Pennsylvania SB 660: An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, further providing for definitions, for well reporting requirements and for hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure requirements.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 699
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 660
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MUTH, FONTANA, KEARNEY, HUGHES, COMITTA, HAYWOOD
AND SAVAL, APRIL 28, 2025
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 28, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in development, further providing for definitions,
for well reporting requirements and for hydraulic fracturing
chemical disclosure requirements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3203 of Title 58 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
§ 3203. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Manufacturer." A person that makes, assembles or otherwise
generates a chemical product or whose trade name is affixed to a
chemical product.
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"PFAS chemicals." Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances, which are a class of fluorinated organic chemicals
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containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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Section 2. Section 3222(b.2) of Title 58 is amended and
subsection (b.1)(1) is amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
§ 3222. Well reporting requirements.
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(b.1) Report contents.--
(1) The completion report shall contain the operator's
stimulation record. The stimulation record shall include all
of the following:
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(ix) A written declaration to the department that
the chemical product contains no intentionally added PFAS
chemicals.
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(b.2) Trade secret or confidential proprietary
information.--
(1) When an operator submits its stimulation record
under subsection (b.1), the operator may designate specific
portions of the stimulation record as containing a trade
secret or confidential proprietary information. The
department shall prevent disclosure of a designated trade
secret or confidential proprietary information to the extent
permitted by the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3),
known as the Right-to-Know Law, or other applicable State
law.
(2) On or after July 31, 2025, when an operator is
unable to disclose the information required in the
stimulation record under subsection (b.1) because disclosure
of a chemical product was not furnished by a manufacturer
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under section 3222.1(d) (relating to hydraulic fracturing
chemical disclosure requirements), the operator shall include
in the stimulation record all of the following:
(i) The name of the manufacturer of the chemical
product.
(ii) The trade name of the chemical product.
(iii) The amount or weight of the chemical product.
(iv) A safety data sheet for the chemical product,
if a safety data sheet is available for disclosure by the
operator.
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Section 3. Section 3222.1(b)(2), (10) introductory paragraph
and (11), (c)(1) and (d) of Title 58 are amended, subsection (b)
is amended by adding a paragraph and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 3222.1. Hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure
requirements.
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(b) Required disclosures.--
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(1.1) Except as provided in subsection (d), on or after
July 31, 2025, a manufacturer shall furnish the information
required under paragraph (2) to a service provider, vendor or
operator for a chemical product used in hydraulic fracturing,
at the time of sale, or the department, upon request.
(2) Within 60 days following the conclusion of hydraulic
fracturing, the operator of the well shall complete the
chemical disclosure registry form and post the form on the
chemical disclosure registry in accordance with regulations
promulgated under this chapter in a format that does not link
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chemicals to their respective hydraulic fracturing additive.
When an operator is unable to complete the disclosure
registry form and post the information required for the
registry because disclosure of a chemical product was not
furnished by a manufacturer under subsection (d), the
operator shall complete the chemical disclosure registry with
all of the following:
(i) T he name of the manufacturer of the chemical
product.
(ii) The trade name of the chemical product.
(iii) The amount or weight of the chemical product.
(iv) A safety data sheet for the chemical product,
if a safety data sheet is available for disclosure by the
operator.
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(10) A vendor, service company [or], operator or
manufacturer shall identify the specific identity and amount
of any chemicals claimed to be a trade secret or confidential
proprietary information to any health professional who
requests the information in writing if the health
professional executes a confidentiality agreement and
provides a writte