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S. 1215: | Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act | 111th Congress 2009-2010 |
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Jun 9, 2009 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | ... | | Senate Vote | ... | | House Vote | ... | | Signed by President | ... |
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[Last Updated: Jun 27, 2010 10:21PM] | Last Action: | Jun 9, 2009:
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Apr 7, 2010 7:20 PM - Does the FRAC Act propose the disclosure of hydraulic fracking chemicals wherever used, onshore AND offshore? -
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Yes. -- (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ?, including a requirement that any person using hydraulic fracturing disclose to the State (or to the Administrator in any case in which the Administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in a State) the chemical constituents (but not the proprietary chemical formulas) used in the fracturing process?; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ?(4) DISCLOSURES OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS- ?(A) IN GENERAL- The State (or the Administrator, as applicable) shall make available to the public the information contained in each disclosure of chemical constituents under paragraph (1)(C), including by posting the information on an appropriate Internet website. |
Subject AreasSources of InfluenceMAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
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Natural Resources Defense Council Earthworks The Indypendent Damascus Citizens for Sustainability National Wildlife Federation Action Fund The Wilderness Society The Marcellus Accountability Project for Tompkins County American Rivers Center for Food Safety Earthjustice Enviroment America Environment Working Group Food and Water Watch International Center for Technology Assessment National Audubon Society National Wildlife Federation OMB Watch Public Citizens's Energy Program Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. Waterkeeper Alliance |
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About GovTrack.us. S. 1215--111th Congress: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act.
(2009).
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"S. 1215--111th Congress: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act."
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