| Synopsis: | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2019, and only under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from engaging in hydraulic fracturing in a local jurisdiction unless the local jurisdiction has submitted to a referendum of the voters of the local jurisdiction a specified question and a majority of the voters have voted in a specified manner; etc. |
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| Analysis: | Fiscal and Policy Note |
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| All Sponsors: | Senators Conway, Bates, Benson, Currie, Edwards, Ferguson, Hershey, Hough, Jennings, Klausmeier, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Peters, Ready, Reilly, Robinson, Salling, Waugh, and Young |
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| Additional Facts: | Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017
Contingency - on a referendum |
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| Broad Subject(s): | Environment
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| Narrow Subject(s): | Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Environment, Department of
Hydraulic Fracturing -see also- Wells
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Referendum
Rules and Regulations
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| Statutes: | Article - Environment
(14-107.1) |
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