Metro

Cuomo: No frack & ruin

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo said yesterday the state would “put in place the resources” to pay for the regulation and oversight of hydrofracking — if it allows the controversial practice.

The money would come through fees on the oil-and-gas-drilling industry, according to Cuomo spokesman Joshua Vlasto.

“If you were going to do fracking … then would you put in place the resources and safeguards you need to do fracking? Of course,” Cuomo told reporters in the Capitol as Assembly Democrats held a public hearing on the issue.