Sec. 2. Protection of water resources
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Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended— in subsection
(g)by striking lands or surface waters adversely and inserting surface or ground waters or lands adversely ; by redesignating subsection
(p)as subsection (q); and by inserting after subsection
(o)the following: An operator producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) under a lease issued under this Act shall— replace the water supply of a water user who obtains all or part of such user’s supply of water from an underground or surface source that has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from drilling, fracking, or production operations for such production; ensure that if a surface or ground water source is affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from such production, best management practices and appropriately available technologies are used to prevent, to the maximum extent possible, the long-term or permanent degradation of the surface or ground water source; and comply with all applicable requirements of Federal and State law with respect to— discharge of any water produced under the lease; and activities that would divert or otherwise alter a surface or ground water source or lead to a discharge not covered by clause (i). An application for a permit to drill under a lease under this Act shall be accompanied by a proposed water management plan including provisions to— protect the quantity and quality of surface and ground water systems, both on-site and off-site, from adverse effects of the exploration, development, and reclamation processes or to provide alternative sources of water if such protection cannot be assured; protect the rights of present users of water that would be affected by operations under the lease, including the discharge of any water produced in connection with such operations that is not reinjected; and identify any agreements with other parties for the beneficial use of produced waters and the steps that will be taken to comply with State and Federal laws related to such use. The Secretary may not approve an application if the Secretary determines that the applicant did not submit a water management plan that meets the requirements described in paragraph (2). . Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section shall be construed as— impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of any State with respect to the waters of such State; or limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between States.
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