Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and repass a bill that requires additional disclosure of information on chemicals used by oil, gas, and fracking corporations.

Highlights:

• Requires an operator or service provider who sells, distributes, or uses chemical products in an oil and gas production operation conducted underground in the state to disclose to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission the trade name of chemical products used, a list of the names and chemical abstracts service numbers for the products used, and chemical constituents even if believed to be proprietary, and provide a written declaration that the products have no intentionally added PFAS chemicals (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that the above information must be provided to the Commission at least 30 days before July 31, 2023, if the operator was selling, distributing, or using the chemical products in underground oil and gas operations in the state before July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that if a chemical product manufacturer does not provide the information described above when requested by the Commission, the manufacturer must provide a complete trade secret form or entitlement as determined by the Commission (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Requires an operator to provide to the Commission a chemical product’s name and manufacturer, quantity information, and safety data if the manufacturer is unable to disclose the other above information to the operator, so that the Commission can address the manufacturer directly (Sec. 2, Pg. 8).

• Requires operators of underground oil and gas production operations using a chemical product to disclose the commencement date and site ID number for the operation, trade names and quantities of chemical products used, and provide the same above mentioned declaration for operations beginning on or after July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pgs. 8 & 9).

• Specifies that ongoing operations beginning prior to July 31, 2023, must provide the above information and declaration at least 120 days after operation start date (Sec. 2, Pg. 9).

• Requires the Commission to complete a full chemical disclosure registry for each well site (Sec. 2, pg. 10).

• Specifies that disclosed chemical information shall be made available to all relevant public parties (Sec. 2, Pgs. 11-13).

• Authorizes the Commission to adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and administration of the above provisions (Sec. 2, Pg. 13).

• Appropriates $61,500 in the 2022-23 fiscal year to the Department of Natural Resources from Oil and Gas Conservation and Environmental Response fund for the implementation of this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

• Appropriates $61,500 of reappropriated funds in the 2022-23 fiscal year from the Department of Natural Resources to the Office of the Governor for use by the Office of Information Technology to implement this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires additional disclosure of information on chemicals used by oil, gas, and fracking corporations.

Highlights:

• Requires an operator or service provider who sells, distributes, or uses chemical products in an oil and gas production operation conducted underground in the state to disclose to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission the trade name of chemical products used, a list of the names and chemical abstracts service numbers for the products used, and chemical constituents even if believed to be proprietary, and provide a written declaration that the products have no intentionally added PFAS chemicals (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that the above information must be provided to the Commission at least 30 days before July 31, 2023, if the operator was selling, distributing, or using the chemical products in underground oil and gas operations in the state before July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that if a chemical product manufacturer does not provide the information described above when requested by the Commission, the manufacturer must provide a complete trade secret form or entitlement as determined by the Commission (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Requires an operator to provide to the Commission a chemical product’s name and manufacturer, quantity information, and safety data if the manufacturer is unable to disclose the other above information to the operator, so that the Commission can address the manufacturer directly (Sec. 2, Pg. 8).

• Requires operators of underground oil and gas production operations using a chemical product to disclose the commencement date and site ID number for the operation, trade names and quantities of chemical products used, and provide the same above mentioned declaration for operations beginning on or after July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pgs. 8 & 9).

• Specifies that ongoing operations beginning prior to July 31, 2023, must provide the above information and declaration at least 120 days after operation start date (Sec. 2, Pg. 9).

• Requires the Commission to complete a full chemical disclosure registry for each well site (Sec. 2, pg. 10).

• Specifies that disclosed chemical information shall be made available to all relevant public parties (Sec. 2, Pgs. 11-13).

• Authorizes the Commission to adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and administration of the above provisions (Sec. 2, Pg. 13).

• Appropriates $61,500 in the 2022-23 fiscal year to the Department of Natural Resources from Oil and Gas Conservation and Environmental Response fund for the implementation of this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

• Appropriates $61,500 of reappropriated funds in the 2022-23 fiscal year from the Department of Natural Resources to the Office of the Governor for use by the Office of Information Technology to implement this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires additional disclosure of information on chemicals used by oil, gas, and fracking corporations.

Highlights:

• Requires an operator or service provider who sells, distributes, or uses chemical products in an oil and gas production operation conducted underground in the state to disclose to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission the trade name of chemical products used, a list of the names and chemical abstracts service numbers for the products used, and chemical constituents even if believed to be proprietary, and provide a written declaration that the products have no intentionally added PFAS chemicals (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that the above information must be provided to the Commission at least 30 days before July 31, 2023, if the operator was selling, distributing, or using the chemical products in underground oil and gas operations in the state before July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Specifies that if a chemical product manufacturer does not provide the information described above when requested by the Commission, the manufacturer must provide a complete trade secret form or entitlement as determined by the Commission (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

• Requires an operator to provide to the Commission a chemical product’s name and manufacturer, quantity information, and safety data if the manufacturer is unable to disclose the other above information to the operator, so that the Commission can address the manufacturer directly (Sec. 2, Pg. 8).

• Requires operators of underground oil and gas production operations using a chemical product to disclose the commencement date and site ID number for the operation, trade names and quantities of chemical products used, and provide the same above mentioned declaration for operations beginning on or after July 31, 2023 (Sec. 2, Pgs. 8 & 9).

• Specifies that ongoing operations beginning prior to July 31, 2023, must provide the above information and declaration at least 120 days after operation start date (Sec. 2, Pg. 9).

• Requires the Commission to complete a full chemical disclosure registry for each well site (Sec. 2, pg. 10).

• Specifies that disclosed chemical information shall be made available to all relevant public parties (Sec. 2, Pgs. 11-13).

• Authorizes the Commission to adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and administration of the above provisions (Sec. 2, Pg. 13).

• Appropriates $61,500 in the 2022-23 fiscal year to the Department of Natural Resources from Oil and Gas Conservation and Environmental Response fund for the implementation of this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

• Appropriates $61,500 of reappropriated funds in the 2022-23 fiscal year from the Department of Natural Resources to the Office of the Governor for use by the Office of Information Technology to implement this act (Sec. 3, Pg. 14).

Full Bill Text