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20 Co-sponsors
- Eric Adams
- Martin Malavé Dilan
- Thomas K. Duane
- Ruth Hassell-Thompson
- Shirley L. Huntley
- Jeffrey D. Klein
- Liz Krueger
- Carl Kruger
- Velmanette Montgomery
- George Onorato
- Suzi Oppenheimer
- Frank Padavan
- José Peralta
- Bill Perkins
- Diane J. Savino
- Eric T. Schneiderman
- José M. Serrano
- Daniel L. Squadron
- Toby Ann Stavisky
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins
History
- Print number 7592a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal EPA issues report thereon
In Assembly Committee · Rules · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7592A
Title of bill
An act to establish a moratorium upon conducting hydraulic fracturing pending the issuance of a report thereon by the federal Environmental Protection Agency; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill seeks to place a moratorium upon the activity of hydraulic fracturing until such time as the environmental protection agency has released their report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater and freshwater supplies.
Summary of specific provisions
Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal environmental protection agency.
Justification
On March 18, 2010 the EPA announced that it will be conducting a comprehensive two-year research study to investigate the potential adverse impacts that hydraulic fracturing may have on water quality and public health. Hydraulic fracturing, a process that involves vertical and horizontal drilling and fracturing of underground formations to facilitate withdrawal of natural gas or oil from shale and other geological formations, injects fresh water, fracturing fluids and sand into the formation, which in turn withdraws the gas and separates leftover waters. The fracturing fluid is composed of dozens of chemicals that acts as a lubricant for the sand. These chemicals can include potentially dangerous petrol compounds. Millions of gallons of water, sand and fracturing fluids are needed to fracture a natural gas well.
New York State must continue to be vigilant where questions of water quality and public health are concerned and must have all available information before allowing a questionable practice - such as hydraulic fracturing - to take place without fully knowing the potential dangers. This legislation shall place a moratorium on such activity until the EPA study has been completed and the results are known and made available to the public. It will not apply to permits issued prior to the effective date of this act for horizontal drilling operations.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be deemed repealed on the one hundred twentieth day after the federal
Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water quality and public health.
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