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This bill — known as the Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act — would give states the sole authority to issue or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (also known as “fracking”) on or under any land within their boundaries. It would also exempt hydraulic fracturing from federal environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located. Federal land is defined as:

Public land as defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (such as land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management);
National Forests;
Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; and
Land under the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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