Bill Text: NY S08154 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the siting of a natural gas compressor facility within two and one-half miles of any school property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08154 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S08154-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8154 IN SENATE June 15, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the siting of natural gas compressor facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 19 of the environmental conservation law is amended 2 by adding a new title 13 to read as follows: 3 TITLE 13 4 SITING OF NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR FACILITIES 5 Section 19-1301. Siting of natural gas compressor facilities. 6 § 19-1301. Siting of natural gas compressor facilities. 7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a natural 8 gas compressor facility shall not be sited within two and one-half miles 9 of the boundary of any school property. Furthermore, no license shall be 10 issued to any individual to operate any natural gas compressor facility 11 within two and one-half miles of the boundaries of a school property. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13183-02-5
