As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 71
2025-2026
Representative Brennan
A B I L L
To enact section 1509.101 of the Revised Code to
require horizontal oil and gas well owners that
drill in state parks to disclose the chemical
components of the materials used in the drilling
operation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 1509.101 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 1509.101. (A) Notwithstanding any provision of the
Revised Code to the contrary, the owner of a horizontal well
that operates in or under a state park established under Chapter
1546. of the Revised Code shall disclose the trade name and all
chemical components of all products, fluids, and substances used
in the drilling and operation of the well to the chief of the
division of oil and gas resources management. The owner shall
disclose the trade name and chemical components not less than
thirty days prior to the use of any such product, fluid, or
substance.
(B) The chief shall immediately post the information the
chief receives under division (A) of this section on the
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