,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,cartwright 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4   
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1   
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4     
,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,huffman1   
,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4       
,langevin1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1
 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4         
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,moran1 
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 
,polis1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 
,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1    
,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4        
,vargas1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,takano1   
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn 
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,clarke1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1
 ,mr4 ,nolan1 and ,mr4 ,sherman7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  

and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
regulation of wastes associated with the
 exploration1 development1 or production
 of crude oil1 natural gas1 or          
geothermal energy under the ,solid      
,waste ,disposal ,act1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,cleaner ,act of   
#bjac or the ,closing ,loopholes and    
,ending ,arbitrary and ,needless        
,evasion of ,regulations ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,regulation of wastes associated    
with the exploration1 development1 or   
production of crude oil1 natural gas1 or
 geothermal energy under the ,solid     
,waste ,disposal ,act  7a7              
,identification or listing1 and         
regulation under subtitle ,c ,paragraph 
7#b7 of section #cjja7;b7 of the ,solid 
,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#fiba7;b77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7#b7 ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of the      
,,cleaner ,act of #bjac1 the            
,administrator shall--  7,a7 determine  

whether drilling fluids1 produced       
waters1 and other wastes associated with
 the exploration1 development1 or       
production of crude oil1 natural gas1 or
 geothermal energy meet the criteria    
promulgated under this section for the  
identification or listing of hazardous  
waste2  7,b7 identify or list as        
hazardous waste any drilling fluids1    
produced waters1 or other wastes        
associated with the exploration1        
development1 or production of crude oil1
 natural gas1 or geothermal energy that 
the ,administrator determines1 pursuant 
to subparagraph 7,a71 meet the criteria 
promulgated under this section for the  
identification or listing of hazardous  
waste2 and  7,c7 promulgate regulations 
under sections #cjjb1 #cjjc1 and #cjjd  
for wastes identified or listed as      
hazardous waste pursuant to subparagraph
 7,b71 except that the ,administrator is
 authorized to modify the requirements  
of such sections to take into account   
the special characteristics of such     

wastes so long as such modified         
requirements protect human health and   
the environment4  4  7b7 ,regulation    
under subtitle ,d ,section #djaj7;c77 of
 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #fidi;a7c77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#g7 ,drilling fluids1      
produced waters1 and other wastes       
associated with the exploration1        
development1 or production of crude oil1
 natural gas1 or geothermal energy ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of the ,,cleaner ,act of      
#bjac1 the ,administrator shall         
promulgate revisions of the criteria    
promulgated under section #djjd7;a7 and 
under section #ajjh7;a77#c7 for         
facilities that may receive drilling    
fluids1 produced waters1 or other wastes
 associated with the exploration1       
development1 or production of crude oil1
 natural gas1 or geothermal energy1 that
 are not identified or listed as        
hazardous waste pursuant to section     

#cjja7;b77#b74 ,the criteria shall be   
those necessary to protect human health 
and the environment and may take into   
account the practicable capability of   
such facilities4 ,at a minimum such     
revisions for facilities potentially    
receiving such wastes should require    
ground water monitoring as necessary to 
detect contamination1 establish criteria
 for the acceptable location of new or  
existing facilities1 and provide for    
corrective action and financial         
assurance as appropriate4  4