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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''State-Run Federal Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Qualifying federal land.--The term ''qualifying Federal
land'' means Federal land under the jurisdiction of--
(A) the National Park Service, including national
monuments and recreation areas;
(B) the Bureau of Land Management;
(C) the Forest Service; or
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
including wildlife refuges and preserves.
(2) Secretary concerned.--The term ''Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) in the case of land under the jurisdiction of
the National Park Service or the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B) in the case of land under the jurisdiction of
the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. PETITION BY STATES FOR MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN QUALIFYING FEDERAL
LANDS.

(a) Submission of Petition by State To Manage Federal Lands.--
Beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State
may submit to the Secretary concerned a petition to enter into a
cooperative agreement with the Secretary concerned for purposes of
managing certain qualifying Federal lands located in the State.
(b) Determination.--The Secretary concerned shall approve or deny a
petition (including a corrected petition that is resubmitted) submitted
under this section not later than 90 days after the date on which the
Secretary concerned receives the petition.
(c) Denial of Petition.--The Secretary concerned shall approve a
petition submitted under subsection (a) if the Secretary concerned
determines that--
(1) the State has demonstrated that it has sufficient funds
to meet the cost-sharing requirement under subsection (f)(3)
for the duration of the cooperative agreement;
(2) the petition is complete;
(3) the proposed cooperative agreement submitted with the
petition contains all of the terms required under subsection
(f); or
(4) the petition is from a State that had a previous
cooperative agreement terminated and the Secretary determines
that the reasons for that termination warrant denial of the new
(or corrected) petition.
(d) Opportunity To Amend Petition.--
(1) Notice of denial.--If the Secretary concerned denies a
petition under subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall
provide to the State that submitted such petition written
notice of the denial. Such written notice shall include--
(A) a clear and comprehensive statement of the
reasons why the petition was denied; and
(B) a clear and comprehensive description of any
deficiencies in the petition or the related proposed
cooperative agreement.
(2) Resubmission of corrected petition.--After receiving a
notice from the Secretary under paragraph (1), a State may
amend and resubmit the denied petition.
(e) Petition and Cooperative Agreement Deemed Approved.--If the
Secretary concerned does not approve or deny a petition submitted under
subsection (a) or (d)(2) within the 90 days after receiving the
petition, the petition and the proposed cooperative agreement submitted
with the petition shall be deemed approved.
(f) Petition Contents.--A petition submitted under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a letter signed by the Governor of the State submitting
such petition addressed to the Secretary concerned that
contains a description and a corresponding map of the
qualifying Federal lands over which the State seeks to manage;
(2) the proposed cooperative agreement that is the subject
of the petition;
(3) documentation that demonstrates the ability of the
State to provide sufficient funds to administer such lands for
the duration of the cooperative agreement; and
(4) any other documentation that the Secretary concerned
may require.
(g) Cooperative Agreement Contents.--A cooperative agreement
submitted under subsection (e)(2) shall contain--
(1) a statement that the State shall manage certain
qualifying Federal lands located in that State after the
effective date of the transfer of management to the State for a
specified term of years;
(2) a cost-sharing requirement stating that the State shall
provide a certain amount (equal to not less than 50 percent),
in cash or in-kind, of the total amount required for the
management of the qualifying Federal lands concerned;
(3) the amount to be contributed by the State shall be
determined by the Governor of the State and the Secretary
concerned, only after the Secretary concerned submits to the
State a categorical assessment of all costs, in the recent past
and anticipated during the duration of the cooperative
agreement, of managing the qualifying Federal lands concerned,
including employee salary data;
(4) in the event of a natural disaster, as categorized by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State shall assume
authority over recovery initiatives (nullifying any existing
established Federal response protocol) so that--
(A) the cost of damages to any structure on the
qualifying Federal lands concerned be shared by both
State and Federal entities at a ratio in accordance to
the cost-sharing agreement; and
(B) the cost and administration of repair of
damages resulting from natural disasters, not including
structures referred to in subparagraph (A), shall be
assumed by the State rather than the Federal
Government;
(5) all revenue accrued from fees, royalties, and other
revenues related to the qualifying Federal lands concerned
shall be distributed to the State and Federal entities in
accordance to the percentages dictated by the cost-sharing
agreement and shall be used so that the percentage of funds
designated to the Federal entity shall be made available to the
Secretary concerned for use at the sole discretion of the
Secretary concerned;
(6) the procedures to be followed for purposes of the
transition from Federal to State management of the qualifying
Federal lands concerned, including--
(A) a guarantee that all Federal employees managing
the qualifying Federal lands concerned may remain
employed without infringement upon their existing
conditions of employment;
(B) a guarantee that the State may use its
percentage of the amounts required for the management
of the qualifying Federal lands concerned to hire
additional staff whose terms of employment shall be
decided by the petitioning State; and
(C) authority over the qualifying Federal lands
concerned shall be directed by the State that submitted
the petition and a State-appointed manager, but the
implementation of its directives may include the
existing Federal superintendent concerned and performed
in conjunction with State employees;
(7) the transfer of any special use permits issued to the
Secretary concerned with respect to the qualifying Federal
lands concerned to the State;
(8) a provision stating that lands currently open to
mineral entry under the Act of May 10, 1872 (commonly referred
to as the ''General Mining Act of 1872'' (30 U.S.C. 22 et
seq.)), shall remain open to mineral entry under State law
unless subsequently changed by a State mineral closing order;
and
(9) if the qualifying Federal lands concerned cross State
lines, all States involved shall submit a joint petition or the
States must agree to divide the park by State lines to enable
State authority in accordance to the cost-sharing agreement.
(h) Applicability of State Law on Qualifying Federal Lands Under
Cooperative Agreement.--State environmental, wildlife, and land
management laws shall supercede Federal environmental, wildlife, and
land management laws on the qualifying Federal lands administered by a
State under a cooperative agreement in place under this section to the
extent that such laws are more restrictive than the corresponding
Federal laws.
(i) Ownership.--Notwithstanding a State management of qualified
Federal lands under a cooperative agreement entered into under this
section, the United States shall retain all right, title, and interest
in and to such lands.
(j) Termination of Cooperative Agreement.--A cooperative agreement
applicable under this section shall terminate, at the discretion of the
Secretary concerned, under the following circumstances:
(1) The State concerned defaults on a payment, thereby
requiring Federal entities to assume responsibility for the
financial liabilities.
(2) The State concerned is in substantial breach of the
cooperative agreement as determined by the Secretary concerned.
(3) The cooperative agreement terminates under a term
contained in that agreement.
(k) Intentional Termination of Cooperative Agreement.--
(1) If the State no longer finds that the cooperative
agreement is beneficial or in the best interest of the State,
the State must submit a petition to the Secretary concerned
exhibiting credible purpose and reason for such intent.
(2) Not later than 90 days after receiving a petition under
paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall determine whether
to approve or deny the petition.
A:
State-Run Federal Lands Act - Authorizes a state to petition the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to National Park Service (NPS) or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land, or to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to Forest Service land, to enter into a cooperative agreement for state management of such federal land located in the state. Sets forth requirements for the approval or denial of petitions. Prescribes the contents of such cooperative agreements.