H 464 - Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing - Vermont Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 16, 2012
- House Conference Report Adopted
- May 4, 2012
- Senate Conference Report Adopted
- May 2, 2012
- House Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
- April 24, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 19, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 1, 2012
- Introduced
- Jan. 3, 2012
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Stage Details
Title: Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing
Signed by Governor Peter Shumlin
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Title: Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits hydraulic fracturing.
Highlights:
- Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and the collection, storage, or treatment of waste water from hydraulic fracturing (Sec. 3).
- Defines “hydraulic fracturing” as the process of pumping a fluid under the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the purpose of the production or recovery of oil or gas (Sec. 2).
- Requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to submit a report, on or before January 15, 2015, to the legislature on how hydraulic fracturing should be regulated (Sec. 5).
- Requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to submit a report, on or before January 15, 2016, to the legislature on the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing (Sec. 6).
Title: Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing