SENATE BILL 315

SENATE BILL 315

What’s in the bill:

Required water testing within 1,500 feet of planned oil and gas wells.

Annual reports on the economic impact of businesses involved in fracking.

Increased documentation and insurance coverage for horizontal oil and gas wells.

Registration for brine haulers and increased reporting of waste-fluid disposal.

What’s not in the bill:

Increased oil and gas taxes on fracking, with a corresponding decrease in the state’s income tax rates, as requested by the governor.

Disclosure of the country of origin for pipes used in drilling.

Public disclosures of “trade secret” fracking fluids.