Amend CSSB 660 as follows by adding the following new section to the Water Code:

SECTION ____. Sec. 6.301. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING DRINKING WATER STUDY. The board shall conduct a study on the costs, benefits, and effect on both current and future water resources in relation to use of hydraulic fracturing treatment in this state. The study must include considerations of:

(1) the necessity 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.