Title: A resolution affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands, that the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands, and that the President should not attempt to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental Shelf) or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe, unless the moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This resolution affirms that (1) states maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands, (2) the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands, and (3) the President should not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands or lands held in trust for an Indian tribe unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 411 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 411

Affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic 
  fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private 
 lands, that the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on 
 the use of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands, and that 
the President should not attempt to declare a moratorium on the use of 
hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental 
     Shelf) or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe, unless the 
            moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2019

   Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic 
  fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private 
 lands, that the President has no authority to declare a moratorium on 
 the use of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands, and that 
the President should not attempt to declare a moratorium on the use of 
hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands (including the Outer Continental 
     Shelf) or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe, unless the 
            moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.

    Resolved, That--
            (1) States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic 
        fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and 
        private lands;
            (2) the President has no authority to declare a moratorium 
        on the use of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands; 
        and
            (3) the President should not attempt to declare a 
        moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands 
        (including the Outer Continental Shelf) or lands held in trust 
        for an Indian Tribe, unless the moratorium is authorized by an 
        Act of Congress.
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