I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1084 
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2011 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. FARR, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. STARK, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WEINER, 
and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fracturing Responsi-
bility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. 
(a) HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.—Section 1421(d)(1) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) includes the underground injection of 
fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic 
fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geo-
thermal production activities; but 
‘‘(C) excludes the underground injection of 
natural gas for purposes of storage.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF
HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING 
CHEMICALS; MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES; PROPRIETARY 
CHEMICAL FORMULAS.—Section 1421(b) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300H(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) Regulations included under paragraph 
(1)(C) shall include the following requirements: 
‘‘(i) A person conducting hydraulic 
fracturing operations shall disclose to the 
State (or the Administrator if the Adminis-
trator has primary enforcement responsi-
bility in the State)— 
‘‘(I) prior to the commencement 
of any hydraulic fracturing operations 
at any lease area or portion thereof, a 
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list of chemicals intended for use in 
any underground injection during 
such operations, including identifica-
tion of the chemical constituents of 
mixtures, Chemical Abstracts Service 
numbers for each chemical and con-
stituent, material safety data sheets 
when available, and the anticipated 
volume of each chemical; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 30 days after 
the end of any hydraulic fracturing 
operations, the list of chemicals used 
in each underground injection during 
such operations, including identifica-
tion of the chemical constituents of 
mixtures, Chemical Abstracts Service 
numbers for each chemical and con-
stituent, material safety data sheets 
when available, and the volume of 
each chemical used. 
‘‘(ii) The State or the Administrator, 
as applicable, shall make the disclosure of 
chemical constituents referred to in clause 
(i) available to the public, including by 
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