S. 830 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to insert a new definition relating to oil and gas exploration and production.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jim Inhofe
Introduced
2005-04-18
Latest action
2005-04-18 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to define "oil and gas exploration, production, processing, treatment operation, or transmission" as all field activities or operations associated with oil or gas exploration, production, or processing, or oil or gas treatment operations or transmission facilities. Includes in such definition activities necessary to prepare sites for oil or gas drilling and for the movement and placement of drilling equipment.