3.0.0 1647 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLORES:H.R. 1647.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2[Page H2112]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T20:59:53Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:02:35Z Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act 114 15 S 2015-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 114 3682 HR 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS 2015-06-05 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 N Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Economic performance and conditions Energy prices Energy revenues and royalties Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Oil and gas State and local government operations Energy 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2015-04-06T16:45:00Z Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity.

Defines "hydraulic fracturing" as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.

Requires the Department to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land.

Requires each state to submit to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a copy of its regulations that: (1) apply to hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land, and (2) require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make such state regulations available to the public.

Directs the Comptroller General to examine the economic benefits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from hydraulic fracturing, including identification of: (1) state and federal revenue generated as a result of shale gas production, (2) jobs created as a result of shale oil and gas production, and (3) an estimate of potential energy prices without domestic shale oil and gas production.

Prohibits the Department from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement governing the hydraulic fracturing process, or any of its components, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on land held either in trust or restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust or restricted status.

]]> Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Display Title Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Official Title as Introduced To recognize States' authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1647ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1647ih.xml 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.