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Federal Land Freedom Act

USA118th CongressHR-98| House 
| Updated: 2/21/2023
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 available federal land within its boundaries from the federal government to the state. Available 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9535
Federal Land Freedom Act
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-20
Introduced in Senate
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9535
    Federal Land Freedom Act


  • January 9, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 23, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-20
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 118-20: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023
Endangered and threatened speciesEnergy revenues and royaltiesIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMiningOil and gasState and local financeState and local government operationsUser charges and fees

Federal Land Freedom Act

USA118th CongressHR-98| House 
| Updated: 2/21/2023
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 available federal land within its boundaries from the federal government to the state. Available 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9535
Federal Land Freedom Act
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-20
Introduced in Senate
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9535
    Federal Land Freedom Act


  • January 9, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 23, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-20
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Andy Biggs

Andy Biggs

Republican Representative

Arizona

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 118-20: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Endangered and threatened speciesEnergy revenues and royaltiesIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMiningOil and gasState and local financeState and local government operationsUser charges and fees