A3140-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
• Jun 2, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Jan 24, 2011: referred to environmental conservation

A3140-2011 Text

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

                                    3140

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 24, 2011
                                 ___________

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

  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
    prohibition of the on-site disposal of drill cuttings

    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  ON-SITE STORAGE, FOR MORE THAN 45 DAYS, DISPOSAL OR
  BURIAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS AND DRILL  CUTTING  SAMPLES  FROM  NATURAL  GAS
  WELLS.    THE  DRILL  CUTTINGS  SHALL  ONLY  BE STORED ON AN IMPERMEABLE
  SURFACE.
    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.
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