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).