields,
  the department shall [have power to]:

    S  2.  Paragraph k of subdivision 8 of section 23-0305 of the environ-
  mental conservation law is relettered paragraph 1 and a new paragraph  k
  is added to read as follows:

    K.  PROHIBIT  THE  USE  OF ON-SITE RESERVE PITS FOR FLOWBACK WATER AND
  REQUIRE THAT SUCH WATER BE CONTAINED WITHIN STEEL TANKS WITH SUCH FLUIDS
  REMOVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS IF THERE WILL BE A HIATUS IN SITE ACTIVITY AND
  FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF DRILLING AND STIMULATION  OPERATIONS;  PROVIDED,
  HOWEVER,  IF  OPERATIONS ARE SUSPENDED OR THE SITE IS LEFT UNATTENDED AT
  ANY TIME, FLUIDS MUST BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.
    S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
  have become a law.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02957-01-1