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Senator · Senate District 57
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- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S7311
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the proper screening of waste derived from oil and gas drilling operations for radioactivity prior to disposal at regulated solid waste management facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill is intended to ensure that the disposal of potentially radioactive materials from oil and gas drilling operations do not constitute an environmental hazard when deposited in a landfill within New York.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 2: Provides that this act shall be known as "the oil and gas waste management act of 2014".
Section 3: Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to incorporate screening and rejection criteria for radioactivity when issuing a permit for any solid waste management facility that intends to accept waste from oil and gas drilling.
Section 4: Provides for an immediate effective date.
Justification
Lately there has been an increasing amount of concern over the potential threats to safety from radioactive drill cuttings generated by oil and gas operations in other states which enter into the New York waste stream.
This legislation will mitigate the threats posed to the public under the current system of high volume fracturing waste transport and disposal in New York. The bill requires the incorporation of radioactive screening and rejection criteria in solid waste facility permits for any solid waste facility that accepts waste from oil and gas drilling activities. It will result in the rejection of drilling wastes which do not meet the standards imposed by the department of environmental conservation for acceptance at a landfill in New York. Screening criteria will also provide a clearer picture of the amount of potentially hazardous radioactive materials which may be entering New York's waste stream. This bill is intended to ensure that oil and waste products do not pose an environmental danger when they come to ultimately rest in New York.
Prior legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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