23-2401 – Legislative Intent.
§ 23-2401. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that the conservation of the state’s oil reserves will be of broad benefit to the state. Through utilization of modern well closure technologies, oil will be conserved for the state’s future. The legislature further finds that such closure will provide an increased supply of high grade […]
23-2402 – New York State Oil Energy Conservation Program.
§ 23-2402. New York state oil energy conservation program. 1. The department shall actively implement a modern oil well closure technologies program which shall assist in the implementation of closure technologies on abandoned oil wells and well fields in the state. The program shall: a. promote the implementation of plugging closure technologies on abandoned oil […]
23-2701 – Short Title.
§ 23-2701. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “New York State Mined Land Reclamation Law”.
23-2703 – Declaration of Policy.
§ 23-2703. Declaration of policy. 1. The legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state to foster and encourage the development of an economically sound and stable mining industry, and the orderly development of domestic mineral resources and reserves necessary to assure satisfaction of economic needs compatible with sound environmental management practices. […]
23-2705 – Definitions.
§ 23-2705. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Abandoned” means the cessation of mining and reclamation activities on land affected by mining without prior notification to the department of such cessation of activities or without describing such cessation in a mined land-use plan approved by the department, and after […]
23-2709 – Administration of Title.
§ 23-2709. Administration of title. 1. The department shall have and be entitled to exercise the following powers and duties: (a) to issue permits in accordance with the criteria set forth in this article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (b) to administer and enforce the provisions of this title and any rule or […]
23-1901 – Construction of Title.
§ 23-1901. Construction of title. 1. Nothing contained herein shall release a person from any obligation imposed by the provisions of this article or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 2. This title shall supersede all other laws enacted by local governments or agencies concerning the imposition of a fee relating to circumstances described in this […]
23-1903 – Imposition of Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulation and Reclamation Fees.
§ 23-1903. Imposition of oil, gas and solution mining regulation and reclamation fees. 1. When a permit is granted to a person by the department pursuant to section 23-0305 of this article to drill a well or when a person converts a well to one subject to the oil, gas and solution mining law, such […]
23-2101 – Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas.
§ 23-2101. Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas. 1. The Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, as first enacted by chapter 501 of the laws of 1941, and as re-enacted by chapter 263 of the laws of 1963, is hereby continued as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS ARTICLE I This […]
23-2301 – Definitions.
§ 23-2301. Definitions. For the purposes of this title: 1. The term “used oil” means all petroleum-based lubricating oils which have through use been contaminated by physical or chemical impurities which have not been removed by subsequent rerefining; 2. The term “rerefined oil” means used oil which has been refined to remove the physical and […]