STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6899 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary 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. LBD10820-01-1