Bill Text: NY A06699 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits non-disclosure clauses in leases of real property to be used for hydraulic fracturing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-02 - reported referred to rules [A06699 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06699-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6699--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 30, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MOSLEY, TITONE, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI,
          WEPRIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, GLICK, RIVERA
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted
          to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
          2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property law, in relation to leases of real
          property for the purposes of hydraulic fracturing
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
     2  222-a to read as follows:
     3    § 222-a. Property  leased  for  hydraulic  fracturing.  1.    For  the
     4  purposes of this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means the use of chemi-
     5  cals,  water  and other substances injected or pumped into a natural gas
     6  well to stimulate the extraction of natural gas.
     7    2. No lease of real property shall provide for or require the non-dis-
     8  closure of any term or condition thereof, when any portion of such  real
     9  property  is  to  be  used for hydraulic fracturing. Every lease of real
    10  property used for such purposes shall include all terms  and  conditions
    11  of  the use of the real property. Any lease provision which violates the
    12  provisions of this subdivision shall be void as contrary to public poli-
    13  cy.  Any lease provision that is void shall not affect in  any  way  any
    14  other lease provision; all other terms of the lease shall remain in full
    15  force and effect.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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