S. 1196 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2015 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on Federal land. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Land Access Act. 2. Rights-of-way through National Park System land authorized Section 28(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking (b) and all that follows through the purposes of this section and inserting the following: (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal lands (A) In general The term ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Inclusion For purposes of granting an application for a natural gas pipeline right-of-way, the term Federal lands means all lands owned by the United States, except those lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf. .