2012 Legislation We are Currently Tracking
Hydrofracking and Water Issues:
A.7013 Sweeney/S.4616 Avella: Closes the Hazardous-Waste Loophole
*relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas
*defines this waste as hazardous
Currently:
A.7013 - February 13, 2012 - Passed Assembly
S. 4616 - March 12, 2012- Committee discharged and committed to Senate Rules Committee
A.8572 Sweeney/S.6543 Libous/ State Comptroller #20: Establishes the Natural Gas Production Contamination Response and Compensation Program
*Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating the New York natural gas production contamination damage recovery and remediation fund.
Currently:
A.8572 - February 14, 2012 - Referred to Assembly Codes Committee
S.6543 - February 24, 2012 - Referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
A.3245 Lifton/S.3472 Oppenheimer: Restores Local Protections over Natural Gas Development
*allows local governments the right to enforce certain laws and ordinances when confronted with the negative impacts from oil and gas development within their jurisdiction
Currently:
A.3245 - January 4, 2012 - Ordered to Third Reading Calendar
S.3472 - March 12, 2012 - Committee discharged and committed to Senate Rules Committee
A.7400-A Sweeney/S.6261 Ball: One-Year Moratorium on Hydrofracking
*prohibits the issuance of new gas and/or oil permits for well drilling that involves hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) for one year.
Currently:
A.7400-A - January 4, 2012 - Ordered to Third Reading Calendar
S.6261 - January 18, 2012 - Referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
S.4220-A Avella/A.7218-A Colton: A Prohibition on the Use of Hydraulic Fracturing
*prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas
Currently:
S.4220-A - January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
A.7218-A - January 4, 2012 - referred to Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
A.9149-A Englebright: New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act of 2012
*creates the New York solar industry development and jobs act of 2012; relates to procurement of solar renewable energy credits; establishes schedule with annual percentages to be met for compliance years.
Currenty:
A.9149-A - April 23, 2012 - amended and resubmitted to Assembly Energy Committee
A.5346-A Sweeney*/S.2742-B Avella*: Global Warming Pollution Control Act (*not same as)
*requires 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from all sources by 2050
Currently:
A.5346 - April 25, 2012 - Passed the Assembly
S.2742-A - January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
A.3374* Sweeney/S.4617* Avella: Clean Water Protection/ Flood Prevention Act (*not same as)
*Protects wetlands that are at risk by closing the SWANCC gap - a gap created by the Supreme Court's 2001 SWANCC decision.
Currently:
A.3374 - January 4, 2012 - Ordered to Third Reading Calendar
S.4617 -January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
A.3279 Sweeney/S.4618 Avella: Environmental Access to Justice Act (SEQRA)
*restores the original legislative intent of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
Currently:
A.3279 - January 4, 2012 - referred to Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
S.4618 - January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
(OPPOSE) A.347-A Paulin/S.4554-B Ball: Vested Rights
*relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land
Currently:
A.347-A - January 4, 2012 - referred to Assembly Local Governments Committee
S.4554-B - January 4, 2012 -referred to Senate Local Governments Committee
A.3141-A Sweeney: Child-Safe Products Act
* An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products
Currently:
A.3141-A - April 25, 2012 - Passed the Assembly
A.1158 Sweeney/S.2729 Fuschillo: Cadmium Ban in Children's Products
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An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulation to cadmium-
added novelty consumer products
*prohibits the sale of jewelry, toys or ornaments with 75 parts per million (ppm) or more.
Currently:
A.1158 - January 23, 2012 - Passed the Assembly
S.2729 - January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
A.9045 Sweeney/S.6080 Grisanti: Expands the TRIS-Free Children and Babies Act
*expands the TRIS-free children and babies act to include the flame retardent, TDCPP
Currently:
A.9045 - March 20, 2012 - Passed the Assembly
S.6080 - January 4, 2012 - referred to Senate Environmental Conservation Committee