A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify that underground injection does not include certain activities, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 25, 1999)
Amends provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act concerning regulations for State programs for protection of underground sources of drinking water to exclude from the definition of "underground injection" the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations for purposes of reservoir stimulation related to oil or gas production activities. Grants the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the sole authority to determine whether an activity not regulated as underground injection before October 11, 1995, shall be regulated under such provisions.
What just happenedMar 25, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 25, 1999
- Mar 25, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Mar 25, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3452)
- Mar 25, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate