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PA HB353

PA HB353
In development, providing for hydraulic fracturing fluid tracer.


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Introduced
02/03/2021
In Committee
02/03/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, providing for hydraulic fracturing fluid tracer.

AI Summary

This bill amends Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to require the use of a traceable chemical additive, or "tracer," in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used to alter unconventional wells. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to specify the type of tracer substance to be used, and requires that the tracer be able to be traced back to the specific operator who used it. The bill also requires the Environmental Quality Board to promulgate regulations necessary to implement this new tracer requirement.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY (on 02/03/2021)

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