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AZ HB2829

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Myron Tsosie

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Adds definition of "hydraulic fracturing" to Arizona water quality law as the process of pumping fluid into or under the ground surface to create fractures or cavities in rock to produce or recover oil or gases.

  • Prohibits any person from engaging in hydraulic fracturing in Arizona.

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

  • Makes technical amendments to definitions in Arizona Revised Statutes sections 49-201, 49-203, 49-245.01, 49-245.02, and 49-701 to align language with the hydraulic fracturing prohibition.

Legislative Description

Hydraulic fracturing; prohibitions

Prohibition

Last Action

House read second time

2/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2022
Natural Resources, Energy & Water2/10/2022

Full Bill Text

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