DRILL Now Act

This proposal would stop three regional river commissions from making or enforcing their own rules about hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins. Instead, only the state where the activity happens could set or enforce those fracking rules. In short, it shifts power from multi-state river commissions to individual states for decisions about fracking in those river areas.

Key points

• Who is affected: People, communities, and energy companies in the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins; the three river commissions that oversee those basins.
• What changes: The commissions could not finalize, carry out, or enforce fracking regulations unless they are acting under the authority of the state where the rule would apply.
• When: Would apply after the bill becomes law (no specific date is set in the text).