,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,vitter1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,johnson of    
,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,risch1 
,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,mr4 ,hatch7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to achieve      
domestic energy independence by         
empowering ,states to control the       
development and production of all forms 
of energy on all available ,federal     
land4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,federal ,land ,freedom 
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,state control of   
energy development and production on all
 available federal land  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,available federal land ,the term       
available ,federal land means any       

,federal land that1 as of ,may #ca1     
#bjac--  7,a7 is located within the     
boundaries of a ,state2  7,b7 is not    
held by the ,united ,states in trust for
 the benefit of a federally recognized  
,indian tribe2  7,c7 is not a unit of   
the ,national ,park ,system2  7,d7 is   
not a unit of the ,national ,wildlife   
,refuge ,system2 and  7,e7 is not a     
,congressionally designated wilderness  
area4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term        
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means--  7,a7 a ,state2 and  7,b7 the  
,district of ,columbia4  7b7 ,state     
programs  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state--  
7,a7 may establish a program covering   
the leasing and permitting processes1   
regulatory requirements1 and any other  
provisions by which the ,state would    
exercise its rights to develop all forms
 of energy resources on available       
,federal land in the ,state2 and  7,b7  
as a condition of certification under   
subsection 7c77#b7 shall submit a       

declaration to the ,departments of the  
,interior1 ,agriculture1 and ,energy    
that a program under subparagraph 7,a7  
has been established or amended4  7#b7  
,amendment of programs ,a ,state may    
amend a program developed and certified 
under this section at any time4  7#c7   
,certification of amended programs ,any 
program amended under paragraph 7#b7    
shall be certified under subsection     
7c77#b74  7c7 ,leasing1 permitting1 and 
regulatory programs  7#a7 ,satisfaction 
of ,federal requirements ,each program  
certified under this section shall be   
considered to satisfy all applicable    
requirements of ,federal law 7including 
regulations71 including--  7,a7 the     
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472   
7,b7 the ,endangered ,species ,act of   
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and
  7,c7 the ,national ,historic          
,preservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj  
et seq474  7#b7 ,federal certification  
and transfer of development rights ,upon

 submission of a declaration by a ,state
 under subsection 7b77#a77;,b77i7--     
7,a7 the program under subsection       
7b77#a77;,a7 shall be certified2 and    
7,b7 the ,state shall receive all rights
 from the ,federal ,government to       
develop all forms of energy resources   
covered by the program4  7#c7 ,issuance 
of permits and leases ,if a ,state      
elects to issue a permit or lease for   
the development of any form of energy   
resource on any available ,federal land 
within the borders of the ,state in     
accordance with a program certified     
under paragraph 7#b71 the permit or     
lease shall be considered to meet all   
applicable requirements of ,federal law 
7including regulations74  7d7 ,judicial 
review ,activities carried out in       
accordance with this ,act shall not be  
subject to judicial review4  7e7        
,administrative ,procedure ,act         
,activities carried out in accordance   
with this ,act shall not be subject to  
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e1 and      

chapter #g1 of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code 7commonly known as the           
,administrative ,procedure ,act74