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AZ HB2407

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session (2016)

AI Summary

  • Adds a new definition of "hydraulic fracturing" to Arizona Revised Statutes section 49-201 as the process of pumping fluid into or under the ground surface to create fractures in rock for oil or natural gas production or recovery.

  • Creates a new statute (section 49-211) that prohibits any person from engaging in hydraulic fracturing in Arizona.

  • Prohibits the collection, storage, or treatment of water in Arizona if that water is used in, generated by, or results from hydraulic fracturing processes.

  • Makes conforming amendments to section 49-701 (solid waste definitions) to update references and terminology related to the new hydraulic fracturing prohibition.

Legislative Description

Hydraulic fracturing; prohibition

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

5/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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