Please call your Senator on Thursday morning, tell them you’re a constituent, and urge them to vote YES on the following amendments that would ban fracking in Florida --
Sen. Farmer has filed amendment 245018 to SB 1308 to prohibit any fracking activity in geological formations above, below, or within the Floridan or Biscayne aquifers. He's also filed the same amendment to HB 1149 (which is the companion bill to SB 1308.) The fracking ban amendment toHB 1149 is barcode 561580.
Please call your Senator on Thursday morning, tell them you’re a constituent, and urge their support for these important amendments. (amendment text is at the bottom of this email)
The bill will be voted on the Senate Floor on Thursday, March 8th.
The amendments will PROHIBIT
· Hydraulic fracturing
· Acid fracturing
· Acid matrix stimulation
· It provides a PENALTY of up to $5,000.00 a day for violating the prohibition and
o It does NOT interfere with using conventional drilling techniques to recover oil or gas
o It does NOT interfere with water well drilling
o It does NOT interfere with routine well cleanouts or maintenance
The amendments will prevent toxic chemicals from being injected at high pressure through the aquifers we all depend on.
Passing this bill in the Senate is a tremendous opportunity; there’s still time to pass it in the House too!
Please call to urge your Senator to support the fracking ban amendment to SB 1308 and HB 1149.
Your State Senator’s district number is on the back of your Voter Information card. Or you can find it here by entering your address:
All Senators’ Capitol Phone numbers are below:
Call your Florida senator at Capitol Office numbers below to vote YES on the fracking ban amendment to protect our water.
IMPORANT: Online lookup feature only shows the district phone number. Use tool to find your Senator's name and district number andcall the CAPITOL OFFICE NUMBER from list below. Don't forget, tell them WHERE YOU LIVE.
Find your Senator from the list below and call or click here to find.
District
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Name
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Phone
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Counties
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1
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Broxson
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Escambia, Santa Rosa and part of Okaloosa
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2
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Gainer
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Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington and part of Okaloosa
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3
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Montford
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Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla
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4
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Bean
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Nassau and part of Duval
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5
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Bradley
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Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union and part of Marion
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6
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Gibson
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Part of Duval
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7
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Hutson
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Flagler, St. Johns and part of Volusia
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8
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Perry
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Alachua, Putnam and part of Marion
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9
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Simmons
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Seminole and part of Volusia
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10
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Simpson
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Citrus, Hernando and part of Pasco
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11
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Bracy
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Part of Orange
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12
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Baxley
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Sumter and parts of Lake and Marion
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13
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Stewart
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Part of Orange
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14
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Hukill
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Parts of Brevard and Volusia
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15
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Torres
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Osceola and part of Orange
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17
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Mayfield
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Indian River and part of Brevard
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18
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Young
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Part of Hillsborough
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19
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Rouson
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Parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas
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20
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Lee
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Parts of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk
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21
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Galvano
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Manatee and part of Hillsborough
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22
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Stargel
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Parts of Lake and Polk
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23
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Steube
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Sarasota and part of Charlotte
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24
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Brandes
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Part of Pinellas
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25
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Negron
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Martin, St. Lucie and part of Palm Beach
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26
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Grimsley
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Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee and parts of Charlotte, Lee and Polk
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27
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Benacquisto
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Part of Lee
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28
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Passidomo
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Collier, Hendry and part of Lee
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29
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Rader
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Part of Broward and Palm Beach
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30
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Powell
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Part of Palm Beach
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32
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Book
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Part of Broward
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33
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Thurston
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Part of Broward
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34
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Farmer
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Part of Broward
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35
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Braynon
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Parts of Broward and Miami-Dade
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36
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Garcia
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Part of Miami-Dade
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37
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Rodríguez
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Part of Miami-Dade
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38
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Campbell
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Part of Miami-Dade
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39
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Flores
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Monroe and part of Miami-Dade
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40
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Taddeo
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Part of Miami-Dade
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The same amendment text has been filed to SB 1308 and HB 1149. If we can get the Senate to adopt this languagetomorrow, we still have time to pass it in the House!
Senator Farmer moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
2
3 Between lines 675 and 676
4 insert:
5 Section 5. Subsection (8) is added to section 403.859,
6 Florida Statutes, to read:
7 403.859 Prohibited acts.—The following acts and the causing
8 thereof are prohibited and are violations of this act:
9 (8) The injection of fluids into a geologic formation that
10 is above or below or a part of the Floridan Aquifer system or
11 the Biscayne Aquifer when such injection is for the purpose of
12 propagating fractures in or dissolving rock formations to
13 increase production at an oil or gas well by improving the flow
14 of hydrocarbons from the formation into the wellbore. However,
15 this subsection does not apply when such injection is performed
16 only for one or more of the following purposes:
17 (a) Routine well cleanout work or maintenance.
18 (b) Routine treatment for the purpose of removal of rock
19 formation damage due to drilling or other well construction
20 activity.
21 (c) Any bottom hole pressure survey.
22 (d) Any routine activity that does not affect the integrity
23 of the well or the rock formation.
24 (e) The removal of scale or precipitate from well
25 preparations, casing, or tubing.
26 (f) A gravel pack treatment that does not exceed the
27 formation fracture gradient.
28 Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 403.860, Florida
29 Statutes, is amended to read:
30 403.860 Penalties and remedies.—
31 (1) A fine, not to exceed $5,000 for each day in which a
32 violation occurs, may be imposed by a court of competent
33 jurisdiction on any person who violates s. 403.859(1), (2), (4),
34 (5), or (6), or (8).
35
David Cullen - Sierra Club Florida Lobbyist
