Assembly Bill A5653

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal EPA issues report thereon

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  • 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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2013-A5653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10490
2011-2012: A5547
2015-2016: A6497

2013-A5653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water quality and public health.

2013-A5653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5653

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SWEENEY, DINOWITZ, LIFTON, COLTON,
  GOTTFRIED, CASTRO, ROSENTHAL, GUNTHER, TITONE, MILLMAN, CRESPO, GLICK,
  MILLER, BARRON, JAFFEE, MARKEY, JACOBS, BRENNAN, MAGNARELLI,  SCHIMEL,
  KAVANAGH, CYMBROWITZ, WRIGHT, MAISEL, HEVESI, KELLNER, WEPRIN, PAULIN,
  BROOK-KRASNY,  COOK  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, LAVINE,
  LENTOL, MAGEE,  NOLAN,  O'DONNELL,  SCARBOROUGH,  THIELE,  WEISENBERG,
  ZEBROWSKI  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

AN ACT to establish a moratorium upon  conducting  hydraulic  fracturing
  pending  the issuance of a report thereon by the federal Environmental
  Protection Agency; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
  upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to  the  contrary,
there  is  hereby  established  a  moratorium  upon  the issuance of new
permits for horizontal drilling which utilizes the practice of hydraulic
fracturing in the state.  The purpose of such  moratorium  shall  be  to
afford the state and its residents the opportunity to review a report to
be  issued by the federal Environmental Protection Agency on the effects
of hydraulic fracturing on water quality and public health.
  (b) For the purposes of this  section,  "hydraulic  fracturing"  shall
mean  fracturing  of rock by man-made fluid-driven fracturing techniques
for the purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil well production.
  (c) For the purposes of this section, "horizontal drilling" shall mean
a technique whereby a vertical wellbore is turned up to  ninety  degrees
and drills in a generally horizontal direction for the purpose of stimu-
lating natural gas or oil well production.
  (d) This section shall not apply to permits issued prior to the effec-
tive  date  of this act for horizontal drilling operations which utilize
hydraulic fracturing that are subject to renewal.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09435-01-3
              

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