US Congress Senate Bill 1233 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 - Authorizes a state to: (1) establish a program covering the leasing and permitting processes, regulatory requirements, 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 state; and (2) as a condition of certification, submit a declaration to the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture (USDA), and Energy (DOE) that such a program has been established or amended. Considers each program certified under this Act as satisfying all applicable requirements of federal law and regulations, including: (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and (3) the National Historic Preservation Act. Requires, upon submission of a declaration by a state, the program to be certified, and the state to receive all rights from the federal government to develop all forms of energy resources covered by the program. Prohibits activities carried out in accordance with this Act from being subject to: (1) judicial review, and (2) the Administrative Procedure Act.

Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013

Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB2511 (Same As) 2013-07-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
HB4304 (Related) 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2170 (Related) 2014-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB4286 (Related) 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1233/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1233/BILLS-113s1233is.pdf