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- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to natural gas production discharges from high-volume hydraulic fracturing; requires notification within two hours by any person causing such a discharge
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Robert Sweeney
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BILL NUMBER:S6891
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to high volume hydraulic fracturing natural gas production discharge notifications
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require notification within two hours by any person causing a discharge of substances associated with natural gas production where high-volume hydraulic fracturing is utilized.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends article 23 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new title 29 which provides for high-volume hydraulic fracturing natural gas production discharge notification. Any person responsible for a discharge shall immediately notify the department, but in no case later than two hours after the discharge. The department shall notify the public through a new or existing database via its website, updated daily, within forty-eight hours of receipt of such notification. This section further provides penalties for violations of any provisions of this title or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
Justification
This bill would require prompt reporting of substances used in or associated with high-volume hydraulic fracturing. High-volume hydraulic fracturing wastewater contains high concentrations of salts and dissolved solids which, if discharged without adequate treatment, could damage natural resources and endanger public health and safety. Under the Department of Environmental Conservation's proposed regulatory scheme, chemical bulk storage regulations and reporting requirements would apply for discharges. This bill would adopt the more stringent notification requirements that apply to petroleum discharges and require the department to notify the general public either through an existing or new database.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on it effective date is authorized to be made on or before such date.
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