Posted: | January 7, 2015 02:49 PM |
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From: | Senator John T. Yudichak |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Legislation to Require A Public Hearing Before Leasing State Land |
I am re- introducing legislation (SB941) that would require the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to hold at least one public hearing before entering into any agreement, contract or lease to recover natural gas from unconventional formations with unconventional wells on lands underlying State forests or parks. In addition, the legislation requires the department to consider acquiring the ownership of any rights necessary to permanently preserve the land if in fact the hearing indicates that the lands possess unique environmental, natural, historical or cultural features that make it especially worthy of permanent preservation. Previous sponsors of the bill included: GREENLEAF, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, FONTANA, COSTA AND HUGHES |
Introduced as SB348