Bill Text: NY S01538 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S01538 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01538-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1538
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, ADDABBO, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE,
          DILAN, GIANARIS, GOLDEN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY,  KLEIN,  KRUEGER,
          LATIMER,   MONTGOMERY,   MURPHY,  PARKER,  PERALTA,  PERKINS,  RIVERA,
          SANDERS, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY,  STEWART-COUSINS,  YOUNG
          -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
          the Committee on Environmental Conservation
        AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
          uniform treatment of waste
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.   Section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law is
     2  amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. Uniform treatment of waste.  All waste resulting from the  explora-
     4  tion, development, extraction or production of crude oil or natural gas,
     5  including  but not limited to drilling fluids and produced waters, shall
     6  be considered hazardous waste under the law of this state and subject to
     7  all  pertinent  generation,  transportation,  treatment,  storage,   and
     8  disposal  laws  and  regulations,  if such waste meets the definition of
     9  hazardous waste set forth in subdivision three  of  section  27-0901  of
    10  this chapter. Within six months from the effective date of this subdivi-
    11  sion, the department shall make all necessary changes to bring its regu-
    12  lations into compliance with this section.
    13    § 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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