98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3327

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 732/1-25
225 ILCS 732/1-35

    Amends the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. Changes the setback requirements throughout the Act. Provides that no compressors, dehydrators, condensate tanks, processing plants or stations, pumping stations, open waste pits, flares or critical oil, liquid natural gas or natural gas infrastructure shall be located closer than 1,500 feet to any residence, habitable structure, dwelling, non-residential place of business, place of assembly or place of worship, edge of the property line from any school, hospital, or licensed nursing home facility, nature preserve, State park, or a site on the Register of Land and Water Reserves. Provides that no Class II injection well for use in disposal of any hydraulic fracturing or fracturing wastewater, flowback, or produced water from any oil, liquid natural gas, or natural gas extraction processes shall be located within 10 miles, as measured by a straight line from the closest edge of the property to the closest edge of the Class II injection well site, of any nuclear power plant, uranium processing facility, high level radioactive waste storage facility, or low level radioactive waste storage facility. Applies all setback requirements to horizontal drilling with fracturing operations in addition to all high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act is
5amended by changing Sections 1-25 and 1-35 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 732/1-25)
7    Sec. 1-25. Setbacks and prohibitions.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no well
9site where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
10operations or horizontal drilling with fracturing operations
11are proposed, planned, or occurring may be located as follows.
12Unless specified otherwise, all distances shall be measured
13from the closest edge of the well site:
14        (1) within 1,500 500 feet measured horizontally from
15    any residence, habitable structure, dwelling,
16    non-residential place of business, place of assembly, or
17    place of worship unless the owner of the residence or the
18    governing body of the place of worship otherwise expressly
19    agrees in writing to a closer well location;
20        (2) within 1,500 500 feet measured horizontally from
21    the edge of the property line from any school, hospital, or
22    licensed nursing home facility;
23        (3) within 1,500 500 feet measured horizontally from

 

 

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1    the surface location of any existing water well or
2    developed spring used for human or domestic animal
3    consumption, unless the owner or owners of the well or
4    developed spring otherwise expressly agrees or agree in
5    writing to a closer well location;
6        (4) within 1,500 300 feet measured horizontally from
7    the center of a perennial stream or from the ordinary high
8    water mark of any river, natural or artificial lake, pond,
9    or reservoir;
10        (5) within 1,500 750 feet of a nature preserve, State
11    park, State sponsored or cataloged wetlands, or a site on
12    the Register of Land and Water Reserves;
13        (6) within 1,500 feet of a surface water or groundwater
14    intake of a public water supply; the distance from the
15    public water supply as identified by the Department shall
16    be measured as follows:
17            (A) For a surface water intake on a lake or
18        reservoir, the distance shall be measured from the
19        intake point on the lake or reservoir.
20            (B) For a surface water intake on a flowing stream,
21        the distance shall be measured from a semicircular
22        radius extending upstream of the surface water intake.
23            (C) For a groundwater source, the distance shall be
24        measured from the surface location of the wellhead or
25        the ordinary high water mark of the spring.
26        (7) within 1,500 feet of any part of all known previous

 

 

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1    well bores, or of any part of any horizontal well bore that
2    penetrated within 400 vertical feet of the formation that
3    will be stimulated as part of high volume horizontal
4    hydraulic fracturing operations or horizontal drilling
5    with fracturing operations;
6        (8) within 3 miles of any nuclear power plant, uranium
7    processing facility, high level radioactive waste storage
8    facility, or low level radioactive waste storage facility,
9    as measured by a straight line from the closed edge of the
10    property on which the nuclear power plant, uranium
11    processing facility, or low level radioactive waste
12    storage facility is located, to the closest edge of the
13    well pad;
14        (9) within 1,500 feet of any farm building, outlying
15    farm building, or enclosed area for housing or feeding farm
16    animals used for production, including, but not limited to,
17    barns, coops, stables, feedlots, confinements and dairy
18    operations; and
19        (10) within 1,500 feet of any part of a closed or
20    operating coal mine shaft or mineral chamber.
21    The distance restrictions under this subsection (a) shall
22be determined as conditions exist at the time of the submission
23of the permit application under this Act.
24    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
25the owner of an existing water well, developed spring,
26artificial lake, pond, or reservoir used for human or domestic

 

 

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1animal consumption a water source identified in paragraph (3)
2or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section that is wholly
3contained within the owner's property, and wholly owned by the
4owner of the property without lien, may expressly agree in
5writing to a closer well location.
6    (c) It is unlawful to inject or discharge hydraulic
7fracturing fluid, fracturing fluid, flowback, produced water,
8BTEX, diesel, or petroleum distillates into fresh water.
9    (d) It is unlawful to perform any high volume horizontal
10hydraulic fracturing operations or horizontal drilling with
11fracturing operations by knowingly or recklessly injecting
12diesel.
13    (e) No compressors, dehydrators, condensate tanks,
14processing plants or stations, pumping stations, open waste
15pits, flares or critical oil, liquid natural gas, or natural
16gas infrastructure shall be located closer than 1,500 feet to
17any residence, habitable structure, dwelling, non-residential
18place of business, place of assembly or place of worship, edge
19of the property line from any school, hospital, or licensed
20nursing home facility, nature preserve, State park, or a site
21on the Register of Land and Water Reserves.
22    (f) No Class II injection well for use in disposal of any
23hydraulic fracturing or fracturing wastewater, flowback, or
24produced water from any oil, liquid natural gas, or natural gas
25extraction processes shall be located within 10 miles, as
26measured by a straight line from the closest edge of the

 

 

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1property to the closest edge of the Class II injection well
2site, of any nuclear power plant, uranium processing facility,
3high level radioactive waste storage facility, or low level
4radioactive waste storage facility.
5(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 732/1-35)
7    Sec. 1-35. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing or
8horizontal drilling with fracturing operations permit
9application.
10    (a) Every applicant for a permit under this Act shall first
11register with the Department at least 30 days before applying
12for a permit. The Department shall make available a
13registration form within 90 days after the effective date of
14this Act. The registration form shall require the following
15information:
16        (1) the name and address of the registrant and any
17    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
18        (2) disclosure of all findings of a serious violation
19    or an equivalent violation under federal or state laws or
20    regulations in the development or operation of an oil or
21    gas exploration or production site via hydraulic
22    fracturing or horizontal drilling with fracturing
23    operations by the applicant or any parent, subsidiary, or
24    affiliate thereof within the previous 5 years; and
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1    loss related to pollution or diminution in the amount of at
2    least $5,000,000, from an insurance carrier authorized,
3    licensed, or permitted to do this insurance business in
4    this State that holds at least an A- rating by A.M. Best &
5    Co. or any comparable rating service.
6    A registrant must notify the Department of any change in
7the information identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of
8this subsection (a) at least annually or upon request of the
9Department.
10    (b) Every applicant for a permit under this Act must submit
11the following information to the Department on an application
12form provided by the Department:
13        (1) the name and address of the applicant and any
14    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
15        (2) the proposed well name and address and legal
16    description of the well site and its unit area;
17        (3) a statement whether the proposed location of the
18    well site is in compliance with the requirements of Section
19    1-25 of this Act and a plat, which shows the proposed
20    surface location of the well site, providing the distance
21    in feet, from the surface location of the well site to the
22    features described in subsection (a) of Section 1-25 of
23    this Act;
24        (4) a detailed description of the proposed well to be
25    used for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
26    operations or horizontal drilling with fracturing

 

 

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1    operations including, but not limited to, the following
2    information:
3            (A) the approximate total depth to which the well
4        is to be drilled or deepened;
5            (B) the proposed angle and direction of the well;
6            (C) the actual depth or the approximate depth at
7        which the well to be drilled deviates from vertical;
8            (D) the angle and direction of any nonvertical
9        portion of the wellbore until the well reaches its
10        total target depth or its actual final depth; and
11            (E) the estimated length and direction of the
12        proposed horizontal lateral or wellbore;
13        (5) the estimated depth and elevation, according to the
14    most recent publication of the Illinois State Geological
15    Survey of Groundwater for the location of the well, of the
16    lowest potential fresh water along the entire length of the
17    proposed wellbore;
18        (6) a detailed description of the proposed high volume
19    horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations or horizontal
20    drilling with fracturing operations, including, but not
21    limited to, the following:
22            (A) the formation affected by the high volume
23        horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations or
24        horizontal drilling with fracturing operations,
25        including, but not limited to, geologic name and
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1        stimulated by the operation;
2            (B) the anticipated surface treating pressure
3        range;
4            (C) the maximum anticipated injection treating
5        pressure;
6            (D) the estimated or calculated fracture pressure
7        of the producing and confining zones; and
8            (E) the planned depth of all proposed perforations
9        or depth to the top of the open hole section;
10        (7) a plat showing all known previous wellbores well
11    bores within 1,500 750 feet of any part of the horizontal
12    wellbore well bore that penetrated within 400 vertical feet
13    of the formation that will be stimulated as part of the
14    high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations or
15    horizontal drilling with fracturing operations;
16        (8) unless the applicant documents why the information
17    is not available at the time the application is submitted,
18    a chemical disclosure report identifying each chemical and
19    proppant anticipated to be used in hydraulic fracturing or
20    fracturing fluid for each stage of the hydraulic fracturing
21    or fracturing operations including the following:
22            (A) the total volume of water anticipated to be
23        used in the hydraulic fracturing treatment of the well
24        or the type and total volume of the base fluid
25        anticipated to be used in the hydraulic fracturing or
26        fracturing treatment, if something other than water;

 

 

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1            (B) each hydraulic fracturing additive anticipated
2        to be used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid, including
3        the trade name, vendor, a brief descriptor of the
4        intended use or function of each hydraulic fracturing
5        additive, and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), if
6        applicable;
7            (C) each chemical anticipated to be intentionally
8        added to the base fluid, including for each chemical,
9        the Chemical Abstracts Service number, if applicable;
10        and
11            (D) the anticipated concentration in the base
12        fluid, in percent by mass, of each chemical to be
13        intentionally added to the base fluid;
14        (9) a certification of compliance with the Water Use
15    Act of 1983 and applicable regional water supply plans;
16        (10) a fresh water withdrawal and management plan that
17    shall include the following information:
18            (A) the source of the water, such as surface or
19        groundwater, anticipated to be used for water
20        withdrawals, and the anticipated withdrawal location;
21            (B) the anticipated volume and rate of each water
22        withdrawal from each withdrawal location;
23            (C) the anticipated months when water withdrawals
24        shall be made from each withdrawal location;
25            (D) the methods to be used to minimize water
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1            (E) the methods to be used for surface water
2        withdrawals to minimize adverse impact to aquatic
3        life.
4        Where a surface water source is wholly contained within
5    a single property, and the owner of the property expressly
6    agrees in writing to its use for water withdrawals, the
7    applicant is not required to include this surface water
8    source in the fresh water withdrawal and management plan; .
9        (11) a plan for the handling, storage, transportation,
10    and disposal or reuse of hydraulic fracturing or fracturing
11    fluids and hydraulic fracturing or fracturing flowback.
12    The plan shall identify the specific Class II injection
13    well or wells that will be used to dispose of the hydraulic
14    fracturing or fracturing flowback. The plan shall describe
15    the capacity of the tanks to be used for the capture and
16    storage of flowback and of the lined reserve pit to be
17    used, if necessary, to temporarily store any flowback in
18    excess of the capacity of the tanks. Identification of the
19    Class II injection well or wells shall be by name,
20    identification number, and specific location and shall
21    include the date of the most recent mechanical integrity
22    test for each Class II injection well;
23        (12) a well site safety plan to address proper safety
24    measures to be employed during high volume horizontal
25    hydraulic fracturing operations or horizontal drilling
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1    the site as well as the general public. Within 15 calendar
2    days after submitting the permit application to the
3    Department, the applicant must provide a copy of the plan
4    to the county or counties in which hydraulic fracturing
5    operations or horizontal drilling with fracturing
6    operations will occur. Within 5 calendar days of its
7    receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the well
8    site safety plan to the Office of the State Fire Marshal;
9        (13) a containment plan describing the containment
10    practices and equipment to be used and the area of the well
11    site where containment systems will be employed, and within
12    5 calendar days of its receipt, the Department shall
13    provide a copy of the containment plan to the Office of the
14    State Fire Marshal;
15        (14) a casing and cementing plan that describes the
16    casing and cementing practices to be employed, including
17    the size of each string of pipe, the starting point, and
18    depth to which each string is to be set and the extent to
19    which each string is to be cemented;
20        (15) a traffic management plan that identifies the
21    anticipated roads, streets, and highways that will be used
22    for access to and egress from the well site. The traffic
23    management plan will include a point of contact to discuss
24    issues related to traffic management. Within 15 calendar
25    days after submitting the permit application to the
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1    traffic management plan to the county or counties in which
2    the well site is located, and within 5 calendar days of its
3    receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the traffic
4    management plan to the Office of the State Fire Marshal;
5        (16) the names and addresses of all owners of any real
6    property within 1,500 feet of the proposed well site, as
7    disclosed by the records in the office of the recorder of
8    the county or counties;
9        (17) drafts of the specific public notice and general
10    public notice as required by Section 1-40 of this Act;
11        (18) a statement that the well site at which the high
12    volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operation or
13    horizontal drilling with fracturing operations will be
14    conducted will be restored in compliance with Section
15    240.1181 of Title 62 of the Illinois Administrative Code
16    and Section 1-95 of this Act;
17        (19) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
18    loss related to pollution in the amount of at least
19    $5,000,000; and
20        (20) any other relevant information which the
21    Department may, by rule, require.
22    (c) Where an application is made to conduct high volume
23horizontal fracturing operations or horizontal drilling with
24fracturing operations at a well site located within the limits
25of any city, village, or incorporated town, the application
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1and be accompanied with a certified copy of the official
2consent for the hydraulic fracturing operations or horizontal
3drilling with fracturing operations to occur from the municipal
4authorities where the well site is proposed to be located. No
5permit shall be issued unless consent is secured and filed with
6the permit application. In the event that an amended location
7is selected, the original permit shall not be valid unless a
8new certified consent is filed for the amended location.
9    (d) The hydraulic fracturing or horizontal drilling with
10fracturing permit application shall be accompanied by a bond as
11required by subsection (a) of Section 1-65 of this Act.
12    (e) Each application for a permit under this Act shall
13include payment of a non-refundable fee of $13,500. Of this
14fee, $11,000 shall be deposited into the Mines and Minerals
15Regulatory Fund for the Department to use to administer and
16enforce this Act and otherwise support the operations and
17programs of the Office of Mines and Minerals. The remaining
18$2,500 shall be deposited into the Illinois Clean Water Fund
19for the Agency to use to carry out its functions under this
20Act. The Department shall not initiate its review of the permit
21application until the applicable fee under this subsection (e)
22has been submitted to and received by the Department.
23    (f) Each application submitted under this Act shall be
24signed, under the penalty of perjury, by the applicant or the
25applicant's designee who has been vested with the authority to
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1information contained in the application and its attachments.
2Any person signing an application shall also sign an affidavit
3with the following certification:
4        "I certify, under penalty of perjury as provided by law
5    and under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of
6    a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, that
7    this application and all attachments are true, accurate,
8    and complete to the best of my knowledge.".
9    (g) The permit application shall be submitted to the
10Department in both electronic and hard copy format. The
11electronic format shall be searchable.
12    (h) The application for a high volume horizontal hydraulic
13fracturing permit may be submitted as a combined permit
14application with the operator's application to drill on a form
15as the Department shall prescribe. The combined application
16must include the information required in this Section. If the
17operator elects to submit a combined permit application,
18information required by this Section that is duplicative of
19information required for an application to drill is only
20required to be provided once as part of the combined
21application. The submission of a combined permit application
22under this subsection shall not be interpreted to relieve the
23applicant or the Department from complying with the
24requirements of this Act or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act.
25    (i) Upon receipt of a permit application, the Department
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1receives the permit application to approve, with any conditions
2the Department may find necessary, or reject the application
3for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit. The
4applicant may waive, in writing, the 60-day deadline upon its
5own initiative or in response to a request by the Department.
6    (j) If at any time during the review period the Department
7determines that the permit application is not complete under
8this Act, does not meet the requirements of this Section, or
9requires additional information, the Department shall notify
10the applicant in writing of the application's deficiencies and
11allow the applicant to correct the deficiencies and provide the
12Department any information requested to complete the
13application. If the applicant fails to provide adequate
14supplemental information within the review period, the
15Department may reject the application.
16(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; revised 11-12-13.)