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Amend Amendment No. 29 by Martinez Fischer (page 108 of the prefiled amendments packet) to CSSB 655 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike added Section 93.001 and 93.002, Natural Resources Code (page 1, line 8, through page 2, line 20).
(2) In the heading to added Section 93.003, Natural Resources Code (page 2, line 21), strike "93.003" and substitute "93.001".
(3) Strike added Subchapter B, Chapter 93, Natural Resources Code (page 3, lines 12-31, pages 4-10, and page 11, lines 1-11).
(4) Strike the heading to added Subchapter C, Chapter 93, Natural Resources Code (page 11, lines 12-13) and substitute "SUBCHAPTER B. STUDIES ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION".
(5) In the heading to added Section 93.101, Natural Resources Code (page 11, line 14), strike "93.101" and substitute "93.051".
(6) In added Section 93.101(a), Natural Resources Code (page 11, line 15), strike "adopt rules" and substitute "conduct a study on the costs and benefits and feasibility of".
(7) In added Section 93.101(b), Natural Resources Code (page 11, lines 19-22), strike all before the colon and substitute the following:
(b) The study shall include a review of types of tracer substances a person could be required to use in performing a hydraulic fracturing treatment, such as isotope tracers or color tracers. The commission shall only include a tracer substance in the review if
(8) Strike the expansion clause on page 11, line 29.
(9) Strike added Subchapter D, Chapter 93, Natural Resources Code, (page 11, lines 30-31 and page 12, lines 1-2) and substitute the following:
Sec. 93.052. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATION FEASIBILITY STUDY. The commission shall conduct a study on the costs, benefits, and feasibility of regulating hydraulic fracturing treatment in this state. The study must include considerations of:
(1) the feasibility of requiring disclosure of information related to hydraulic fracturing treatment, such as the base fluids, additives, and chemical constituents used by a person in a hydraulic fracturing treatment; and
(2) the protection of groundwater and surface water in this state.
[Sections 93.052-93.100 reserved for expansion]
(10) Strike the remainder of the amendment (page 13, lines 3-13).