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CO HB1172
Bill
Status
2/3/2011
Primary Sponsor
James Wilson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Department of Public Health and Environment to jointly review the EPA's study on hydraulic fracturing's relationship to drinking water
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Mandates submission of a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2013, or six months after EPA study completion (whichever is later) evaluating whether sufficient evidence of risk to ground or surface water exists to justify additional monitoring or corrective actions
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Reinstates annual reporting requirement for the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to submit complaint data to the General Assembly, including total complaints received, complaints unrelated to water quality, and water quality complaints categorized by attribution to oil and gas operations
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Sunsets the hydraulic fracturing study review requirement on July 1, 2015
Legislative Description
Oil & Gas Comm Review EPA Fracking Study
Last Action
House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
2/7/2011