US SB1743 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 1743 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 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. Requires the Secretary 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 regardless of whether those rules are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements. 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.

Title

Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Same As/Similar To

HB2728 (Related) 2013-12-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
HB2 (Related) 2014-11-17 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.