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Makes states that establish or continue laws banning hydraulic fracturing potentially ineligible to receive certain federal grants under a program in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and formally establishes a short title for the Act. The change defines “hydraulic fracturing” by reference to a specific federal regulatory definition (40 C.F.R. § 60.5430a or successor), and conditions grant eligibility on states not adopting or enforcing a fracking ban.
The bill preserves federal grant access and administrative consistency for states that allow fracking but does so by penalizing states that ban fracking—strengthening funding and predictability for fossil-fuel-producing jurisdictions while limiting state autonomy and potentially raising local environmental and health risks.
State governments in jurisdictions that allow hydraulic fracturing will remain eligible for federal EISA grants, preserving federal funding streams for fossil-fuel-producing states.
State governments and grant administrators get a uniform, CFR-based definition of 'hydraulic fracturing,' reducing regulatory uncertainty and creating a consistent standard for grant eligibility decisions.
Communities near drilling sites (especially rural communities) may face increased environmental and public-health risks because the bill may incentivize continued or expanded fracking.
States that choose to ban hydraulic fracturing would see their regulatory autonomy constrained by penalties tied to grant eligibility, undermining state-level control over energy and environmental policy.
States that ban fracking would lose eligibility for EISA grants, reducing federal funding available to those states.
Introduced June 5, 2025 by Claudia Tenney · Last progress June 5, 2025