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H.R. 1902 (114th)

Protect Our Public Lands Act

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Introduced

21 April 2015

Last action

19 May 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], David Cicilline, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], ALCEE HASTINGS, James McGovern, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Barbara Lee, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], JOHN CONYERS, Grace Napolitano, Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], NITA LOWEY, Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Keith Ellison, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], DAVID PRICE, Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Kathleen Rice, Alma Adams, Hakeem Jeffries, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

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Summary

Protect Our Public Lands Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require a lease on public land for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas, and other hydrocarbons to prohibit a lessee from conducting hydraulic fracturing activity under the lease. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill excludes from hydraulic fracturing any enhanced secondary recovery, including water flooding, tertiary recovery, and other types of well stimulation operations. The bill is applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease.

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Timeline

  1. 21 April 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 May 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

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