SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1266        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 465

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

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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:

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/2/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/2/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1266        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 465

By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 465) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Barbara A. L'Italien, James B. Eldridge and Linda Dean Campbell for legislation to prevent the disposal of hydraulic fracturing wastewater.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 450 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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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.