Bill Text: NY A00037 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the transportation of hydraulic fracturing fluids and waste, for any purpose within the city of New York or within 25 miles of such city.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A00037 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00037-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          37
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. FARRELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, THIELE -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         prohibiting  the transport of hydraulic fracturing fluids and waste in
         and near the city of New York
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    2  by adding a new title 29 to read as follows:
    3                                  TITLE 29
    4           TRANSPORTATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS AND WASTE
    5  SECTION 27-2901. DEFINITIONS.
    6          27-2903. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTATION.
    7  S 27-2901. DEFINITIONS.
    8    AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
    9    1. "HYDRAULIC FRACTURING" MEANS THE PROPAGATION OF FRACTURES IN A ROCK
   10  LAYER  CAUSED  BY THE PRESENCE OF A PRESSURIZED FLUID FOR THE PURPOSE OF
   11  STIMULATING AND ACCELERATING THE RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS FOR EXTRACTION.
   12    2. "FLUIDS" MEANS WATER, BRINE, CHEMICAL  ADDITIVES,  SILICAS,  SANDS,
   13  CERAMICS,  GELS,  FOAMS,  COMPRESSED  GASES  AND OTHER MATERIALS USED TO
   14  STIMULATE AND FACILITATE THE FRACTURING  OF  SUB-SURFACE  ROCK  FOR  THE
   15  PURPOSE OF NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION.
   16    3.  "WASTE"  MEANS  FLUIDS AND OTHER MATERIALS WHICH RE-SURFACE IN THE
   17  COURSE OF CONDUCTING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
   18  S 27-2903. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTATION.
   19    NO PERSON SHALL TRANSPORT FLUIDS OR WASTE, WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
   20  OR IN THIS STATE, WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF SUCH CITY, FOR ANY PURPOSE
   21  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, USE, RE-USE, PRE-TREATMENT, TREATMENT  OR
   22  DISPOSAL OF SUCH FLUIDS OR WASTE.
   23    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   24  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03098-01-3