,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,pocan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces   
,a ,,bill  ,to ban hydraulic fractur+ on
 l& own$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & leas$ to a
 ?ird p>ty1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,protect ,our ,public ,l&s ,act4  #b4   
,prohibit+ hydraulic fractur+ "u ,f$]al 
leases ,! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #cg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aic7 ! foll[+3  #ch4 ,no hydraulic     
fractur+ on leas$ l&  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any 
lease issu$1 r5ew$1 or readju/$ "u ?is  
,act %all prohibit ! lessee f conduct+  
any activity "u ! lease = ! purpose (   
hydraulic fractur+4  7b7 ,def9ition (   
hydraulic fractur+ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 hydraul+ fractur+ means an op]ation    
conduct$ 9 an individual wellbore       
design$ to increase ! fl[ ( hydroc>bons 
f a rock =mation to ! wellbore ?r\gh    

modify+ ! p]meability ( res]voir rock by
 fractur+ x1 except t su* t]m does n    
include enhanc$ second>y recov]y1       
includ+ wat] flood+1 t]ti>y recov]y1 &  
o!r types ( well /imulation op]ations4  
4  #c4 ,application  ,! am5dm5t made by 
section #b %all n apply to a lease 9    
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 until ! r5ewal or adju/m5t ( ! lease4