,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,inhofe1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced  
the following bill2 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 land4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,federal ,land 
,access ,act4  #b4 ,rights-of-way       
through ,national ,park ,system land    
authorized ,section #bh7;b77#a7 of the  
,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahe7;b77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in the 
first sentence1 by striking 7b7 and all 
that follows through the purposes of    
this section and inserting the          
following3  7b7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3  7#a7 ,federal lands  7,a7 ,in 
general ,the term  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#b7        

,inclusion ,for purposes of granting an 
application for a natural gas pipeline  
right-of-way1 the term ,federal lands   
means all lands owned by the ,united    
,states1 except those lands held in     
trust for an ,indian or ,indian tribe   
and lands on the outer ,continental     
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