Bill Summary
This resolution affirms that individual states should have the primary authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on both state and private lands. It also states that the President should not declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, state lands, private lands, or lands held in trust for Native American tribes unless it is authorized by an act of Congress. This legislation supports the idea of states' rights and limits the federal government's ability to impose regulations on hydraulic fracturing.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could limit the ability of the President to declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, which could potentially impact people who live near federal land and rely on the oil and natural gas industry for employment or resources.
2. The legislation could also give more power to state governments to regulate hydraulic fracturing on private and state lands, potentially affecting the regulations and restrictions placed on the industry in certain areas.
3. This legislation could also impact the rights of Native American tribes and their ability to regulate hydraulic fracturing on their lands, as it requires authorization from an Act of Congress for a moratorium to be declared on lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 659 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 659
Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of
hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and
private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on
the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer
Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust
for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of
Congress.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2019
Mr. Bishop of Utah submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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RESOLUTION
Affirming that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of
hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and
private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on
the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer
Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust
for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of
Congress.
Resolved, That States should maintain primacy for the regulation of
hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and
private lands and that the President should not declare a moratorium on
the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer
Continental Shelf), State lands, private lands, or lands held in trust
for an Indian Tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of
Congress.
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