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.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 411 Affirming that States maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic frac- turing 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. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 7, 2019 Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. BARRASSO) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- sources 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 hydrau- lic 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 (in- cluding 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Nov 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR411.IS SR411 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •SRES 411 IS (1) States maintain primacy for the regulation 1 of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas pro- 2 duction on State and private lands; 3 (2) the President has no authority to declare a 4 moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on 5 State and private lands; and 6 (3) the President should not attempt to declare 7 a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing on 8 Federal lands (including the Outer Continental 9 Shelf) or lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe, un- 10 less the moratorium is authorized by an Act of Con- 11 gress. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Nov 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR411.IS SR411 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS