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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Establishes the New York state indigenous natural gas value added task force
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Donna Lupardo
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BILL NUMBER:S4793
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the New York state indigenous natural gas value added task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to establish a task force on indigenous gas and the potential value-added benefit to New York State.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Legislative Intent.
Section 2: Article 19 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 13.
Section 3: Effective date
Justification
The first natural gas well drilled in the United States was drilled in Fredonia, New York in 1821, since that time more than 75,000 wells have been drilled. Over the years the natural gas has been utilized by homeowners, businesses, manufacturing and school districts to the benefit of Chautauqua County.
The Marcellus shale lies 300 to 600 feet below the Allegheny Plateau Region of North America and covers 54,000 square miles, running through Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and into New York's Southern Tier. In 2002, a U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the Marcellus Shale formation held 30.7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas - a huge amount for the country, considering that the U.S. consumes about 23 tcf of natural gas per year, but only produces about 19 tcf. In order for the residents of New York to derive the full value of this commodity, we need to utilize the gas in state for manufacturing and other value-added activities.
This legislation would establish a task force which would examine issues related to the value added opportunities for indigenous natural gas in NYS. Only by utilizing this gas in value-added activities can New York State obtain the real value of this unique commodity.
Legislative history
2010 - A.10234A
Fiscal implications
This legislation does allow for task force members to receive travel expenses, however the expense would be minimal. The state could
receive increased revenues from the instate use of its natural gas supply.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day and the Task Force will expire in five years.
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