Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Susquehanna River Basin Commission should carefully consider the energy needs of the United States and the economic development needs of the region before limiting natural gas exploration and development in the Marcellus Shale formation.

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2008

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, when drafting a regulation and reviewing a project application related to natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation (New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland), should give the same consideration to the energy needs of the United States and the potential jobs that could be created by a proposed project as is accorded to other factors, such as: (1) quantity and rate of water usage; (2) location of water (ground and surface sources) for withdrawals and consumptive uses; (3) the potential to alter the physical, biological, chemical, or hydrological characteristics of the basin's water resources; and (4) the potential to affect interstate water quality.

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Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R–PA

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Sep 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 16, 2008
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2008
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1444

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1444

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1444

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1444/BILLS-110hres1444ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.1444, 110th Congress: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Susquehanna River Basin Commission should carefully consider the energy needs of the United States and the economic development needs of the region before limiting natural gas exploration and development in the Marcellus Shale formation.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/1444

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-09-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hres1444/BILLS-110hres1444ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-02-07T16:04:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Res.1444 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.