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NY A05653
NY A05653Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water quality and public health.
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Introduced
03/04/2013
03/04/2013
In Committee
01/08/2014
01/08/2014
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/23/2014
06/23/2014
Introduced Session
2013-2014 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water quality and public health.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a temporary halt, known as a moratorium, on issuing new permits for horizontal drilling that uses hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas or oil. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is a technique that uses man-made fluids to fracture rock and stimulate well production, while horizontal drilling involves turning a wellbore to drill sideways. This moratorium will remain in effect until 120 days after the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases a report detailing the impacts of fracking on water quality and public health. The bill clarifies that this moratorium does not affect permits already issued before the bill becomes law, as long as those permits are for horizontal drilling with fracking and are subject to renewal. The law will take effect immediately and expire on the specified date after the EPA report is issued.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (38)
Michael Cusick (D)*,
Steven Englebright (D)*,
Charles Lavine (D)*,
Joseph Lentol (D)*,
William Magee (D)*,
Catherine Nolan (D)*,
Danny O'Donnell (D)*,
William Scarborough (D)*,
Fred Thiele (D)*,
Harvey Weisenberg (D)*,
Ken Zebrowski (D)*,
James Brennan (D),
Alec Brook-Krasny (R),
William Colton (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Steven Cymbrowitz (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Aileen Gunther (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Rhoda Jacobs (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Micah Kellner (D),
Barbara Lifton (D),
Bill Magnarelli (D),
Margaret Markey (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Joan Millman (D),
Amy Paulin (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Michelle Schimel (D),
Robert Sweeney (D),
Matthew Titone (D),
David Weprin (D),
Keith Wright (D),
Last Action
referred to environmental conservation (on 01/08/2014)
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