Bill > HR4014

This bill aims to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing (also known as "fracking") in the Safe Drinking Water Act. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining hydraulic fracturing as the underground injection of fluids or propping agents related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities. 2. Requiring companies conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose to the state or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator the list of chemicals they intend to use and the list of chemicals they actually used, including the chemical constituents, CAS numbers, and material safety data sheets. 3. Requiring the state or EPA administrator to make the disclosed chemical information publicly available, while prohibiting the disclosure of proprietary chemical formulas. 4. Requiring companies to immediately disclose proprietary chemical formulas to state or federal authorities, as well as treating physicians or nurses, in the event of a medical emergency. The bill aims to increase transparency and oversight of the hydraulic fracturing process, which has been exempted from certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4014/all-info