MD HB865 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-28 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environmental Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas within a radius of 3,280 feet from a drinking water well or within 3,280 feet of a drinking water supply reservoir or a surface water intake on a flowing stream.

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Title

Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Rural Residential Drinking Water Protection Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-28HouseHearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-02-10HouseHearing cancelled
2014-02-21HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-02-05HouseFirst Reading Environmental Matters

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