Senate Bill S786

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a financial security fund for natural gas and oil producers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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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2011-S786 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-0315, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3410

2011-S786 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2011-S786 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   786

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

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

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

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 23-0315 to read as follows:
S 23-0315. FINANCIAL SECURITY FUND.
  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE AND COMPTROLLER ARE HEREBY DIRECTED AND  AUTHORIZED
TO  ESTABLISH  A  NATURAL  GAS  AND  OIL WELL SECURITY FUND (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "FUND") TO  ENABLE  ELIGIBLE  NATURAL
GAS  AND  OIL  PRODUCERS  TO MEET THE FINANCIAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PERMITTING, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PLUGGING  OF
NATURAL GAS AND OIL WELLS. THE FUND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. IN LIEU OF THE
FINANCIAL  SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR THIS
CHAPTER, A NATURAL GAS OR OIL PRODUCER MAY SATISFY THE FINANCIAL SECURI-
TY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS OR OIL WELL PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT  BY
PARTICIPATION IN THE NATURAL GAS AND OIL WELL SECURITY FUND.
  2.  (A) A NATURAL GAS PRODUCER WHO IS THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF ANY
NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLED TO A COMPLETION DEPTH OF NO MORE THAN SIX THOU-
SAND FEET THAT HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH AND PERMITTED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND.
  (B)  AN  OIL PRODUCER WHO IS THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF ANY OIL WELL
DRILLED TO A COMPLETION DEPTH OF NO MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND FEET THAT HAS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02705-01-1
              

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