Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom to Frack Act”.
Freedom to Frack Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any State that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within such State, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on hydraulic fracturing
Section 545(c) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17155) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Ineligibility—A State may not be eligible for a grant under the program if such State establishes or continues to enforce a prohibition of hydraulic fracturing, as defined in section 60.5430a of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), within such State.”