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SENATE BILL NO. 106 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled December 8, 2019 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-256.2, relating to hydraulic fracturing; Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; prohibition. ---------- Patrons-- Surovell; Delegates: Cole, J.G. and Kory ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-256.2 as follows:

§ 62.1-256.2. Hydraulic fracturing; Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area.

No person shall conduct any hydraulic fracturing in the groundwater management area declared by regulation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and known as the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. For purposes of this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means the treatment of a well by the application of hydraulic fracturing fluid, including a base fluid and any additive, under pressure for the express purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation to enhance production of oil or natural gas.