,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4  
,inh(e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mr4    
,portman1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 
,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1  
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,cruz1    
,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,wiscons91  
,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,boozman1  
,mr4 ,hoev51 & ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify t a    
,/ate has ! sole au?ority to regulate   
hydraulic fractur+ on ,f$]al l& )9 !    
b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fractur+     
,regulations are ,effective 9 ,/ate ,h&s
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 hydraulic fractur+ is a comm]cially
 viable practice t has be5 us$ 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates = m ?an #fj ye>s 9 m ?an  
#a1jjj1jjj wells2  7#b7 ! ,gr\nd ,wat]  
,protection ,c\ncil1 a national         
association ( ,/ate wat] regulators t is

 consid]$ to be a lead+ gr\ndwat]       
protection organization 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 releas$ a report entitl$ ,/ate  
,oil & ,natural ,gas ,regulations       
,design$ to ,protect ,wat] ,res\rces &  
dat$ ,may #bjji f9d+ t ! curr5t ,/ate   
regulation ( oil & gas activities is    
environm5tally proactive & prev5tive2   
7#c7 t report also conclud$ t all oil & 
gas produc+ ,/ates h regulations :i* are
 design$ to provide protection = wat]   
res\rces2  7#d7 a #bjjd /udy by !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1       
entitl$ ,evaluation ( ,impacts to       
,und]gr\nd ,s\rces ( ,dr9k+ ,wat] by    
,hydraulic ,fractur+ ( ,coalb$ ,me?ane  
,res]voirs1 f\nd no evid5ce ( dr9k+ wat]
 wells contam9at$ by fracture fluid f ! 
frack$ =mation2  7#e7 a #bjji report by 
! ,gr\nd ,wat] ,protection ,c\ncil1     
entitl$ ,/ate ,oil & ,natural ,gas      
,regulations ,design$ to ,protect ,wat] 
,res\rces1 f\nd a lack ( evid5ce t      
hydraulic fractur+ conduct$ 9 bo? deep &
 %all[ =mations pres5ts a risk (        

endang]m5t to gr\nd wat]2  7#f7 a       
,janu>y #bjji resolution by ! ,int]/ate 
,oil & ,gas ,compact ,commission /at$ ,!
 /ates1 :o regulate production1 h       
compreh5sive laws & regulations to      
ensure op]ations are safe & to protect  
dr9k+ wat]4 ,/ates h f\nd no v]ifi$     
cases ( gr\ndwat] contam9ation associat$
 ) hydraulic fractur+42  7#g7 on ,may   
#bd1 #bjaa1 be=e ! ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t
 ,re=m ,committee ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,lisa ,jackson1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 te/ifi$ t %e 0 n    
aw>e ( any prov5 case :]e ! frack+      
process itself has affect$ wat]2  7#h7 9
 #bjaa1 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t        
,director ,bob ,abbey /at$1 ,we h n se5 
evid5ce ( any adv]se effect z a result (
 ! use ( ! *emicals t are "p ( t frack+ 
te*nology42  7#i7 7,a7 activities relat+
 to hydraulic fractur+ 7su* z surface   
dis*>ges1 wa/ewat] disposal1 & air      
emissions7 are already regulat$ at !    
,f$]al level "u a v>iety ( environm5tal 

/atutes1 includ+ portions (--  7i7 !    
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472  7ii7 !  
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;f et seq472 &  7iii7 ! ,clean ,air 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 b   
7,b7 ,congress has cont9ually elect$ n  
to include ! hydraulic fractur+ process 
9 ! und]gr\nd injection control program 
"u ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472  7#aj7 9     
#bjaa1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior ann\nc$ 
! int5tion to promulgate new ,f$]al     
regulations gov]n+ hydraulic fractur+ on
 ,f$]al l&2 &  7#aa7 a ,febru>y #bjab   
/udy by ! ,en]gy ,in/itute at !         
,univ]sity ( ,texas at ,au/91 entitl$   
,fact-,bas$ ,regulation = ,environm5tal 
,protection 9 ,%ale ,gas ,developm5t1   
f\nd t no evid5ce ( *emicals f hydraulic
 fractur+ fluid has be5 f\nd 9 aquif]s z
 a result ( fractur+ op]ations4  #c4    
,def9ition ( ,f$]al l& ,9 ?is ,act1 !   
t]m ,f$]al l& means--  7#a7 public l&s  
7z def9$ 9 section #ajc ( ! ,f$]al ,l&  

,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb772  7#b7 ,national ,=e/ 
,sy/em l&2  7#c7 l& "u ! jurisdiction ( 
! ,bureau ( ,reclamation2 &  7#d7 l& "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4   
#d4 ,/ate au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a     
,/ate %all h ! sole au?ority to         
promulgate or en=ce any regulation1     
guidance1 or p]mit requirem5t reg>d+ !  
treatm5t ( a well by ! application (    
fluids "u pressure to :i* propp+ ag5ts  
may be add$ = ! expressly design$       
purpose ( initiat+ or propagat+         
fractures 9 a t>get geologic =mation 9  
ord] to enhance production ( oil1       
natural gas1 or geo!rmal production     
activities on or "u any l& )9 ! b\nd>ies
 ( ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,f$]al l& ,! treatm5t (
 a well by ! application ( fluids "u    
pressure to :i* propp+ ag5ts may be add$
 = ! expressly design$ purpose (        
initiat+ or propagat+ fractures 9 a     
t>get geologic =mation 9 ord] to enhance
 production ( oil1 natural gas1 or      
geo!rmal production activities on ,f$]al

 l& %all be subject to ! law ( ! ,/ate 9
 :i* ! l& is locat$4