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A4167Assembly2019-2020 Session

Ban Gas Drilling in Forests

Official title

“Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas production”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4+8 co-sponsorsAffects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Environmental Conservation
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Environmental Conservation

What's happening

This bill prohibits leasing state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas, and unique areas for gas production.

Why it matters

  1. Expands environmental protections. by adding state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas, and unique areas to the list of state-owned lands where gas exploration, development, and production are banned, closing previous loopholes.

  2. Limits future fossil fuel infrastructure. on significant public lands, which may help preserve biodiversity, water quality, and recreational spaces that could otherwise be impacted by industrial activities.

  3. Signals a commitment to conservation and climate action. by prioritizing the ecological and social value of these lands over potential short-term economic gains from gas production.

  4. May influence private and local land policy. by setting a strong precedent for land use priorities in New York, potentially encouraging similar restrictions elsewhere or at other levels of government.

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Ban Gas Drilling in Forests

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

History

  1. Referred to environmental conservation
  2. Referred to environmental conservation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4167

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 1, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, ABINAN- TI, CAHILL, WEPRIN, COLTON, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for gas production

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

Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 23-1101 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 722 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:

a. The exploration, development and production of gas in state-owned lands, except state park lands, state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas, unique areas, and the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario or along its shoreline; and

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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