HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3497 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3055
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relating to hydraulic fracturing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3497 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3055
By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3055) of Brian M. Ashe and Sean Garballey relative to the reporting of hydraulic fracturing processes employed in the extraction of natural gas. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relating to hydraulic fracturing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section seven of chapter 25A of the general laws as appearing in the 2008 official edition is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence of the third paragraph the following:
“In each and every report, each such company, supplier, and aggregator shall
(a) identify and describe any and all fluids and the volumes thereof used in the extraction of the natural gas it supplies, distributes, or transmits in Massachusetts and
(b) certify that any hydraulic fracturing process employed in the extraction of said natural gas complied with the underground injection control program requirements applicable to class II oil and gas related wells set forth in Parts 144-48 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations promulgated under section 1421(d)(1) of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.”
