,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac,mr4
 ,hat* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4     
,b>rasso1 & ,mr4 ,ris*7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m9]al 
,leas+ ,act to recognize ! au?ority (   
,/ates to regulate oil & gas op]ations &
 promote ,am]ican en]gy security1       
developm5t1 & job creation1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #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 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+      
section #dd 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha note7 z 
section #de2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]     
section #dc 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf-c7 !    
foll[+3  #dd4 ,/ate au?ority = hydraulic
 fractur+ regulation  7a7 ,def9ition (  
hydraulic fractur+ ,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 &1
 z a result1 increase ! p]meability ( ! 
rock ne> ! wellbore & improve production
 ( natural gas or oil4  7b7 ,prohibition
 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all n en=ce 
any ,f$]al regulation1 guidance1 or     
p]mit requirem5t reg>d+ hydraulic       
fractur+1 or any compon5t ( hydraulic   
fractur+1 relat+ to oil1 gas1 or        
geo!rmal production activities on or "u 
any l& 9 any ,/ate t has regulations1   
guidance1 or p]mit requirem5ts =        
hydraulic fractur+4  7c7 ,/ate au?ority 
,! ,secret>y %all recognize & def] to   
,/ate regulations1 guidance1 & p]mitt+ =
 all activities reg>d+ hydraulic        
fractur+1 or any compon5t ( hydraulic   
fractur+1 relat+ to oil1 gas1 or        
geo!rmal production activities on ,f$]al
 l& reg>dless ( :e!r ! regulations1     
guidance1 & p]mitt+ are duplicative1 m  

or less re/rictive1 h diff]5t           
requirem5ts1 or d n meet ,f$]al         
regulations1 guidance1 or p]mit         
requirem5ts4  4