H.R. 4007
Referred to CommitteeFRESHER Act of 2019
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
7/26/2019 • House
Summary
Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2019 or the FRESHER Act of 2019
This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations.
In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.
Introduced in House • 7/25/2019
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Originated in the House
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July 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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