# 114-hr-866: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015

114-hr-866, Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-866
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2015-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 and natural gas 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.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- MATT SALMON (R-AZ), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-866 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/866)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2802)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-866 (as of 2025-11-18).