February 13, 2025
Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reschenthaler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act
or the 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 Public Law 91–575 (84 Stat. 1512), the Delaware River Basin Compact to which consent was given by Public Law 87–328 (75 Stat. 691), or the Potomac River Basin Compact to which consent was given by Public Law 91–407 (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.