Assembly Bill A1585

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale, purchase or use of hydrofracking liquid waste products; requires the department of environmental conservation to establish rules regarding the proper disposal of waste products

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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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2017-A1585 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-1712, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9955
2015-2016: A2478

2017-A1585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale, purchase or use of any liquid waste product from hydraulic fracturing operations and requires the department of environmental conservation to establish rules and regulations concerning the proper disposal of waste products generated during the process of hydraulic fracturing.

2017-A1585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1585
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the sale or use of any liquid waste product from hydraulic
   fracturing operations and requiring the  department  of  environmental
   conservation  to establish rules and regulations concerning the proper
   disposal of waste products generated during the process  of  hydraulic
   fracturing
 
   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 23-1712 to read as follows:
 § 23-1712. PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OR USE OF ANY LIQUID WASTE    PRODUCT
              FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS.
   1. NO PERSON SHALL SELL, PURCHASE OR UTILIZE ANY LIQUID WASTE  PRODUCT
 FROM  HYDRAULIC  FRACTURING  OPERATIONS,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 FRACKING WASTE BRINE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE
 PROPER DISPOSAL OF ANY AND ALL WASTE PRODUCTS GENERATED DURING THE PROC-
 ESS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  department  of environmental conservation shall establish rules and
 regulations concerning the proper disposal of any and all waste products
 generated during the process of hydraulic fracturing within ninety  days
 of the effective date of this act.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04016-01-7

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