New York A 9511: Relates to certain leases for the exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas

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A09511 Summary:

BILL NOA09511 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08836

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SPONSORGlick

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §23-1101, En Con L

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Provides that the assignment, transfer, or modification of leases for exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas shall not allow expansion or extension of such provisions.

Go to top A09511 Actions:

BILL NOA09511 

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01/08/2026referred to environmental conservation

01/12/2026reported referred to rules

01/12/2026reported 

01/12/2026rules report cal.18

01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.18

03/10/2026substituted by s8836

&nbspS08836 AMEND= SERRANO

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.157

&nbsp02/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/05/2026referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp03/10/2026substituted for a9511

&nbsp03/10/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.18

&nbsp03/10/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/10/2026returned to senate

&nbsp03/20/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp03/27/2026SIGNED CHAP.97

Go to topA09511 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:18/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownNay

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

McMahonAyeSlaterNay

BurdickAyeBaileyNay

LunsfordExcusedSempolinskiNay

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoExcused

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:19/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09511 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09511 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9511

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, relating to certain
 leases relating to the exploration, development, and production of gas
 or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management
 areas

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 23-1101 of the environmental conservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 3 3-a. For any lease relating to the exploration, development, and
 4 production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife
 5 management areas, and unique areas, which was entered into, on, or
 6 before the effective date of a chapter of the laws of two thousand twen-
 7 ty-five which amended subdivision one of this section, any assignment,
 8 transfer, or modification of such lease shall not be considered the
 9 making of a lease under such law; provided, however, that no such
 10 assignment, transfer, or modification shall allow for an increase in
 11 acreage under the lease, the expansion of existing gas or oil wells, the
 12 drilling of new gas or oil wells, or the expansion or building of any
 13 other new gas or oil infrastructure other than well-plugging and remedi-
 14 ation activities; and provided, further, that no such lease shall be
 15 continued or renewed upon expiration.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 17 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the environmental
 18 conservation law relating to prohibiting the lease of state forests,
 19 reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for gas
 20 and oil production, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1069 and
 21 A.1179, takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01648-