,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjbc,mr4 ,mull9 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
 ,act or ! ,,fre% ,act4  #b4 ,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  #c4
 ,/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