U.S. Congress - H.R.1084 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011
H.R.1084 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
3/15/2011--Introduced.Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geoOfficial Summary
3/15/2011--Introduced.Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under such Act. Requires:(1) state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose to the state (or the Administrator if the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in such state) the chemicals intended for use in underground injections prior to the commencement of such operations and the chemicals actually used after the end of such operations; and
(2) a state or the Administrator to make such disclosure available to the public. Requires a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such operations is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement has been provided. Authorizes such person to require a written statement of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon thereafter as circumstances permit.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.1084
- Change.org
- Food and Water Watch
- Pennsylvania Council of Churches
- Network for Oil & Gas Accountability & Protection
- National Parks Conservation Association
- Clean Water Action
- ...and 4 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.1084
- Energy in Depth
- Independent Petroleum Association of America
- Chevron
- BP
- Occidental Petroleum
- Shell
- ...and 7 more. See all.
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.1084 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011
chrisherman
March 28, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Washington. I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Washington. I support H.R.1084 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Chris Herman -
H.R.1084 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011
LisaHeinz
February 20, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Ohio. I support H.R.1084 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I would like to see more visible support by my representatives to Congress of this bill that would effectively close the loophole that has allowed the oil and gas industry to flaunt laws intended to keep us a... -
H.R.1084 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011
ActiveHumanBeing
December 22, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 22nd Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.1084 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Britt Bollenbach
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