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A00302 Summary:

BILL NOA00302B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00098-B
 
SPONSORBuchwald (MS)
 
COSPNSREnglebright, Lupardo, Colton, Mosley, Gunther, Bichotte, Lifton, Gottfried, Rozic, Ryan, Mayer, Titone, Barrett, Otis, Steck, Zebrowski, Blake, Jaffee, Barron, Arroyo, Walker, Quart, Cahill, Galef, Abinanti, Rosenthal L, Sepulveda, D'Urso, Weprin
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Glick, Hevesi, Magee, Peoples-Stokes, Simon, Thiele
 
Amd §§17-1905 & 27-0703, En Con L
 
Relates to prohibiting the acceptance of high volume hydraulic fracturing wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction activities at wastewater treatment facilities and solid waste management facilities.
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A00302 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A302B
 
SPONSOR: Buchwald (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to banning the acceptance of high volume hydraulic fracturing wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction at wastewater treatment facilities and solid waste management facilities   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To regulate the disposal of waste associated with high volume hydraulic fracturing associated with natural gas exploration and extraction activ- ities.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 17-1905 of the Environmental Conservation Law to add a new paragraph to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt regulations prohibiting high volume hydraulic fracturing waste from oil or natural gas activities from being introduced into or proc- essed by any waste treatment facility in the State of New York. Amends section 27-0703 of the Environmental Conservation Law to add a new subdivision to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt regulations prohibiting waste from oil or natural gas extraction activities from being deposited in a solid waste management facility.   JUSTIFICATION: Waste from hydraulic fracturing, including flow back fluid, brine, solid wastes, and leachate from solid wastes, if placed in our water, waste disposal systems and roadways, can cause significant public health and environmental risks. Currently, waste from hydraulic fracturing is allowed to enter New York State and could be placed for treatment in wastewater treatment facilities and disposed of in landfills in New York. However, treatment facilities are generally not currently equipped to handle these chemicals, contaminants, and radioactive materials, and dumping this waste in landfills poses the possibility of it spreading into our environment, threatening our ecosystems, waterways and public health. Production brine contains chemicals, metals, excess salts and carcinogens like benzene as well as radioactive material. Production brine, once it makes its way from our roadways to our waterways, can become a threat to potable water systems as well as to aquatic ecosys- tems. Current restrictions as to the spreading of brine on roadways are vague and limited and chemical testing of liquid waste before it goes on roads in minimal. By prohibiting the disposal of hydraulic fracturing wastes in landfills, as well as in water treatment facilities and use on roadways, we can avert any unnecessary health risks to our wildlife and ourselves.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2017: A.302 - Reported to Environmental Conservation Committee.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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