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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5743 Introduced , by Rep. Scott Drury SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 225 ILCS 725/20.5 new | | 225 ILCS 732/Act rep. | |
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Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides on and after the effective of the bill, a person may not engage in, and the Department of Natural Resources or any other State agency may not issue a permit for, the hydraulic fracturing of a well for exploration or production in the State. Repeals the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. Defines "hydraulic fracturing". Effective immediately.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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| | HB5743 | | LRB100 20889 MRW 36394 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding 20.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 725/20.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 20.5. Well drilling; prohibitions. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "hydraulic fracturing" means |
| 9 | | stimulation treatment performed on oil and natural gas wells in |
| 10 | | low-permeability oil or natural gas reservoirs whereby |
| 11 | | specially engineered fluids are pumped at high pressure and |
| 12 | | rate into the reservoir interval to be treated, causing |
| 13 | | fractures to open. |
| 14 | | (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 15 | | of the 100th General Assembly, a person may not engage in, and |
| 16 | | the Department of Natural Resources or any other State agency |
| 17 | | may not issue a permit for, the hydraulic fracturing of a well |
| 18 | | for exploration or production in this State.
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| 19 | | (225 ILCS 732/Act rep.) |
| 20 | | Section 10. The Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act is |
| 21 | | repealed.
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