Sen. David S. Luechtefeld

Filed: 3/19/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1458

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1458 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
5amended by changing Section 10-5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 801/10-5)
7    Sec. 10-5. Office of Mines and Minerals.
8    (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall have within
9it an Office of Mines and Minerals, which shall be responsible
10for the functions previously vested in the Department of Mines
11and Minerals and the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council
12and such other related functions and responsibilities as may be
13provided by law.
14    (b) The Office of Mines and Minerals shall have a Director
15and a Manager.
16    The Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals shall be a

 

 

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1person thoroughly conversant with the theory and practice of
2coal mining but who is not identified with either coal
3operators or coal miners. The Director of the Office of Mines
4and Minerals must hold a certificate of competency as a mine
5examiner issued by the Illinois Mining Board.
6    The Manager of the Office of Mines and Minerals shall be a
7person who is thoroughly conversant with the theory and
8practice of coal mining in the State of Illinois.
9    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other
10law to the contrary, the Department of Natural Resources may
11have within it an Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management,
12which may be responsible for the functions previously vested in
13the Department of Mines and Minerals relating to oil and gas
14resources, such other related functions and responsibilities
15as may be provided by law, and other functions and
16responsibilities at the discretion of the Department of Natural
17Resources.
18(Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
19    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
20Section 5.832 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 105/5.832)
22    Sec. 5.832. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Mines and
23Minerals Regulatory Fund.
24(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act is
2amended by changing Sections 1-35, 1-65 and 1-135 as follows:
 
3    (225 ILCS 732/1-35)
4    Sec. 1-35. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
5permit application.
6    (a) Every applicant for a permit under this Act shall first
7register with the Department at least 30 days before applying
8for a permit. The Department shall make available a
9registration form within 90 days after the effective date of
10this Act. The registration form shall require the following
11information:
12        (1) the name and address of the registrant and any
13    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
14        (2) disclosure of all findings of a serious violation
15    or an equivalent violation under federal or state laws or
16    regulations in the development or operation of an oil or
17    gas exploration or production site via hydraulic
18    fracturing by the applicant or any parent, subsidiary, or
19    affiliate thereof within the previous 5 years; and
20        (3) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
21    loss related to pollution or diminution in the amount of at
22    least $5,000,000, from an insurance carrier authorized,
23    licensed, or permitted to do this insurance business in
24    this State that holds at least an A- rating by A.M. Best &

 

 

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1    Co. or any comparable rating service.
2    A registrant must notify the Department of any change in
3the information identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of
4this subsection (a) at least annually or upon request of the
5Department.
6    (b) Every applicant for a permit under this Act must submit
7the following information to the Department on an application
8form provided by the Department:
9        (1) the name and address of the applicant and any
10    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
11        (2) the proposed well name and address and legal
12    description of the well site and its unit area;
13        (3) a statement whether the proposed location of the
14    well site is in compliance with the requirements of Section
15    1-25 of this Act and a plat, which shows the proposed
16    surface location of the well site, providing the distance
17    in feet, from the surface location of the well site to the
18    features described in subsection (a) of Section 1-25 of
19    this Act;
20        (4) a detailed description of the proposed well to be
21    used for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
22    operations including, but not limited to, the following
23    information:
24            (A) the approximate total depth to which the well
25        is to be drilled or deepened;
26            (B) the proposed angle and direction of the well;

 

 

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1            (C) the actual depth or the approximate depth at
2        which the well to be drilled deviates from vertical;
3            (D) the angle and direction of any nonvertical
4        portion of the wellbore until the well reaches its
5        total target depth or its actual final depth; and
6            (E) the estimated length and direction of the
7        proposed horizontal lateral or wellbore;
8        (5) the estimated depth and elevation, according to the
9    most recent publication of the Illinois State Geological
10    Survey of Groundwater for the location of the well, of the
11    lowest potential fresh water along the entire length of the
12    proposed wellbore;
13        (6) a detailed description of the proposed high volume
14    horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, including, but
15    not limited to, the following:
16            (A) the formation affected by the high volume
17        horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, including,
18        but not limited to, geologic name and geologic
19        description of the formation that will be stimulated by
20        the operation;
21            (B) the anticipated surface treating pressure
22        range;
23            (C) the maximum anticipated injection treating
24        pressure;
25            (D) the estimated or calculated fracture pressure
26        of the producing and confining zones; and

 

 

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1            (E) the planned depth of all proposed perforations
2        or depth to the top of the open hole section;
3        (7) a plat showing all known previous wellbores within
4    750 feet of any part of the horizontal wellbore that
5    penetrated within 400 vertical feet of the formation that
6    will be stimulated as part of the high volume horizontal
7    hydraulic fracturing operations;
8        (8) unless the applicant documents why the information
9    is not available at the time the application is submitted,
10    a chemical disclosure report identifying each chemical and
11    proppant anticipated to be used in hydraulic fracturing
12    fluid for each stage of the hydraulic fracturing operations
13    including the following:
14            (A) the total volume of water anticipated to be
15        used in the hydraulic fracturing treatment of the well
16        or the type and total volume of the base fluid
17        anticipated to be used in the hydraulic fracturing
18        treatment, if something other than water;
19            (B) each hydraulic fracturing additive anticipated
20        to be used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid, including
21        the trade name, vendor, a brief descriptor of the
22        intended use or function of each hydraulic fracturing
23        additive, and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), if
24        applicable;
25            (C) each chemical anticipated to be intentionally
26        added to the base fluid, including for each chemical,

 

 

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1        the Chemical Abstracts Service number, if applicable;
2        and
3            (D) the anticipated concentration in the base
4        fluid, in percent by mass, of each chemical to be
5        intentionally added to the base fluid;
6        (9) a certification of compliance with the Water Use
7    Act of 1983 and applicable regional water supply plans;
8        (10) a fresh water withdrawal and management plan that
9    shall include the following information:
10            (A) the source of the water, such as surface or
11        groundwater, anticipated to be used for water
12        withdrawals, and the anticipated withdrawal location;
13            (B) the anticipated volume and rate of each water
14        withdrawal from each withdrawal location;
15            (C) the anticipated months when water withdrawals
16        shall be made from each withdrawal location;
17            (D) the methods to be used to minimize water
18        withdrawals as much as feasible; and
19            (E) the methods to be used for surface water
20        withdrawals to minimize adverse impact to aquatic
21        life.
22        Where a surface water source is wholly contained within
23    a single property, and the owner of the property expressly
24    agrees in writing to its use for water withdrawals, the
25    applicant is not required to include this surface water
26    source in the fresh water withdrawal and management plan;

 

 

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1        (11) a plan for the handling, storage, transportation,
2    and disposal or reuse of hydraulic fracturing fluids and
3    hydraulic fracturing flowback. The plan shall identify the
4    specific Class II injection well or wells that will be used
5    to dispose of the hydraulic fracturing flowback. The plan
6    shall describe the capacity of the tanks to be used for the
7    capture and storage of flowback and of the lined reserve
8    pit to be used, if necessary, to temporarily store any
9    flowback in excess of the capacity of the tanks.
10    Identification of the Class II injection well or wells
11    shall be by name, identification number, and specific
12    location and shall include the date of the most recent
13    mechanical integrity test for each Class II injection well;
14        (12) a well site safety plan to address proper safety
15    measures to be employed during high volume horizontal
16    hydraulic fracturing operations for the protection of
17    persons on the site as well as the general public. Within
18    15 calendar days after submitting the permit application to
19    the Department, the applicant must provide a copy of the
20    plan to the county or counties in which hydraulic
21    fracturing operations will occur. Within 5 calendar days of
22    its receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the
23    well site safety plan to the Office of the State Fire
24    Marshal;
25        (13) a containment plan describing the containment
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1    site where containment systems will be employed, and within
2    5 calendar days of its receipt, the Department shall
3    provide a copy of the containment plan to the Office of the
4    State Fire Marshal;
5        (14) a casing and cementing plan that describes the
6    casing and cementing practices to be employed, including
7    the size of each string of pipe, the starting point, and
8    depth to which each string is to be set and the extent to
9    which each string is to be cemented;
10        (15) a traffic management plan that identifies the
11    anticipated roads, streets, and highways that will be used
12    for access to and egress from the well site. The traffic
13    management plan will include a point of contact to discuss
14    issues related to traffic management. Within 15 calendar
15    days after submitting the permit application to the
16    Department, the applicant must provide a copy of the
17    traffic management plan to the county or counties in which
18    the well site is located, and within 5 calendar days of its
19    receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the traffic
20    management plan to the Office of the State Fire Marshal;
21        (16) the names and addresses of all owners of any real
22    property within 1,500 feet of the proposed well site, as
23    disclosed by the records in the office of the recorder of
24    the county or counties;
25        (17) drafts of the specific public notice and general
26    public notice as required by Section 1-40 of this Act;

 

 

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1        (18) a statement that the well site at which the high
2    volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operation will be
3    conducted will be restored in compliance with Section
4    240.1181 of Title 62 of the Illinois Administrative Code
5    and Section 1-95 of this Act;
6        (19) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
7    loss related to pollution in the amount of at least
8    $5,000,000; and
9        (20) any other relevant information which the
10    Department may, by rule, require.
11    (c) Where an application is made to conduct high volume
12horizontal fracturing operations at a well site located within
13the limits of any city, village, or incorporated town, the
14application shall state the name of the city, village, or
15incorporated town and be accompanied with a certified copy of
16the official consent for the hydraulic fracturing operations to
17occur from the municipal authorities where the well site is
18proposed to be located. No permit shall be issued unless
19consent is secured and filed with the permit application. In
20the event that an amended location is selected, the original
21permit shall not be valid unless a new certified consent is
22filed for the amended location.
23    (d) The hydraulic fracturing permit application shall be
24accompanied by a bond as required by subsection (a) of Section
251-65 of this Act.
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1include payment of a non-refundable fee of $13,500. Of this
2fee, $11,000 shall be deposited into the Oil and Gas Resource
3Management Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund for the
4Department to use to administer and enforce this Act and
5otherwise support the operations and programs of the Office of
6Oil and Gas Resource Management Office of Mines and Minerals.
7The remaining $2,500 shall be deposited into the Illinois Clean
8Water Fund for the Agency to use to carry out its functions
9under this Act. The Department shall not initiate its review of
10the permit application until the applicable fee under this
11subsection (e) has been submitted to and received by the
12Department.
13    (f) Each application submitted under this Act shall be
14signed, under the penalty of perjury, by the applicant or the
15applicant's designee who has been vested with the authority to
16act on behalf of the applicant and has direct knowledge of the
17information contained in the application and its attachments.
18Any person signing an application shall also sign an affidavit
19with the following certification:
20        "I certify, under penalty of perjury as provided by law
21    and under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of
22    a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, that
23    this application and all attachments are true, accurate,
24    and complete to the best of my knowledge.".
25    (g) The permit application shall be submitted to the
26Department in both electronic and hard copy format. The

 

 

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1electronic format shall be searchable.
2    (h) The application for a high volume horizontal hydraulic
3fracturing permit may be submitted as a combined permit
4application with the operator's application to drill on a form
5as the Department shall prescribe. The combined application
6must include the information required in this Section. If the
7operator elects to submit a combined permit application,
8information required by this Section that is duplicative of
9information required for an application to drill is only
10required to be provided once as part of the combined
11application. The submission of a combined permit application
12under this subsection shall not be interpreted to relieve the
13applicant or the Department from complying with the
14requirements of this Act or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act.
15    (i) Upon receipt of a permit application, the Department
16shall have no more than 60 calendar days from the date it
17receives the permit application to approve, with any conditions
18the Department may find necessary, or reject the application
19for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit. The
20applicant may waive, in writing, the 60-day deadline upon its
21own initiative or in response to a request by the Department.
22    (j) If at any time during the review period the Department
23determines that the permit application is not complete under
24this Act, does not meet the requirements of this Section, or
25requires additional information, the Department shall notify
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1allow the applicant to correct the deficiencies and provide the
2Department any information requested to complete the
3application. If the applicant fails to provide adequate
4supplemental information within the review period, the
5Department may reject the application.
6(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 732/1-65)
8    Sec. 1-65. Hydraulic fracturing permit; bonds.
9    (a) An applicant for a high volume horizontal hydraulic
10fracturing permit under this Act shall provide a bond, executed
11by a surety authorized to transact business in this State. The
12bond shall be in the amount of $50,000 per permit or a blanket
13bond of $500,000 for all permits. If the applicant is required
14to submit a bond to the Department under the Illinois Oil and
15Gas Act, the applicant's submission of a bond under this
16Section shall satisfy the bonding requirements provided for in
17the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. In lieu of a bond, the applicant
18may provide other collateral securities such as cash,
19certificates of deposit, or irrevocable letters of credit under
20the terms and conditions as the Department may provide by rule.
21    (b) The bond or other collateral securities shall remain in
22force until the well is plugged and abandoned. Upon abandoning
23a well to the satisfaction of the Department and in accordance
24with the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the bond or other collateral
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1the release by the Department of the bond or other collateral
2securities, any cash or collateral securities deposited shall
3be returned by the Department to the applicant who deposited
4it.
5    (c) If, after notice and hearing, the Department determines
6that any of the requirements of this Act or rules adopted under
7this Act or the orders of the Department have not been complied
8with within the time limit set by any notice of violation
9issued under this Act, the permittee's bond or other collateral
10securities shall be forfeited. Forfeiture under this
11subsection shall not limit any duty of the permittee to
12mitigate or remediate harms or foreclose enforcement by the
13Department or the Agency. In no way will payment under this
14bond exceed the aggregate penalty as specified.
15    (d) When any bond or other collateral security is forfeited
16under the provisions of this Act or rules adopted under this
17Act, the Department shall collect the forfeiture without delay.
18The surety shall have 30 days to submit payment for the bond
19after receipt of notice by the permittee of the forfeiture.
20    (e) All forfeitures shall be deposited in the Oil and Gas
21Resource Management Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund to be
22used, as necessary, to mitigate or remediate violations of this
23Act or rules adopted under this Act.
24(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)
 
25    (225 ILCS 732/1-135)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-135. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Mines and
2Minerals Regulatory Fund. The Oil and Gas Resource Management
3Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund is created as a special fund
4in the State treasury. All moneys required by this Act to be
5deposited into the Fund shall be used by the Department to
6administer and enforce this Act and otherwise support the
7operations and programs of the Office of Oil and Gas Resource
8Management Office of Mines and Minerals.
9(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".