I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2511 
To achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control 
the development and production of all forms of energy on all available 
Federal land. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2013 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BLACK-
BURN, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 
CHAFFETZ, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN 
of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 
POMPEO, Mr. RADEL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCALISE, 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STOCK-
MAN, Mr. TIPTON, and Mr. WILLIAMS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To achieve domestic energy independence by empowering 
States to control the development and production of all 
forms of energy on all available Federal land. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Land Freedom 
Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE CONTROL OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND 
PRODUCTION ON ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL 
LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AVAILABLE
FEDERAL
LAND.—The term 
‘‘available Federal land’’ means any Federal land 
that, as of May 31, 2013— 
(A) is located within the boundaries of a 
State; 
(B) is not held by the United States in 
trust for the benefit of a federally recognized 
Indian tribe; 
(C) is not a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem; 
(D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System; and 
(E) is not a Congressionally designated 
wilderness area. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; and 
(B) the District of Columbia. 
(b) STATE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State— 
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(A) may establish a program covering the 
leasing and permitting processes, regulatory re-
quirements, 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 
(B) as a condition of certification under 
subsection (c)(2) shall submit a declaration to 
the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, 
and Energy that a program under subpara-
graph (A) has been established or amended. 
(2) AMENDMENT OF PROGRAMS.—A State may 
amend a program developed and certified under this 
section at any time. 
(3) CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED PROGRAMS.— 
Any program amended under paragraph (2) shall be 
certified under subsection (c)(2). 
(c) LEASING, PERMITTING, AND REGULATORY PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) SATISFACTION
OF
FEDERAL
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Each program certified under this section 
shall be considered to satisfy all applicable require-
ments of Federal law (including regulations), includ-
ing— 
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(A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(C) the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 
(2) FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AND TRANSFER 
OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.—Upon submission of a 
declaration by a State under subsection (b)(1)(B)— 
(A) 
the 
program 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A) shall be certified; and 
(B) the State shall receive all rights from 
the Federal Government to develop all forms of 
energy resources covered by the program. 
(3) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND LEASES.—If a 
State elects to issue a permit or lease for the devel-
opment of any form of energy resource on any avail-
able Federal land within the borders of the State in 
accordance with a program certified under para-
graph (2), the permit or lease shall be considered to 
meet all applicable requirements of Federal law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Activities carried out in ac-
cordance with this Act shall not be subject to judicial re-
view. 
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(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.—Activities 
carried out in accordance with this Act shall not be subject 
to subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Administra-
tive Procedure Act’’). 
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