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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6235 
To delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well stimulation 
on Federal and Indian lands until such date the Secretary of the Interior 
submits a report examining certain effects of such rule. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2012 
Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well 
stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until such date 
the Secretary of the Interior submits a report examining 
certain effects of such rule. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Lands Energy 
Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. DELAY OF FURTHER ACTION ON PROPOSED RULE 
REGARDING WELL STIMULATION ON FED-
ERAL AND INDIAN LANDS UNTIL REPORT 
SUBMITTED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior may not, before 
the date of the submission of the report under subsection 
(b)(2)(C), take any action to finalize or otherwise imple-
ment provisions contained in the proposed rule entitled 
‘‘Oil and Gas; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic 
Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands’’ (77 Fed. Reg. 
27691 (May 11, 2012)). 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
conduct a study, with respect to each year of the 10- 
year period immediately following the date of the en-
actment of this Act, on each of the following: 
(A) The anticipated expenditure of re-
sources by the Bureau of Land Management for 
such year if the rule described in subsection (a) 
is applied, as compared to the anticipated ex-
penditure of such resources for such year if 
such rule is not applied. 
(B) The anticipated rates of development 
and production of oil and natural gas resources 
in the United States for such year if the rule 
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described in subsection (a) is applied, as com-
pared to such anticipated rates for such year if 
such rule is not applied. 
(C) The anticipated revenue to the Treas-
ury resulting from the development and produc-
tion of oil and natural gas resources for such 
year if the rule described in subsection (a) is 
applied, as compared to such anticipated rev-
enue for such year if such rule is not applied. 
(D) Any potential conflicts that may exist 
between the rule described in subsection (a) and 
State and Federal regulations that are in exist-
ence as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Interior 
completes the study described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than October 31, 2012, sub-
mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate (and make publicly available) a prelimi-
nary report containing the results of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1); 
(B) solicit public comments regarding the 
preliminary report submitted under subpara-
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