2017 House Bill 4777

Impose new regulations on gas and oil “fracking”

Introduced in the House

June 20, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Bill Sowerby (D-31)

To require the Department of Environmental Quality to hold a public hearing before issuing a permit for the extraction of natural gas or oil using "hydraulic fracturing," if local officials or residents request a hearing.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy