US SB490 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - 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]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - 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]
Summary
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 This bill permits a state that has an established leasing, permitting, and regulatory program to: (1) declare to the Secretaries of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Energy that it has either established or amended the program; and (2) seek to transfer to itself, and to implement, existing federal responsibilities for leasing, permitting, and regulating oil, natural gas, and other forms of energy development. Any state action to lease, permit, or regulate oil and gas exploration and development shall not be subject to, or considered, a federal action, a federal permit, or a federal license with respect to specified administrative and environmental laws and is therefore exempt from them. State-issued leases or permits must provide for: (1) the collection of royalties or other revenues in an amount equal to what would have been collected if the lease or permit had been federally issued, and (2) their deposit into the same federal account in which they would have been deposited if the lease or permit had been federally issued. A state may collect and retain lease or permit application processing fees.
Title
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] |
| Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL] | Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
| Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB866 (Related) 2016-11-15 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Endangered and threatened species
Energy
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
Endangered and threatened species
Energy
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/490/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s490/BILLS-114s490is.pdf |
