Bill > H677

This bill, aimed at regulating hydraulic fracturing, which is a technique used to extract natural gas by pumping fluid into rock formations to create fractures, proposes to amend existing law to prohibit the use of "Class II injection wells" for this purpose. Class II injection wells are defined as those used to inject fluids related to oil and natural gas production, enhanced recovery, or hydrocarbon storage. Furthermore, the bill explicitly forbids the use of "toxic chemicals" in connection with natural gas extraction. Toxic chemicals are broadly defined to include substances identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory program, those known or anticipated to cause serious health effects like cancer or reproductive issues, chemicals that could harm the environment, and a specific list of hazardous substances.