3.0.0 9535 2023-04-12T12:45:18Z 2023-04-12T12:45:18Z House HR 2022-12-14 117 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-12-14T15:00:30Z START Act 117 8966 HR 2022-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021 117 2394 S 2021-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS START Act 117 4815 S 2022-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2022-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2022-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 N S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2022-12-14 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2022-12-14 True B000740 Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] Stephanie Bice R OK I. 5 2022-12-14 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2022-12-14 True Energy Endangered and threatened species Energy revenues and royalties Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mining Oil and gas State and local finance State and local government operations User charges and fees Energy 00 2022-12-14 Introduced in House 2023-04-12T12:31:23Z Federal Land Freedom Act

This bill sets forth a process that allows a state (including the District of Columbia) to seek to transfer the responsibility of energy development on federal land within its boundaries from the federal government to the state. Federal land does not include land that, as of May 31, 2013, is (1) held for the benefit of an Indian tribe, (2) in the National Park System, (3) in the National Wildlife Refuge System, or (4) in a congressionally designated wilderness area.

To qualify for such a transfer of responsibility, a state must have a program that regulates the exploration and development of oil, natural gas, and other forms of energy on its land. The federal responsibility transfers to the state once the state submits to the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Energy a declaration that it has such a program and that it seeks to transfer the responsibility.

Any action taken by a state to lease, permit, or regulate the exploration and development of energy on federal land in lieu of the federal government is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

]]> Federal Land Freedom Act Display Title Federal Land Freedom Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Federal Land Freedom Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control the development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr9535ih/xml/BILLS-117hr9535ih.xml 2022-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.