Bill Text: NY A04167 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4167 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the lease of state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A04167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04167-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4167
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 1, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, ABINAN-
          TI, CAHILL, WEPRIN, COLTON, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
          GLICK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Environmental Conservation
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          prohibiting the lease of state forests, reforestation areas,  wildlife
          management areas and unique areas for gas production
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1  of  section  23-1101  of  the
     2  environmental  conservation  law, as added by chapter 722 of the laws of
     3  1977, is amended to read as follows:
     4    a. The exploration, development and production of gas  in  state-owned
     5  lands,  except  state  park  lands,  state forests, reforestation areas,
     6  wildlife management areas, unique areas, and the lands under the  waters
     7  of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03473-02-9