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S.837: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the definition of the term "underground injection".
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced April 18, 2005
- Latest Major Action April 18, 2005
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Bill Summary
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exclude from the definition of "underground injection" (the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection) the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil or gas production activities.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| April 18, 2005 |
Introduced in the Senate by James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) |