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.

Bill: 116-sres-411
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-11-07
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental regulatory procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Oil and gas

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6480)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 411 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 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.

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.