,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 
,flores 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4  
,ha/+s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 &     
,mrs4 ,lummis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to recognize    
,/ates' au?ority to regulate oil & gas  
op]ations & promote ,am]ican en]gy      
security1 developm5t1 & job creation4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,/ates' ,rights to ,promote 
,am]ican ,en]gy ,security ,act4  #b4    
,/ate au?ority = hydraulic fractur+     
regulation ,! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj   
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is am5d$ by     
r$esignat+ section #dd z section #de1 & 
by ins]t+ aft] section #dc ! foll[+3    
#dd4 ,/ate au?ority = hydraulic fractur+
 regulation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior %all n en=ce any ,f$]al     
regulation1 guidance1 or p]mit          
requirem5t reg>d+ hydraulic fractur+1 or
 any compon5t ( t process1 relat+ to    

oil1 gas1 or geo!rmal production        
activities on or "u any l& 9 any ,/ate t
 has regulations1 guidance1 or p]mit    
requirem5ts = t activity4  7b7 ,/ate    
au?ority ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior %all 
recognize & def] to ,/ate regulations1  
p]mitt+1 & guidance1 = all activities   
relat$ to hydraulic fractur+1 or any    
compon5t ( t process1 relat+ to oil1    
gas1 or geo!rmal production activities  
on ,f$]al l& reg>dless ( :e!r ^? rules  
are duplicative1 m or less re/rictive1  
%all h diff]5t requirem5ts1 or d n meet 
,f$]al guidel9es4  7c7 ,hydraulic       
fractur+ def9$ ,9 ?is section ! t]m     
hydraulic fractur+ means ! process by   
:i* fractur+ fluids 7or a fractur+ fluid
 sy/em7 are pump$ into an und]gr\nd     
geologic =mation at a calculat$1        
pr$et]m9$ rate & pressure to g5]ate     
fractures or cracks 9 ! t>get =mation & 
!reby increase ! p]meability ( ! rock   
ne> ! wellbore & improve production (   
natural gas or oil4  4