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FRESHER Act of 2021

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Mar 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Mar 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Mar 23, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2021 or the FRESHER Act of 2021

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.

What's happening now March 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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