,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,biggs introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to a*ieve dome/ic
 en]gy indep5d5ce by emp[]+ ,/ates to   
control ! developm5t & production ( all 
=ms ( en]gy on all available ,f$]al l&4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,l& ,fre$om ,act4  #b4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,available
 f$]al l& ,! t]m available ,f$]al l&    
means any ,f$]al l& t1 z ( ,may #ca1    
#bjac-- 7,a7 is locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( a
 ,/ate2  7,b7 is n held by ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 tru/ = ! b5efit ( a f$]ally    
recogniz$ ,indian tribe2  7,c7 is n a   
unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2  7,d7 is
 n a unit ( ! ,national ,wildlife       
,refuge ,sy/em2 &  7,e7 is n a          
congressionally designat$ wild]ness     
area4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means--  
7,a7 a ,/ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,di/rict (      
,columbia4  7#c7 ,/ate leas+1 p]mitt+1 &

 regulatory program ,! t]m ,/ate leas+1 
p]mitt+1 & regulatory program means a   
program e/abli%$ pursuant to ,/ate law t
 regulates ! exploration & developm5t ( 
oil1 natural gas1 & o!r =ms ( en]gy on  
l& locat$ 9 ! ,/ate4  #c4 ,/ate control 
( en]gy developm5t & production on all  
available ,f$]al l&  7a7 ,/ate leas+1   
p]mitt+1 & regulatory programs ,any     
,/ate t has e/abli%$ a ,/ate leas+1     
p]mitt+1 & regulatory program may-- 7#a7
 submit to ! ,secret>ies ( ! ,int]ior1  
,agriculture1 & ,en]gy a decl>ation t a 
,/ate leas+1 p]mitt+1 & regulatory      
program has be5 e/abli%$ or am5d$2 &    
7#b7 seek to transf] responsibility =   
leas+1 p]mitt+1 & regulat+ oil1 natural 
gas1 & o!r =ms ( en]gy developm5t f !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,/ate 
action au?oriz$ ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 on submission ( a      
decl>ation "u subsection 7a77#a71 !     
,/ate submitt+ ! decl>ation may lease1  
p]mit1 & regulate ! exploration &       
developm5t ( oil1 natural gas1 & o!r =ms

 ( en]gy on available ,f$]al l& locat$ 9
 ! ,/ate 9 lieu ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
7c7 ,effect ( ,/ate action ,any action  
by a ,/ate to lease1 p]mit1 or regulate 
! exploration & developm5t ( oil1       
natural gas1 & o!r =ms ( en]gy pursuant 
to subsection 7b7 %all n be subject to1 
or consid]$ a ,f$]al action1 ,f$]al     
p]mit1 or ,f$]al lic5se "u-- 7#a7       
sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e1 & *apt] #g1 ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! #8#8,adm9i/rative ,proc$ure    
,act''72  7#b7 division ,a ( subtitle   
,,iii ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
7#c7 ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or  7#d7 
! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474   
#d4 ,no effect on ,f$]al rev5ues  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,any lease or p]mit issu$ by a   
,/ate pursuant to section #c %all       
include provisions = ! collection (     
royalties or o!r rev5ues 9 an am\nt     
equal to ! am\nt ( royalties or rev5ues 
t w\ld h be5 collect$ if ! lease or     

p]mit _h be5 issu$ by ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,disposition ( rev5ues  
,any rev5ues collect$ by a ,/ate f leas+
 or p]mitt+ on available ,f$]al l&      
pursuant to section #c %all be deposit$ 
9 ! same ,f$]al acc\nt 9 :i* ! rev5ues  
w\ld h be5 deposit$ if ! lease or p]mit 
_h be5 issu$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7c7
 ,effect on ,/ate process+ fees ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act prohibits a ,/ate f collect+ & 
reta9+ a fee f an applicant to cov] !   
adm9i/rative co/s ( process+ an         
application = a lease or p]mit4