,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,ms4 
,cheney 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 
,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 and ,mr4        
,meadows7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
clarify that the ,bureau of ,land       
,management shall not require permits   
for oil and gas activities conducted on 
non-,federal surface estate to access   
subsurface mineral estate that is less  
than #ej percent federally owned1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ending  
,duplicative ,permitting ,act4  #b4     
,access to ,federal oil and gas from    
non-,federal surface estate ,section #ag
 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7q7 ,no ,federal
 permit required for oil and gas        
activities on certain land  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall not       

require an operator to obtain a ,federal
 drilling permit for oil and gas        
exploration and production activities   
conducted on non-,federal surface       
estate1 provided that--  7,a7 the       
,united ,states holds an ownership      
interest of less than #ej percent of the
 subsurface mineral estate to be        
accessed by the proposed action2 and    
7,b7 the operator submits to the        
,secretary a ,state permit to conduct   
oil and gas exploration and production  
activities on the non-,federal surface  
estate4  7#b7 ,no ,federal action ,oil  
and gas exploration and production      
activities carried out under paragraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 shall require no additional 
,federal action2  7,b7 may commence #cj 
days after submission of the ,state     
permit to the ,secretary2  7,c7 are     
categorically excluded from any further 
analysis and documentation under the    
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472   
7,d7 shall not require any analysis     

under section #ajf of the ,national     
,historic ,preservation ,act of #aiff1  
as amended 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cjfajh72 and 
7,e7 shall not require any analysis1    
assessment1 or consultation under       
section #g of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74    
7#c7 ,royalties and production          
accountability  7,a7 ,nothing in this   
subsection shall affect the amount of   
royalties due to the ,united ,states    
under this ,act from the production of  
oil and gas1 or alter the ,secretary's  
authority to conduct audits and collect 
civil penalties pursuant to the ,federal
 ,oil and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act
 of #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agaa et seq474
  7,b7 ,the ,secretary may conduct      
on-site reviews and inspections to      
ensure proper accountability1           
measurement1 and reporting of production
 of ,federal oil and gas1 and payment of
 royalties4  7#d7 ,exceptions ,this     
subsection shall not apply to actions on
 ,indian lands or resources managed in  

trust for the benefit of ,indian tribes4
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