[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of New Hartford 11-14-2012 by L.L. No.
10-2012. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Natural Gas Exploration
and Extraction" law.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any gaseous substance, either combustible or noncombustible,
which is produced in a natural state from the earth and which maintains
a gaseous or rarified state at standard temperature and pressure conditions,
and/or gaseous components or vapors occurring in or derived from petroleum
or other hydrocarbons.
Geologic or geophysical activities related to the search
for natural gas, petroleum or other subsurface hydrocarbons, including
prospecting, geophysical and geologic seismic surveying and sampling
techniques, which include but are not limited to core or rotary drilling
or making an excavation in the search and evaluation of natural gas,
petroleum, or other subsurface hydrocarbon deposits.
Any solid, semisolid, liquid, semiliquid or gaseous material
used in the exploration or extraction of natural gas.
The digging or drilling of a well for the purposes of exploring
for, developing or producing natural gas, petroleum or other subsurface
hydrocarbons.
The construction, use, or maintenance of a storage or staging
yard, a water or fluid injection station, a water or fluid gathering
station, a natural gas or petroleum storage facility, or a natural
gas or petroleum gathering line, venting station, or compressor associated
with the exploration or extraction of natural gas or petroleum.
Any garbage, refuse, cuttings, sludge, flow-back fluids,
produced waters or other discarded materials, including solid, liquid,
semisolid or contained gaseous material that results from or is associated
with the exploration, drilling or extraction of natural gas and/or
petroleum.
A.
Prohibition against the exploration for an extraction of natural
gas and/or petroleum. No land in the Town shall be used to conduct
any exploration for natural gas and/or petroleum, to drill any well
for natural gas and/or petroleum; to transfer, store, process or treat
natural gas and/or petroleum; or to dispose of natural gas and/or
petroleum exploration or production wastes; or to erect any derrick,
building, or other structure; or to place any machinery or equipment
for any such purposes.
B.
Prohibition against the storage, treatment and disposal of natural
gas and/or petroleum exploration and production materials. No land
in the Town shall be used for the storage, transfer, treatment and/or
disposal of natural gas and/or petroleum exploration and production
materials.
C.
Prohibition against the storage, treatment and disposal of natural
gas and/or petroleum exploration and production wastes. No land in
the Town shall be used for the storage, transfer, treatment and/or
disposal of natural gas and/or petroleum exploration and production
wastes.
D.
Prohibition against natural gas and/or petroleum support activities.
No land in the Town shall be used for natural gas and/or petroleum
support activities.
