[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3899]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS


                         monday, April 18, 2005

      By Mr. INHOFE:
  S. 830. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
insert a new definition relating to oil and gas exploration and 
production; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 830

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DEFINITION RELATING TO OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND 
                   PRODUCTION.

       Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) Oil and gas exploration, production, processing, 
     treatment operation, or transmission.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `oil and gas exploration, 
     production, processing, treatment operation, or transmission' 
     means all field activities or operations associated with oil 
     or gas exploration, production, or processing, or oil or gas 
     treatment operations or transmission facilities.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `oil and gas exploration, 
     production, processing, treatment operation, or transmission' 
     includes activities necessary to prepare a site for oil or 
     gas drilling and for the movement and placement of drilling 
     equipment, whether or not the field activities or operations 
     may be considered to be construction activities.''.

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