Bill > H815

This bill aims to eliminate hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Amending existing laws to include "hydraulic fracturing fluid" as part of regulated effluent, giving the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) the authority to regulate and enforce restrictions on the disposal of fracking-related wastewater, solids, and other byproducts. 2. Empowering the DEP to enforce restrictions on drilling, waste treatment, and mining activities that could impact the water quality and natural resources of the Commonwealth. 3. Prohibiting the collection, storage, treatment, or disposal of wastewater, solids, and other byproducts from hydraulic fracturing within the Commonwealth. Overall, this bill seeks to ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to extract oil and gas, and to regulate the handling and disposal of the associated waste materials within the state of Massachusetts.