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A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-316| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. Interior must recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance, for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land regardless of whether those rules are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements. The bill defines "hydraulic fracturing" as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.
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Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of the InteriorIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsOil and gasState and local government operations

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-316| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. Interior must recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance, for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land regardless of whether those rules are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements. The bill defines "hydraulic fracturing" as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of the InteriorIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsOil and gasState and local government operations