,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjac,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,enzi1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,mineral ,leasing ,act to recognize the 
authority of ,states to regulate oil and
 gas operations and promote ,american   
energy security1 development1 and job   
creation1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,states' ,rights to     
,promote ,american ,energy ,security    
,act4  #b4 ,state authority for         
hydraulic fracturing regulation ,the    
,mineral ,leasing ,act is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating section #dd 7#cj      
,u4,s4,c4 #aha note7 as section #de2 and
  7#b7 by inserting after section #dc   
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf-c7 the following3   
#dd4 ,state authority for hydraulic     

fracturing regulation  7a7 ,definition  
of hydraulic fracturing ,in this section
 the term hydraulic fracturing means the
 process by which fracturing fluids 7or 
a fracturing fluid system7 are pumped   
into an underground geologic formation  
at a calculated1 predetermined rate and 
pressure to generate fractures or cracks
 in the target formation and1 as a      
result1 increase the permeability of the
 rock near the wellbore and improve     
production of natural gas or oil4  7b7  
,prohibition ,the ,secretary of the     
,interior shall not enforce any ,federal
 regulation1 guidance1 or permit        
requirement regarding hydraulic         
fracturing1 or any component of         
hydraulic fracturing1 relating to oil1  
gas1 or geothermal production activities
 on or under any land in any ,state that
 has regulations1 guidance1 or permit   
requirements for hydraulic fracturing4  
7c7 ,state authority ,the ,secretary    
shall recognize and defer to ,state     
regulations1 guidance1 and permitting   

for all activities regarding hydraulic  
fracturing1 or any component of         
hydraulic fracturing1 relating to oil1  
gas1 or geothermal production activities
 on ,federal land regardless of whether 
the regulations1 guidance1 and          
permitting are duplicative1 more or less
 restrictive1 have different            
requirements1 or do not meet ,federal   
regulations1 guidance1 or permit        
requirements4  4