Bill > S558

This bill aims to eliminate hydraulic fracturing, a process used to extract oil and gas, within the Commonwealth. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It amends existing laws to include "hydraulic fracturing fluid" as a type of effluent that is regulated. 2. It empowers the relevant state agency to enforce restrictions on drilling, waste treatment, disposal, and mining activities that can impact water quality and natural resources. 3. It prohibits the disposal of wastewater, solids, and other byproducts from hydraulic fracturing activities within the Commonwealth. 4. It defines key terms related to hydraulic fracturing, such as "fluid," "gas," "oil," and "oil and gas," and explicitly bans the practice of hydraulic fracturing within the Commonwealth.