,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjae ,mr4  
,flores introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,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$]al l&4  7c7 ,transp>5cy ( ,/ate  
regulations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate   
%all submit to ! ,bureau ( ,l&          
,managem5t a copy ( its regulations t   
apply to hydraulic fractur+ op]ations on
 ,f$]al l&4  7#b7 ,availability ,!      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all make        
available to ! public ,/ate regulations 
submitt$ "u ?is subsection4  7d7        
,transp>5cy ( ,/ate disclosure          
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate   
%all submit to ! ,bureau ( ,l&          
,managem5t a copy ( any regulations ( ! 
,/ate t require disclosure ( *emicals   
us$ 9 hydraulic fractur+ op]ations on   
,f$]al l&4  7#b7 ,availability ,!       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all make        

available to ! public ,/ate regulations 
submitt$ "u ?is subsection4  7e7        
,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
 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice /udy   
7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy exam9+
 ! economic b5efits ( dome/ic %ale oil &
 gas production result+ f ! process (   
hydraulic fractur+4 ,?is /udy w include 
id5tification (--  7#a7 ,/ate & ,f$]al  
rev5ue g5]at$ z a result ( %ale gas     
production2  7#b7 jobs creat$ bo?       
directly & indirectly z a result ( %ale 
oil & gas production2 &  7#c7 an e/imate
 ( pot5tial en]gy prices )\t dome/ic    
%ale oil & gas production4  7b7 ,report 

,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit a     
report on ! f9d+s ( su* /udy to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives )9 #cj days aft]
 completion ( ! /udy4  #d4 ,tribal      
au?ority on tru/ l& ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !    
,int]ior %all n en=ce any ,f$]al        
regulation1 guidance1 or p]mit          
requirem5t reg>d+ ! process ( hydraulic 
fractur+ 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #dd
 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act1 z am5d$ by     
section #b ( ?is ,act71 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  #e4 
,review ( ,/ate activities ,! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior %all annually review &     
report to ,congress on all ,/ate        
activities relat+ to hydraulic fractur+4