S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4905 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, ABINANTI, ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 3 15. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF FLOWBACK WATER FROM 4 WELLS, POOLS OR FIELDS ON ANY HIGHWAY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR- 5 TEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUD- 6 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE FOR DE-ICING, DUST SUPPRESSION OR ANY OTHER 7 USE. 8 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 9 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07741-01-5