Bill Amendment: FL S1308 | 2018 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Environmental Regulation
Status: 2018-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1149 [S1308 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1308-Senate_Floor_Amendment_490986_to_Amendment_721942_.html
Bill Title: Environmental Regulation
Status: 2018-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1149 [S1308 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1308-Senate_Floor_Amendment_490986_to_Amendment_721942_.html
Florida Senate - 2018 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1308 Ì490986[Î490986 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Farmer moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (721942) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Between lines 1002 and 1003 5 insert: 6 Section 13. Subsection (8) is added to section 403.859, 7 Florida Statutes, to read: 8 403.859 Prohibited acts.—The following acts and the causing 9 thereof are prohibited and are violations of this act: 10 (8) The injection of fluids into a geologic formation that 11 is above or below or a part of the Floridan Aquifer system or 12 the Biscayne Aquifer when such injection is for the purpose of 13 propagating fractures in or dissolving rock formations to 14 increase production at an oil or gas well by improving the flow 15 of hydrocarbons from the formation into the wellbore. However, 16 this subsection does not apply when such injection is performed 17 only for one or more of the following purposes: 18 (a) Routine well cleanout work or maintenance. 19 (b) Routine treatment for the purpose of removal of rock 20 formation damage due to drilling or other well construction 21 activity. 22 (c) Any bottom hole pressure survey. 23 (d) Any routine activity that does not affect the integrity 24 of the well or the rock formation. 25 (e) The removal of scale or precipitate from well 26 preparations, casing, or tubing. 27 (f) A gravel pack treatment that does not exceed the 28 formation fracture gradient. 29 Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 403.860, Florida 30 Statutes, is amended to read: 31 403.860 Penalties and remedies.— 32 (1) A fine, not to exceed $5,000 for each day in which a 33 violation occurs, may be imposed by a court of competent 34 jurisdiction on any person who violates s. 403.859(1), (2), (4), 35 (5),or(6), or (8). 36 37 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 38 And the title is amended as follows: 39 Between lines 1083 and 1084 40 insert: 41 amending s. 403.859, F.S.; prohibiting certain 42 hydraulic fracturing in specified geologic formations; 43 providing exceptions; amending s. 403.860, F.S.; 44 providing a penalty for such unlawful hydraulic 45 fracturing;