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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Introduced: June 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 26, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state.

Subjects such a well treatment on federal land to state law as well.

What's happening now June 26, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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