DRILL Now Act
Summary
Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act or the DRILL Now Act This bill bars certain interstate river basin commissions from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing unless it is issued by the state in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced. These commissions are the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland), the Delaware River Basin Commission (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York), and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Last action Feb 28, 2023
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Perry
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
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