S.1215 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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6/9/2009--Introduced.Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids near drinking water sources granted to hydraulic fracturing operations under such Act;

Official Summary

6/9/2009--Introduced.Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to:
(1) repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids near drinking water sources granted to hydraulic fracturing operations under such Act; and
(2) require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

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Organizations Supporting S.1215

  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Earthworks
  • The Indypendent
  • Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
  • National Wildlife Federation Action Fund
  • The Wilderness Society
  • ...and 16 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing S.1215

  • Industrial Minerals Association of North America
  • United States Chamber of Commerce
  • Independent Petroleum Association of America
  • Energy in Depth
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07/30/10
Marcellus Operators Face New Federal, State Safety Regulations

...for such responses more attainable. Mr. Casey is also introducing the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (S.1215) to repeal an exemption provided for the oil and gas industry and would require the disclosure of the chemicals used i

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12/12/10
Jill Quadagno, “The Politics of Motherhood” « caring labor: an archive

Testimony of Evelyn Moore at Hearings on S. 1215, pp. 366-369. 63. There was considerable 'controversy over the income limit, and as the bill moved through Congress, the limit was revised several times. On September 30, 1971, ...

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12/10/10
Moffat Collection System Project: Colorado Department of Wildlife ...

... S. 1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act · S. 1321: Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act of 2009 · S. 1417 and H.R. 3123, Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009 ...

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12/08/10
Pennsylvania Town Hall - Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas

Senator Casey authored a bill entitled the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act (S. 1215 in the 111th Congress) to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 to accomplish two goals: (1) to regulate at the ...

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