Protecting American Energy Production Act

This bill would prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such an action is specifically authorized by Congress. It also expresses the sense of Congress that individual states should maintain primary authority over the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

This bill affects the President of the United States by restricting the executive authority to declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without congressional approval. It also impacts state governments by expressing the sense of Congress that they should maintain primary authority over the regulation of hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands. Additionally, the legislation affects the oil and natural gas production industries that utilize hydraulic fracturing processes to extract underground resources.

• Restriction on executive moratoriums. The bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such an action is specifically authorized by Congress.
• State regulatory authority. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that individual states should maintain primary authority over the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

The bill limits existing executive authority by requiring congressional authorization for any presidential moratorium on hydraulic fracturing and affirms the continued regulatory primacy of states over oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

The bill aims to restrict executive authority by prohibiting the President from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing without congressional authorization. It also expresses the intent that states should maintain primary regulatory authority over hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.