SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) 113,000,000 acres of onshore Federal 
land are open and accessible for oil and gas de-
velopment; and 
(B) approximately 166,000,000 acres of 
onshore Federal land are off-limits or inacces-
sible for oil and gas development; 
(2) despite the recent oil and gas boom in the 
United States, the number of acres of Federal land 
leased for oil and gas exploration has decreased by 
24 percent since 2008; 
(3) in 2013, the Federal Government leased 
only 36,000,000 acres of Federal land, in contrast to 
the 131,000,000 acres that were leased in 1984; 
(4) the reduction in leasing of Federal land 
harms economic growth and Federal revenues; 
(5) in 2013, it took 197 days to process appli-
cations for permits to drill on Federal land; and 
(6) the States have extensive and sufficient reg-
ulatory frameworks for permitting oil and gas devel-
opment. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(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 wil-
derness area. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; and 
(B) the District of Columbia. 
(3) STATE LEASING, PERMITTING, AND REGU-
LATORY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘State leasing, per-
mitting, and regulatory program’’ means a program 
established pursuant to State law that regulates oil 
and gas exploration and development on land located 
in the State. 
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SEC. 4. STATE CONTROL OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND 
PRODUCTION ON ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL 
LAND. 
(a) STATE
LEASING, PERMITTING, AND
REGU-
LATORY PROGRAMS.—Any State that has established a 
State leasing, permitting, and regulatory program may— 
(1) submit to the Secretaries of the Interior, 
Agriculture, and Energy a declaration that a State 
leasing, permitting, and regulatory program has 
been established or amended; and 
(2) seek to transfer responsibility for leasing, 
permitting, and regulating oil and gas development 
from the Federal Government to the State. 
(b) STATE ACTION AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, on submission of a declaration 
under subsection (a)(1), the State submitting the declara-
tion may lease, permit, and regulate oil and gas explo-
ration and development on Federal land located in the 
State in lieu of the Federal Government. 
(c) EFFECT OF STATE ACTION.—Any action by a 
State to lease, permit, or regulate oil and gas exploration 
and development pursuant to subsection (b) shall not be 
subject to, or considered a Federal action, Federal permit, 
or Federal license under— 
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(1) subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, 
of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Administrative Procedure Act’’); 
(2) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
(3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
(4) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 5. NO EFFECT ON FEDERAL REVENUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any lease or permit issued by a 
State pursuant to section 4 shall include provisions for 
the collection of royalties or other revenues in an amount 
equal to the amount of royalties or revenues that would 
have been collected if the lease or permit had been issued 
by the Federal Government. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.—Any revenues col-
lected by a State from leasing or permitting on Federal 
land pursuant to section 4 shall be deposited in the same 
Federal account in which the revenues would have been 
deposited if the lease or permit had been issued by the 
Federal Government. 
(c) EFFECT ON STATE PROCESSING FEES.—Nothing 
in this Act prohibits a State from collecting and retaining 
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a fee from an applicant to cover the administrative costs 
of processing an application for a lease or permit. 
Æ 
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