Protecting American Energy Production Act
Sponsored By: Representative Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
Introduced
Summary
Reinforce state control over hydraulic fracturing. This bill would affirm that States should be the primary regulators of hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands and bar the President from imposing a unilateral moratorium on fracking unless Congress authorizes one.
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- States: The bill would state that States should maintain regulatory primacy over hydraulic fracturing on State and private lands through a nonbinding "sense of Congress".
- Federal authority: The bill would prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress enacts a law allowing it, and that prohibition would be binding and would supersede conflicting laws.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits on presidential fracking bans
This bill would block the President from declaring any moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless Congress passes a law allowing it. The limit would apply even if other laws suggest otherwise. It covers fracking used to produce oil and natural gas. If you operate oil or gas wells or lease land for fracking, this could reduce the risk of a sudden presidential shutdown. The bill would not provide funding or change who gets government benefits.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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