Bill Text: NJ S3049 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits shipping or transporting into, or treatment in, the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-19 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee [S3049 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S3049-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 3049

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  ROBERT M. GORDON

District 38 (Bergen)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits shipping or transporting into, or treatment in, the State, of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning wastewater from certain drilling techniques and supplementing P.L.1985, c.432 (C.13:1M-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    As used in this act, "hydraulic fracturing" means the drilling technique of expanding existing fractures or creating new fractures in rock by injecting water, often with chemicals, sand, or other substances, and often under pressure, into or underneath the surface of the rock for purposes including, but not necessarily limited to, well drilling and natural gas exploration and production.  The term "hydraulic fracturing" shall include "fracking," "hydrofracking," "hydrofracturing," and other colloquial terms for this drilling technique.

 

     2.    No wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing for the purpose of natural gas exploration or production in any state may be shipped or transported into, or treated in, the State.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill prohibits any wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing to be shipped or transported from any other state or treated in the State.