,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ahg #aac?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bgbh 
,report ,no4 #aac-bfa ,,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  ,novemb] #ab1               
#bjac;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,cram]1
 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4        
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,h5s>l+1 ,mr4 ,radel1  
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,griff9 (     
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,kelly (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4       
,woodall1 ,mr4 ,c>t]1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 &  
,mr4 ,hudson  ,novemb] #ab1             
#bjac,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,july #ah1 #bjac  ,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  #c4
 ,tribal au?ority on tru/ l& ,!         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior %all n en=ce any 
,f$]al regulation1 guidance1 or p]mit   
requirem5t reg>d+ ! und]gr\nd injection 
( fluids or propp+ ag5ts z "p ( !       
hydraulic fractur+ process1 or any      
compon5t ( t process1 relat+ to oil1    
gas1 or geo!rmal production activities  
on any l& held 9 tru/ or re/rict$ /atus 
= ! b5efit ( ,indians except ) ! express

 cons5t ( ! b5efici>y on ^: behalf su*  
l& is held 9 tru/ or re/rict$ /atus4    
,novemb] #ab1 #bjac,report$ ) an        
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$