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OH HB596
Bill
Status
10/4/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mike Foley
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AI Summary
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Requires owners to immediately report all chemicals brought to well sites to the division of oil and gas resources management, with the chief maintaining a confidential database accessible only for specified purposes.
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Expands chemical disclosure requirements in permit applications and well completion records to include specific chemical identities, chemical abstracts service numbers, chemical family names, trade names, vendors, intended uses, and concentrations as percentages by weight or volume.
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Establishes a formal trade secret designation process requiring owners to demonstrate that chemical information meets the statutory definition of trade secret under Ohio law, with the chief issuing approval or denial orders within sixty days and allowing appeals.
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Requires the chief to disclose trade secret-protected chemical information to medical professionals as expeditiously as possible when necessary to diagnose or treat individuals potentially affected by well construction, drilling, stimulation, or production operations.
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Creates separate databases for trade secret chemicals that are only disclosed for medical diagnosis/treatment purposes, environmental emergency response, and investigation, while non-trade secret chemical information remains publicly available on the division's website.
Legislative Description
To revise the requirements concerning an oil and gas permit application, an oil and gas well completion record, designation of trade secret protection for chemicals used to drill or stimulate an oil and gas well, and disclosure of chemical information to a medical professional, to require an owner to report all chemicals brought to a well site, and to make other changes in the Oil and Gas Law.
Oil and Gas Law
Last Action
To Agriculture & Natural Resources
10/4/2012