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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 142

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Relating to: regulating the location of frac sand mines and facilities. (FE)

Housing Land use planning and control Mine and mining

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a frac sand mine, a frac sand processing facility, or a frac sand

loading facility from being located within 2,500 feet of a single-family or two-family

residence or within 2,500 feet of a single-family or two-family residential zoning

district.

The bill defines frac sand as a type of industrial sand that could be used in deep

well applications to prop open rock fissures and increase the flow rate of natural gas

or oil.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Harris (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , T. Cullen (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

10 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Goyke (D) , Hulsey (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Shankland (D) , Wachs (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 10, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, T. Cullen, Harris, Lehman, Miller, Wirch and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Hulsey, Barnes, Berceau, Clark, Goyke, Ohnstad, Shankland, C. Taylor and Wachs

  2. Apr 10, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue

  3. Apr 29, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1