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A2655Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS3392

Treat Oil Waste as Hazardous

Official title

“Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4+34 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
7/10
Significant
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill classifies waste from oil and gas exploration as hazardous if it meets certain criteria, subjecting it to stricter regulations.

Why it matters

  1. Closes a regulatory loophole. By ensuring oil and gas exploration and production waste is classified as hazardous if it meets the criteria, the bill prevents these industries from being exempt from stricter hazardous waste rules that apply to other sectors, encouraging more responsible waste management.

  2. Could increase operational costs for oil and gas companies. This reclassification means producers may need to invest in enhanced treatment, storage, and disposal processes, potentially raising costs and affecting how drilling projects are planned and executed.

  3. Addresses environmental and public health risks. The law aims to reduce the possibility of contamination from toxic substances in drilling waste (such as heavy metals and radioactive materials) that can threaten water supplies, soil quality, and community health if not properly regulated.

  4. Requires timely regulatory updates. The Department of Environmental Conservation is mandated to update its regulations within six months, ensuring that oversight and enforcement mechanisms are promptly aligned with the new legal requirements.

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Treat Oil Waste as Hazardous

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

History

  1. Approval memo.3
  2. Signed chap.133
  3. Delivered to governor
  4. Returned to assembly
  5. Passed senateVote 46–14
  6. 3rd reading cal.767
  7. Substituted for S3392
  8. Referred to rules
  9. Delivered to senate
  10. Passed assembly
  11. Ordered to third reading cal.118
  12. Substituted by S3392
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Ordered to third reading rules cal.248
  2. Rules report cal.248
  3. Reported
  4. Reported referred to rules
  5. Reported referred to codes
  6. Referred to environmental conservation

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S3392Senate

Treat Oil Waste as Hazardous

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Rachel May

Impact 7 · Significant0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

2655

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 24, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, LIFTON, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, L. ROSENTHAL, ARROYO, BUCHWALD, COOK, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, FAHY, ABINAN- TI, ORTIZ, QUART, CARROLL, STECK, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, TAYLOR, PEOPLES-STOKES, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the uniform treatment of waste

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:

4. Uniform treatment of waste. All waste resulting from the exploration, development, extraction or production of crude oil or natural gas, including but not limited to drilling fluids and produced waters, shall be considered hazardous waste under the law of this state and subject to all pertinent generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal laws and regulations, if such waste meets the definition of hazardous waste set forth in subdivision three of section 27-0901 of this chapter. Within six months from the effective date of this subdivision, the department shall make all necessary changes to bring its regulations into compliance with this section.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05496-01-9

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