September 29, 2010, Introduced by Senators BRATER, SCOTT, JACOBS, WHITMER, SWITALSKI, CLARK-COLEMAN, CLARKE, ANDERSON, HUNTER, OLSHOVE, CHERRY and THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 3109d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3109d. (1) A person shall not discharge any substance
into a well regulated under part 615 for purposes of hydraulic
fracturing unless the person has been issued a permit under this
part.
(2) As used in this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means
fracturing of rock with fluid-driven fracturing techniques for the
purpose of stimulating natural gas or oil production.