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Committee hears bill expanding fracking water-use exemption to non-fresh sources; fiscal trade-offs discussed
Summary
Senate Bill 1211 would broaden a sales-tax exemption designed to encourage oil and gas companies to use nonfresh water in hydraulic fracturing, testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance said.
Senate Bill 1211, presented to the Committee on Finance, would broaden an existing sales-tax exemption intended to encourage oil and gas companies to substitute nonfresh water for freshwater in hydraulic fracturing. Sponsor testimony framed the bill as a conservation measure that updates a 2007 exemption to reflect new reuse opportunities.
"This legislation has conserved approximately 1,000,000,000,000 gallons of fresh water," Senator Perry said in opening remarks about the program's track record since the original exemption. Perry and other sponsors described the bill as…
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