H.R. 1341

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 13, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Perry · Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Table of contents

• SEC. 1. Short title
• SEC. 2. Regulation of hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins

SEC. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the or the "Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act" or "DRILL Now Act".

SEC. 2. Regulation of hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins

Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(f) Regulation of hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any provision of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which consent was given by (84 Stat. 1512), the Delaware River Basin Compact to which consent was given by (75 Stat. 691), or the Potomac River Basin Compact to which consent was given by (84 Stat. 856), the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, as applicable, may not finalize, implement, or enforce any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing that is issued pursuant to any authority other than that of the State in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced. (Public Law 91–575; Public Law 87–328; Public Law 91–407).