Senate Bill S681

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires a seismological impact study related to hydrofracking

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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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2015-S681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6903
2013-2014: S326
2017-2018: S1548

2015-S681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a seismological impact study related to hydrofracking.

2015-S681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   681

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to require a seismological impact study related to hydrofracking

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

  Section 1.  The purpose of this legislation is to inform the people of
the  state  of  New  York of any and all potential seismological impacts
posed by the extraction of natural gas  using  horizontal  drilling  and
high-volume  hydraulic  fracturing  and  to provide an analysis of those
impacts. Such analysis and information shall  help  facilitate  informed
decisions  regarding actions to be taken with respect to such activities
in the state.
  S 2. Pursuant to appropriation, a school of geological sciences within
the state university of New York (hereinafter "the school of  geological
sciences") shall conduct a comprehensive seismological impact assessment
to  examine  potential  geophysical  impacts  that  may be caused by the
extraction of natural gas  using  horizontal  drilling  and  high-volume
hydraulic  fracturing.  For  the  purposes of this act, a "seismological
impact assessment" shall mean a combination of procedures, methods,  and
tools  by  which  a  policy, program, or project may be judged as to its
potential effects on the seismic activity in the surrounding  area,  and
the potential impact in New York state.
  S  3.  Prior  to  the  commencement  of such assessment, the school of
geological sciences conducting such assessment shall prepare  a  scoping
document  that will establish the parameters of the seismological impact
assessment.  The scoping document shall include the analyses required by
this act, as well as any other analyses conducted, and shall be  subject
to public review, comment and revision.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00171-01-5

              

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