HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1242        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 659

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lori A. Ehrlich

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act preventing the disposal of hydraulic fracturing wastewater.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/15/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

8/30/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

8/30/2019

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

8/30/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

8/30/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

8/30/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

8/30/2019

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

8/30/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

8/30/2019

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

8/30/2019

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

8/30/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

8/30/2019

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

8/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1242        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 659

By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 659) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others relative to hydraulic fracturing wastewater.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act preventing the disposal of hydraulic fracturing wastewater.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 43 of chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after paragraph 10 the following paragraph:-

(11) (a) “Hydraulic fracturing” Hydraulic fracturing” means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in a geologic formation for the purpose of the production or recovery of oil or gas.

(b) No person shall be permitted to collect, store, dispose of, or treat wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.