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Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-20| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2023
Markwayne Mullin

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2394
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-98
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2394
    Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021


  • January 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • February 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-98
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Related Bills

  • HR 118-98: Federal Land Freedom Act
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Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-20| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2023
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2023 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2394
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-98
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2394
    Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021


  • January 23, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • February 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-98
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Markwayne Mullin

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 118-98: Federal Land Freedom Act
  • 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