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Feb 01, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S3432
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §23-0305, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6345
2015-2016: S3864
2013-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3432 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the prohibition of the on-site storage of flowback water PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to provide greater oversight of natural gas drilling. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would: * prohibit the use of on-site reserve pits for flowback waters; * require flowback waters to be contained within steel tanks; * require the removal of flowback waters within seven days of a halt in drilling operations; and, * require the immediate removal of flowback waters if the site is to be left unattended or if operations are suspended. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Amends § 23-0305(8) of the ECL to add a new paragraph K. JUSTIFICATION: New York is home to rich natural gas reserves. In 2006, there were 6,213 active natural gas wells that generated a state record of 55.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The Marcellus formation that
2013-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3432 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON -- 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 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. LBD01232-01-3
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