New York Assembly Bill 1322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-08 - reported referred to rules
Pending: Assembly Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

To prohibit any permits for oil or gas drilling to be issued by DEC for two years. Furthermore the bill would permanently prohibit any such drilling within ten miles of the New York City watershed or water supply infrastructure; or any other water system that has received a filtration avoidance determination from the US EPA. No drilling would be allowed in any area overlying a sole source aqui- fer; any other area that DEC identifies for protection of drinking water; critical habitats for threatened or endangered species or a "natural heritage area as defined by law; any other area identified by the DEC as a bird conservation area or critical bird habitat; flood- plains; or all areas with NYS park, forest preserve, state forest, wild- life refuge, wildlife management area or wilderness area. The DEC would determine by regulation how much of a buffer would be placed around these areas. Furthermore, a municipality, as requested by either the chief executive or legislative body, has the right to apply to the DEC to study the need for a ban within its borders.

Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within ten miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure.

Asm. James Brennan [D]	Asm. William Colton [D]	Asm. Deborah Glick [D]	Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]
Asm. Donna Hyer-Spencer [D]	Asm. Barbara Lifton [D]	Asm. Joan Millman [D]	Asm. Audrey Pheffer [D]
Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]	Asm. Frank Skartados [D]	Asm. Matthew Titone [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-08		reported referred to rules
2010-05-03		print number 1322c
2010-05-03		amend and recommit to environmental conservation
2010-01-29		print number 1322b
2010-01-29		amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
2010-01-19		print number 1322a
2010-01-19		amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
2010-01-06		referred to environmental conservation
2009-01-07		referred to environmental conservation

S6654-A (Same As) 2010-05-20 - PRINT NUMBER 6654B

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01322&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01322&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01322C