113 HR 4899 : Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-06-26
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1.This Act may be cited as the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
.
2.The table of contents for this Act is the following:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Title I—Offshore Energy and Jobs
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms
Sec. 10101. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms.
Sec. 10102. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal.
Sec. 10103. Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing program.
Sec. 10104. Rule of construction.
Sec. 10105. Addition of lease sales after finalization of 5-year plan.
Subtitle B—Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales
Sec. 10201. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental
Shelf offshore Virginia.
Sec. 10202. South Carolina lease sale.
Sec. 10203. Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale.
Sec. 10204. Environmental impact statement requirement.
Sec. 10205. National defense.
Sec. 10206. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included.
Subtitle C—Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues
Sec. 10301. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States.
Subtitle D—Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the Department of the Interior
Sec. 10401. Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and Assistant
Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.
Sec. 10402. Bureau of Ocean Energy.
Sec. 10403. Ocean Energy Safety Service.
Sec. 10404. Office of Natural Resources revenue.
Sec. 10405. Ethics and drug testing.
Sec. 10406. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service.
Sec. 10407. Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates.
Sec. 10408. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.
Sec. 10409. Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees.
Sec. 10410. Prohibition on action based on National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order
No. 13547.
Subtitle E—United States Territories
Sec. 10501. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the
United States.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 10601. Rules regarding distribution of revenues under Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006.
Sec. 10602. Amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues.
Sec. 10603. South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area defined.
Sec. 10604. Enhancing geological and geophysical information for America’s energy future.
Subtitle G—Judicial Review
Sec. 10701. Time for filing complaint.
Sec. 10702. District court deadline.
Sec. 10703. Ability to seek appellate review.
Sec. 10704. Limitation on scope of review and relief.
Sec. 10705. Legal fees.
Sec. 10706. Exclusion.
Sec. 10707. Definitions.
Title II—Onshore Federal Lands and Energy Security
Subtitle A—Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security
Sec. 21001. Short title.
Sec. 21002. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America.
Chapter 1—Onshore oil and gas permit streamlining
Sec. 21101. Short title.
Subchapter A—Application for Permits to Drill Process Reform
Sec. 21111. Permit to drill application timeline.
Subchapter B—Administrative Protest Documentation Reform
Sec. 21121. Administrative protest documentation reform.
Subchapter C—Permit Streamlining
Sec. 21131. Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on Federal lands.
Sec. 21132. Administration of current law.
Subchapter D—Judicial Review
Sec. 21141. Definitions.
Sec. 21142. Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to covered energy projects.
Sec. 21143. Timely filing.
Sec. 21144. Expedition in hearing and determining the action.
Sec. 21145. Standard of review.
Sec. 21146. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief.
Sec. 21147. Limitation on attorneys’ fees.
Sec. 21148. Legal standing.
Subchapter E—Knowing America’s Oil and Gas Resources
Sec. 21151. Funding oil and gas resource assessments.
Chapter 2—Oil and gas leasing certainty
Sec. 21201. Short title.
Sec. 21202. Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales.
Sec. 21203. Leasing certainty.
Sec. 21204. Leasing consistency.
Sec. 21205. Reduce redundant policies.
Sec. 21206. Streamlined congressional notification.
Chapter 3—Oil shale
Sec. 21301. Short title.
Sec. 21302. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource management plans, and
record of decision.
Sec. 21303. Oil shale leasing.
Chapter 4—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 21401. Rule of construction.
Subtitle B—Planning for American Energy
Sec. 22001. Short title.
Sec. 22002. Onshore domestic energy production strategic plan.
Subtitle C—National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska access
Sec. 23001. Short title.
Sec. 23002. Sense of Congress and reaffirming national policy for the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska.
Sec. 23003. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: lease sales.
Sec. 23004. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: planning and permitting pipeline and road
construction.
Sec. 23005. Issuance of a new integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement.
Sec. 23006. Departmental accountability for development.
Sec. 23007. Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan.
Sec. 23008. Updated resource assessment.
Subtitle D—BLM Live Internet Auctions
Sec. 24001. Short title.
Sec. 24002. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales.
Title III—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 30101. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training.
<enum>I</enum><header>Offshore Energy and Jobs</header>
<subtitle id="H22995F9EADB04EADB8143A0DC6A68672"><enum>A</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms</header>
<section id="H3A8F9504F3074A3BB95D4CD08723E459"><enum>10101.</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H16D54AF3EA514564842CBF8A20F350D7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFA155AD339894974896E26C6A1D3FA5C"><enum>(5)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF055B529B14942D4AA8FF554D3F5901E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In each oil and gas leasing program under this section, the Secretary shall make available for
leasing and conduct lease sales including at least 50 percent of the
available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf planning
area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable
oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent
national geologic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with an
emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the
planning area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA72FBCD5F20244C995EF4F9C7182C826" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in each proposed oil and gas leasing program under this section any
State subdivision of an outer Continental Shelf planning area that the
Governor of the State that represents that subdivision requests be made
available for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such a subdivision
from the program until publication of the final program, and shall include
and consider all such subdivisions in any environmental review conducted
and statement prepared for such program under section 102(2) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7406209A49C468095F72E06173D56BC" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph the term <quote>available unleased acreage</quote> means that portion of the outer Continental Shelf that is not under lease at the time of a
proposed lease sale, and that has not otherwise been made unavailable for
leasing by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D28221658446F8AB875FED9E0DDB56"><enum>(6)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H62054D4F5C88419FBBB3EA0D187F39EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the 5-year oil and gas leasing program, the Secretary shall make available for leasing any outer
Continental Shelf planning areas that—</text>
<clause id="H739614247DD0419ABFFAF40E6A0C0352" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are estimated to contain more than 2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H7BB30AB2D59547B3A26B1BAAF2FDDCB1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are estimated to contain more than 7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1160D4B95E944FDEA58B4A35749E1D38" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To determine the planning areas described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the document
entitled <quote>Minerals Management Service Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas
Resources of the Nation’s Outer Continental Shelf, 2006</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAFE4C600FC874B12BFA38CA417242FF6"><enum>10102.</enum><header>Domestic oil and natural gas production goal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H84B6A15E0BE1447C8A9B64EFA0DA8743" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAA59128196ED4FB694BDF239FCB8F23B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Domestic oil and natural gas production goal</header><text>–</text>
<paragraph id="H3A9AEA83B3A041D6AD25311D376F609E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In developing a 5-year oil and gas leasing program, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall determine a domestic strategic production goal for the development
of oil and natural gas as a result of that program. Such goal shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA47C67BF5E114B06AEF9512248C5428D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best estimate of the possible increase in domestic production of oil and natural gas from the
outer Continental Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H522DD2E6D74842909267FD67E85AA2A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focused on meeting domestic demand for oil and natural gas and reducing the dependence of the
United States on foreign energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE5E3A8AFDC047A89C1A0E71A9D8277F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>focused on the production increases achieved by the leasing program at the end of the 15-year
period beginning on the effective date of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF89DB5F2A3C44F4088332A2E2AEF44E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program goal</header><text>For purposes of the 5-year oil and gas leasing program, the production goal referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be an increase by 2032 of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AAB066B7A5547EAA2418A42F0A94413"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no less than 3,000,000 barrels in the amount of oil produced per day; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F02D20390914F8ABAF7062D3A67948D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no less than 10,000,000,000 cubic feet in the amount of natural gas produced per day.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2690DC1A9D4EA9B8C02E282058533D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall report annually, beginning at the end of the 5-year period for which the
program applies, to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate on the progress of the program in meeting the production goal. The
Secretary shall identify in the report projections for production and any
problems with leasing, permitting, or production that will prevent meeting
the goal.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HBD88C4146A464EA1A5867EB2A7FE83FB"><enum>10103.</enum><header>Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing program</header>
<subsection id="H5E4C31D383F54C898DD13CF9266C0C5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8CEF4EEBE2C247428EC04E2054CD3DA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by not later than July 15, 2015, publish and submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas leasing
program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1344) for the 5-year period beginning on such date and ending July
15, 2021; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72F3F1CBECD8478BACE2F89E51BF5BE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by not later than July 15, 2016, approve a final oil and gas leasing program under such section for
such period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4D8362EF0AF542239278A63DBF33D08A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration of all areas</header><text>In preparing such program the Secretary shall include consideration of areas of the Continental
Shelf off the coasts of all States (as such term is defined in section 2
of that Act, as amended by this title), that are subject to leasing under
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H55A433BF5DD6492383F08F8675B64401"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18(d)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>or after eighteen months following the date of enactment of this section, whichever first occurs,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F602C98527F439F96B1D4BD4E059195"><enum>10104.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the issuance of a lease under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>) to any person
designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to—</text>
<paragraph id="HA43B599CD5CB49598F9DA7ED3DC6D448"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8501">22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.</external-xref>), the
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701
et seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a</external-xref>), or the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8801">22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A41AE1B9AE74C43B03DA4DEBCAF12F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 2012), Executive Order No. 13628 (October 9, 2012), or
Executive Order No. 13645 (June 3, 2013);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D28AAF81D594D84AD987283DDE61BF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001) or Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 2004); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED62D6FD03D645C68976541C975C1526"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2151">22 U.S.C. 2151</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA22FF900B1A04CCF8DE23893AD0BD294"><enum>10105.</enum><header>Addition of lease sales after finalization of 5-year plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.1344(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AAC258ECF734AC681957DE21FB804FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>After</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (4), after</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAF71E64682A4282AEC514960D1A225C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H47A26D08CFBD462281406C763DC2FE16" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6FDFDAAC21234ED6908CB4879B0504B4" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary may add to the areas included in an approved leasing program additional areas to be
made available for leasing under the program, if all review and documents
required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>) have been completed with respect to leasing of each
such additional area within the 5-year period preceding such addition.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H725EF359CD4A453B92157823B3B9D222"><enum>B</enum><header>Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales</header>
<section id="H7AF4D7557D574E38B645CACB6E422BDD"><enum>10201.</enum><header>Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore
Virginia</header>
<subsection id="H255E4D3487F54C7092733B39A40F051D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the exclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and gas
Lease Sale 220 under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337</external-xref>) as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H328A55079B2F41509C7634F0C67E8D1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement To make replacement lease blocks available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each lease block in a proposed lease sale under this section for which the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, under the
Memorandum of Agreement referred to in section 10205(b), issues a
statement proposing deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related
activities that are irreconcilable with mineral exploration and
development, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, shall make available in the same lease sale one
other lease block in the Virginia lease sale planning area that is
acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production in order to mitigate
conflict.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7BD2879F607D48A0A9DA364058DA73D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Balancing military and energy production goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In recognition that the Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy
resources produced therefrom are integral to national security, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall work jointly
in implementing this section in order to ensure achievement of the
following common goals:</text>
<paragraph id="H2FA032608F8E4CC3AC7B8AB7A00D0958"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Preserving the ability of the Armed Forces of the United States to maintain an optimum state of
readiness through their continued use of the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F953F7622F04B31A177E31AA7879A4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Allowing effective exploration, development, and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, and renewable
energy resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEEBD1DDF9C4E443197F6D0C6DAB3B57B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HE9A22C363C6844B4991557367532D04F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lease sale 220</header><text>The term <quote>Lease Sale 220</quote> means such lease sale referred to in the Request for Comments on the Draft Proposed 5-Year Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2010–2015 and
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the Proposed 5-Year Program published January 21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg.
3631).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06AC88BC0D764C3D8414E5F49AF23DDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Virginia lease sale planning area</header><text>The term <quote>Virginia lease sale planning area</quote> means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term is defined in the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1331">33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>)) that is bounded by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H014528FAB2734E0195D39B637B541ECF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a northern boundary consisting of a straight line extending from the northernmost point of
Virginia’s seaward boundary to the point on the seaward boundary of the
United States exclusive economic zone located at 37 degrees 17 minutes 1
second North latitude, 71 degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West longitude; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA6DE9166CA846DAA40C7789971DCCE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a southern boundary consisting of a straight line extending from the southernmost point of
Virginia’s seaward boundary to the point on the seaward boundary of the
United States exclusive economic zone located at 36 degrees 31 minutes 58
seconds North latitude, 71 degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H10E19697B4DD4418A442A65C0A9B1411"><enum>10202.</enum><header>South Carolina lease sale</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding exclusion of the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area from the
Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a lease sale not later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act for areas off the
coast of South Carolina determined by the Secretary to have the most
geologically promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting not less
than 25 percent of the leasable area within the South Carolina offshore
administrative boundaries depicted in the notice entitled <quote>Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries Extending from the Submerged Lands
Act Boundary seaward to the Limit of the United States Outer Continental
Shelf</quote>, published January 3, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 127).</text>
</section><section id="HF7C20EC8DADA4AD0B77BB90DE66CF4FF"><enum>10203.</enum><header>Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale</header>
<subsection id="HCC8691FBE0184456879FE2A7585E3FC8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall offer for sale leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa
Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area as
soon as practicable, but not later than December 31, 2015.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87DF1820AF2248398E4D3C4E644BCA0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of Existing Structures or Onshore-Based Drilling</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall include in leases offered for sale under this lease sale such
terms and conditions as are necessary to require that development and
production may occur only from offshore infrastructure in existence on the
date of the enactment of this Act or from onshore-based, extended-reach
drilling.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA51B204A5BF749C9A62EFF9E72D94779"><enum>10204.</enum><header>Environmental impact statement requirement</header>
<subsection id="HE94CB725C7654F4E84AA9167365691D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>For the purposes of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a multisale
environmental impact statement under section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>) for all lease sales
required under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF27D127CE4214FF6A12FAB6ED3A825B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions To be considered</header><text>Notwithstanding section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>), in
such statement—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AA168A7A43F473E8F28D612A8604973"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary is not required to identify nonleasing alternative courses of action or to analyze
the environmental effects of such alternative courses of action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16B66A62D6DF4841B5372FDCEDE7EFDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary shall only—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB8D616302374467988F3F5E87593DCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify a preferred action for leasing and not more than one alternative leasing proposal; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H808485BAB0F54B01B61ACBC9493D950B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyze the environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for such preferred action and
such alternative leasing proposal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H927A121F80634B47B136A86453ACEA80"><enum>10205.</enum><header>National defense</header>
<subsection id="H873944E4D8EE4053B4477D6DACA4BFCE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Defense Areas</header><text>This title does not affect the existing authority of the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of
the President, to designate national defense areas on the Outer
Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1341">43 U.S.C. 1341(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB2EA89B27FA4CAA9FC4EA98336744B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on Conflicts With Military Operations</header><text>No person may engage in any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the
Outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this title that would
conflict with any military operation, as determined in accordance with the
Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Defense and the
Department of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer Continental
Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and any revision or replacement for that
agreement that is agreed to by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of the Interior after that date but before the date of issuance of the
lease under which such exploration, development, or production is
conducted.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCD3BF88093D2419BB91AD786349252BC"><enum>10206.</enum><header>Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; 43
U.S.C. 1331 note).</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H94CC0565AB9F403B9D80825D38FB4537"><enum>C</enum><header>Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues</header>
<section id="HC78F6B1092004403868B7F4BD31CFCC9"><enum>10301.</enum><header>Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States</header>
<subsection id="HB28BDAB8874644BDBE4C8A5755EC7C7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1338">43 U.S.C. 1338</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7065BE5E590D4CC3B816775A473B9B1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the existing text—</text>
<subparagraph id="H147B5F83EF9846068245995F85790564"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>All rentals,</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33747AA127F54872B569E99D1C3D1FCD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0A242DE2ED2242F98C5A7F1F97A82677"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposition of revenue under old leases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All rentals,</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F41A0485F0B463CA5E0DE8827A455C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as designated by the amendment made by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by
striking <quote>for the period from June 5, 1950, to date, and thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>in the period beginning June 5, 1950, and ending on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE16094D4E9A44D2BA95D843C1BBEB61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after subsection (c) (as so designated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71DC5972C2B74669A168F6F26CC5A393" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H06E9F426D4094E728A3BEA26372830FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header> Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAAD306A4979348B19CDE8AD602261797"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>coastal State</quote> includes a territory of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DA67F5297D54BD590CF69152448D9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New leasing revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>new leasing revenues</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FEECA37AEBE41489DDD9B4DE49D0C43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means amounts received by the United States as bonuses, rents, and royalties under leases for oil
and gas, wind, tidal, or other energy exploration, development, and
production on new areas of the outer Continental Shelf that are authorized
to be made available for leasing as a result of enactment of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title> and leasing under that Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAA5A7B3571E40F1BB5F48AB453DDEB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include amounts received by the United States under any lease of an area located in the
boundaries of the Central Gulf of Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf Planning Areas on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title>, including a lease issued before, on, or after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B7FD9CDDAF048F596BA7ABE57510596"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (c) (as so designated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF904FC578FC44E008EF8DD5396B8E336" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2764C7BE765148A7A6B0CE436FAC55D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment of new leasing revenues to coastal States</header>
<paragraph id="H2407A0FF48C4474694DD72DEC17614AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), of the amount of new leasing revenues received by the United
States each fiscal year, 37.5 percent shall be allocated and paid in
accordance with subsection (b) to coastal States that are affected States
with respect to the leases under which those revenues are received by the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16B84FDD5D934A1682AC75727976D152"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Phase-in</header>
<subparagraph id="H6F4B251C17474446A215203B0D3B2FCA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall be applied—</text>
<clause id="H4710F43EA5FC4694ADF9BEEC937BE992"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to new leasing revenues under leases awarded under the first leasing program under
section 18(a) that takes effect after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title>, by substituting <quote>12.5 percent</quote> for <quote>37.5 percent</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3007527A4B544C20AF9FECA2823BC8EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to new leasing revenues under leases awarded under the second leasing program under
section 18(a) that takes effect after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title>, by substituting <quote>25 percent</quote> for <quote>37.5 percent</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE1FAFEBF3B449CC8358A1C8805F3ECA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exempted lease sales</header><text>This paragraph shall not apply with respect to any lease issued under subtitle B of the <short-title>Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25DE069C18D94BA9AAA938102CA852E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of payments</header>
<paragraph id="H387F565EF2254069A4EAC35CAC918802"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of new leasing revenues received by the United States with respect to a leased tract
that are required to be paid to coastal States in accordance with this
subsection each fiscal year shall be allocated among and paid to coastal
States that are within 200 miles of the leased tract, in amounts that are
inversely proportional to the respective distances between the point on
the coastline of each such State that is closest to the geographic center
of the lease tract, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F208808F8494F099BAFBAD304CD1C25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum allocation</header><text>The amount allocated to a coastal State under paragraph (1) each fiscal year with respect to a
leased tract shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16E81BC859124DB78001438FF6134DF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a coastal State that is the nearest State to the geographic center of the leased
tract, not less than 25 percent of the total amounts allocated with
respect to the leased tract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF95E969DF5F4866BD4BA9F6F341AD37"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other coastal State, not less than 10 percent, and not more than 15 percent, of
the total amounts allocated with respect to the leased tract; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89FC1A7EF133415BB9AA086B2BD5CC98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a coastal State that is the only coastal State within 200 miles of a leased tract,
100 percent of the total amounts allocated with respect to the leased
tract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HECBC08256D3241218E0D6032B32B5424"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Amounts allocated to a coastal State under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H91D30C5109264DFD87171BD6065B97B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be available to the coastal State without further appropriation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA939A0E333164964A4857BEDF2671370"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall remain available until expended;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H44172320DEAC4F1DB41444B8B8982C9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be in addition to any other amounts available to the coastal State under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57ABE5AC7D424FD08E667576C0DB26D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be distributed in the fiscal year following receipt.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H836649A0CF9E4CF882C7196AA7055342"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<subparagraph id="HE65FA68FA49D496885E8FB5EF834C93C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a coastal State may use funds allocated and paid to it
under this subsection for any purpose as determined by the laws of that
State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE98A5CE627A74ECFBF33B8E83F1125E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction on use for matching</header><text>Funds allocated and paid to a coastal State under this subsection may not be used as matching funds
for any other Federal program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F549CBDC59C4F49902123BCED2CB632"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and the amendment made by this section shall not affect the application of section 105
of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref> note)), as in effect before the
enactment of this Act, with respect to revenues received by the United
States under oil and gas leases issued for tracts located in the Western
and Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas,
including such leases issued on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H0781BAEEE3D9402B9E30B26A75CB3A53"><enum>D</enum><header>Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the Department of the Interior</header>
<section id="H801B36A87FC44D7F830FEFAA18D42FA9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10401.</enum><header>Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and Assistant Secretary of Ocean
Energy and Safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be in the Department of the Interior—</text>
<paragraph id="HF95E77A2F2A84E079D686654BF6D703A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9614068AA5F04B689857F36D546AA1F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA98C9DEA7D5348A9B2FF32C44A9881F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report to the Secretary of the Interior or, if directed by the Secretary, to the Deputy Secretary
of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H85BD8F93CF6848CA8CBA07DFE9CA1611"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299D2D3AEE9242F4B3E9A94E7FF747A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for—</text>
<clause id="H350D01A7F2F343DB9B1306EE95CF7259"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the safe and responsible development of our energy and mineral resources on Federal lands in
appropriate accordance with United States energy demands; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5FD358AF497D4694BC6B013C9FBE19A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring multiple-use missions of the Department of the Interior that promote the safe and
sustained development of energy and minerals resources on public lands (as
that term is defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>));</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1898A387863A49E5B0F129A753165F96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DEF1D21A10E4E19AF9FA2D62A541765"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD242144DDAA4435085C27A6717F56702"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report to the Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7909C4520C5844CE97C5D51FA1D623A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62B8EB8C931C40639E1E020A9E4748D8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient development of energy and minerals on the Outer
Continental Shelf of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA94767AFDB794EFC80F5315D0AC1212F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H98A4951960324BE8AC22AFD7A0C63C51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F3ED4F5DD1C4C0D824EDE4AA3F3DCC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report to the Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3F09948070BC4E569167D6C318982EEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H58A164CD620948FE9A5B65D6A5DFE027"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient development of energy and minerals on public lands
and other Federal onshore lands under the jurisdiction of the Department
of the Interior, including implementation of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (30
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) and administration of the Office of Surface Mining.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H86D59C7C108A4EEEBCDD48AF82D3E3A7"><enum>10402.</enum><header>Bureau of Ocean Energy</header>
<subsection id="HD40EE3C7C7C042979FC5B7C363C1655E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Ocean Energy (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Bureau</quote>), which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB47A4E25DBC43EE90E42867B99BD5CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be headed by a Director of Ocean Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B9ADE3335694933B9C04A766EB1B37F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be administered under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE699E8180119457194DAF204DCBD67D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="H0BE68BA2E53E421E90763F80C9368846"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5161EF42CDBF46CBB157C5DDFB92AD58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCF0706E37554BB49E084BDC5C7C2963"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H1CA6B338F2444979AFE2C305284F30AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out through the Bureau all functions, powers, and duties
vested in the Secretary relating to the administration of a comprehensive
program of offshore mineral and renewable energy resources management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H667AC841C0F1415FA67C89F1C795FEC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific authorities</header><text>The Director shall promulgate and implement regulations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68CCC34718A44473BCB61E205BA8FDD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the proper issuance of leases for the exploration, development, and production of nonrenewable
and renewable energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFC4BA64754A494497FDD190B49FFD9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relating to resource identification, access, evaluation, and utilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF51A285D23D644CF8F382936F6617DBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for development of leasing plans, lease sales, and issuance of leases for such resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED107FD83EF84BBF8BBA278759785EF3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding issuance of environmental impact statements related to leasing and post leasing
activities including exploration, development, and production, and the use
of third party contracting for necessary environmental analysis for the
development of such resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8D2151B834D4776B7AD6FF1DAD25AF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not carry out through the Bureau any function, power, or duty that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE36C48D0CCC48668F015286D2862F52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>required by section 10403 to be carried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB570BD98C948427A9C917D21C0E3E934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required by section 10404 to be carried out through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5C4DB54E78146CCB6E0001CF5742C12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities of land management agencies</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect the authorities of the Bureau of Land Management under the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) or
of the Forest Service under the National Forest Management Act of 1976
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/588">Public Law 94–588</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5F2905E7F9194FD6B24F409199E73C33"><enum>10403.</enum><header>Ocean Energy Safety Service</header>
<subsection id="H3C1526F759894C6A905CF6E66043FF33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department of the Interior an Ocean Energy Safety Service (referred to
in this section as the <quote>Service</quote>), which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H46912374A612482BA12BAB8CDC2C3A4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be headed by a Director of Energy Safety (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5118B203E1444D48B389667EE085DAE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be administered under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8856AE00AD9C46B9ACF87CB230FB7804"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="HE5DA959F9A9B41F1893B96504AEE12F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9BC6ED675734E8DB25025E7F0C66B0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B8648016EEB4D1A8F76A277C200676C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="HFFD80957E89F4A60BDB5DD53F6F6C98B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out through the Service all functions, powers, and duties
vested in the Secretary relating to the administration of safety and
environmental enforcement activities related to offshore mineral and
renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>) including the
authority to develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations to ensure the
safe and sound exploration, development, and production of mineral and
renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in a timely
fashion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25AD34CAA26E4807B0B5F41C0E41B24B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific authorities</header><text>The Director shall be responsible for all safety activities related to exploration and development
of renewable and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H260546FD3CEE485282F8D5C320F2E939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exploration, development, production, and ongoing inspections of infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E7BA5576B134A70A442D924AE4FE6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the suspending or prohibiting, on a temporary basis, any operation or activity, including
production under leases held on the Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance
with section 5(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1334(a)(1));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB43DFFB0E064A29A772BF7BA39A3506"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cancelling any lease, permit, or right-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with
section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1334(a)(2));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6ED6703C962641B99D09FE117DC49E21"><enum>(D)</enum><text>compelling compliance with applicable Federal laws and regulations relating to worker safety and
other matters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H198A189BD0C3444CBACE1E632999E5D1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requiring comprehensive safety and environmental management programs for persons engaged in
activities connected with the exploration, development, and production of
mineral or renewable energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76901439F6444CDFA50E33A7E15C2B83"><enum>(F)</enum><text>developing and implementing regulations for Federal employees to carry out any inspection or
investigation to ascertain compliance with applicable regulations,
including health, safety, or environmental regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B340D1B4ECD4FAA8B4C3894A60CE804"><enum>(G)</enum><text>implementing the Offshore Technology Research and Risk Assessment Program under section 21 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1347">43 U.S.C. 1347</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2577D7A829734AB2ABA39E8A18CE83C5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>summoning witnesses and directing the production of evidence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H197B6653E66944F99CF36A3D6DF5EF13"><enum>(I)</enum><text>levying fines and penalties and disqualifying operators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FCA007B328B437896DCCE0F996FDA48"><enum>(J)</enum><text>carrying out any safety, response, and removal preparedness functions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF75809A1C96140458A3AC80D12E0C35A"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the processing of permits, exploration plans, development plans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9777A7E8388345D2AD9DCE9709F7D168"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employees</header>
<paragraph id="H3AF73BA313DE4E9FB9CDF7BF20248F80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the inspection force of the Bureau consists of qualified, trained
employees who meet qualification requirements and adhere to the highest
professional and ethical standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H069F584E6BA84DE897394C9375479C14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The qualification requirements referred to in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41E717A8019B472F960E859A1E572B0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be determined by the Secretary, subject to subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89005FD0E859471E850DDE24B65DD5E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include—</text>
<clause id="H9D457379AE9F42DCBBEED58BC43D0C65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>3 years of practical experience in oil and gas exploration, development, or production; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C208B5243FB4F9E8312ED161B983C28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a degree in an appropriate field of engineering from an accredited institution of higher learning.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44F83CB7CB394A779E253E5B0D0215CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>In assigning oil and gas inspectors to the inspection and investigation of individual operations,
the Secretary shall give due consideration to the extent possible to their
previous experience in the particular type of oil and gas operation in
which such inspections are to be made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E926746C5AC42329BE8A8C3108FB460"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>The Director shall require that an individual to be hired as an inspection officer undergo an
employment investigation (including a criminal history record check).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BB25A9E18B64B7DB2A2A1A0158D075A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Language requirements</header><text>Individuals hired as inspectors must be able to read, speak, and write English well enough to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8953650F106546B9A52B756720925B7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out written and oral instructions regarding the proper performance of inspection duties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE5A2869F28144259100AA4B50F96778"><enum>(B)</enum><text>write inspection reports and statements and log entries in the English language.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H046FEB4FD8024882A3EC84745CEF3F23"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Veterans preference</header><text>The Director shall provide a preference for the hiring of an individual as a inspection officer if
the individual is a member or former member of the Armed Forces and is
entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer pay on
account of service as a member of the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E579DB2FA874AA6A0BC7D7E02AC4C35"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Annual proficiency review</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DAB41ACF4DF45B198B31281BE96C950"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual proficiency review</header><text>The Director shall provide that an annual evaluation of each individual assigned inspection duties
is conducted and documented.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA203AC57C7A2499F908079732C3C2830"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuation of employment</header><text>An individual employed as an inspector may not continue to be employed in that capacity unless the
evaluation demonstrates that the individual—</text>
<clause id="HAF4D36642C11471AA6462A8E09D07CE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continues to meet all qualifications and standards;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6A693D79C8541238F355F12A563DD12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a satisfactory record of performance and attention to duty based on the standards and
requirements in the inspection program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4024BEB18DB543AAA572FA62337C45A2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrates the current knowledge and skills necessary to courteously, vigilantly, and effectively
perform inspection functions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8ED81145223441E6B62C4D353846CB0E"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitation on right to strike</header><text>Any individual that conducts permitting or inspections under this section may not participate in a
strike, or assert the right to strike.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E3522CFA67E46A7A80A2E973D447FCD"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Personnel authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director may employ, appoint, discipline and
terminate for cause, and fix the compensation, terms, and conditions of
employment of Federal service for individuals as the employees of the
Service in order to restore and maintain the trust of the people of the
United States in the accountability of the management of our Nation’s
energy safety program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A63538C79B44A33B6030014178DC932"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Training Academy</header>
<subparagraph id="H495CF6DA93844FCCBA4BBE08680C1FB3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and maintain a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy (referred to
in this paragraph as the <quote>Academy</quote>) as an agency of the Ocean Energy Safety Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C8436F42F9B4AE5A8F7EE90D0594A17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Functions of Academy</header><text>The Secretary, through the Academy, shall be responsible for—</text>
<clause id="HA08209A10D034D77B8F567C16035B0F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the initial and continued training of both newly hired and experienced offshore oil and gas
inspectors in all aspects of health, safety, environmental, and
operational inspections;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDB9670030BD4140B42E516AE0DD8A7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the training of technical support personnel of the Bureau;</text>
</clause><clause id="H96789321D7ED4F85ADF4E43BB54ED7DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other training programs for offshore oil and gas inspectors, Bureau personnel, Department
personnel, or other persons as the Secretary shall designate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H529A655A29284A6586480CE3342A6243"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>certification of the successful completion of training programs for newly hired and experienced
offshore oil and gas inspectors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAA95F1ECAAF4A51B67A4630A62FF428"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header>
<clause id="HEC45075FA4C04507BD734486909D17CB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In performing functions under this paragraph, and subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may enter
into cooperative educational and training agreements with educational
institutions, related Federal academies, other Federal agencies, State
governments, safety training firms, and oil and gas operators and related
industries.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2AEF9F080164C34869CFA92D4305290"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training requirement</header><text>Such training shall be conducted by the Academy in accordance with curriculum needs and assignment
of instructional personnel established by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61D8EC4E0351491A936258F85BDE3E09"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Use of Department personnel</header><text>In performing functions under this subsection, the Secretary shall use, to the extent practicable,
the facilities and personnel of the Department of the Interior. The
Secretary may appoint or assign to the Academy such officers and employees
as the Secretary considers necessary for the performance of the duties and
functions of the Academy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB30AF2D789044B2AABDB353AE29B878"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Additional training programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H3E06ECFC31BA47C78CD38069A769A673"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall work with appropriate educational institutions, operators, and representatives
of oil and gas workers to develop and maintain adequate programs with
educational institutions and oil and gas operators that are designed—</text>
<clause id="H7DB1E9CCE52B4728B218A8C3329E7526"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enable persons to qualify for positions in the administration of this title; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA507EA2FBEAD4638995C23ACD605124B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide for the continuing education of inspectors or other appropriate Department of the
Interior personnel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C983F1D1E6F4824B7CF554A50129164"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Financial and technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary may provide financial and technical assistance to educational institutions in
carrying out this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AA0A77978404BB587055DCF5C03A77E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not carry out through the Service any function, power, or duty that is—</text>
<paragraph id="HC69F1E67007C4902B469C7D6065820B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>required by section 10402 to be carried out through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A094C7B3A3546239B2D8DF76760E243"><enum>(2)</enum><text>required by section 10404 to be carried out through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6AD42197CFF34CAB940DC209E551D304"><enum>10404.</enum><header>Office of Natural Resources revenue</header>
<subsection id="H487D95D893D941CFB3C79E294467EA5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department of the Interior an Office of Natural Resources Revenue
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Office</quote>) to be headed by a Director of Natural Resources Revenue (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CAE9BD575934437A611D0A6991E6062"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and compensation</header>
<paragraph id="H705C8062033449B2B3DEBA7331EC5DF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AE08332BD934F7F89AB4CCB250336CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for Level V of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98A653B1ADD244D6A3A015E569864B44"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H58757FCBCC6F40B1B9F5929048FFFEE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, powers, and
duties vested in the Secretary and relating to the administration of
offshore royalty and revenue management functions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A4B5E8B9194FA5836308FFDF1E317B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific authorities</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, powers, and duties previously
assigned to the Minerals Management Service (including the authority to
develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations) regarding offshore royalty
and revenue collection; royalty and revenue distribution; auditing and
compliance; investigation and enforcement of royalty and revenue
regulations; and asset management for onshore and offshore activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98CD39E95F8B49C8A62584222AB6872E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not carry out through the Office any function, power, or duty that is—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5E4D01B9C734B0E88999F6C758F0268"><enum>(1)</enum><text>required by section 10402 to be carried out through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED3B1D11F2194B788B8F3EAF6E44E113"><enum>(2)</enum><text>required by section 10403 to be carried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCC978480B46343A2BF4917DA59CEADA6"><enum>10405.</enum><header>Ethics and drug testing</header>
<subsection id="H0681AFE34D684A37843ACFD889F61888"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall certify annually that all Department of the Interior officers
and employees having regular, direct contact with lessees, contractors,
concessionaires, and other businesses interested before the Government as
a function of their official duties, or conducting investigations, issuing
permits, or responsible for oversight of energy programs, are in full
compliance with all Federal employee ethics laws and regulations under the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and part 2635 of title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations, and all guidance issued under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDDF978E8994A4611BD1A2250B354434A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Drug Testing</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a random drug testing program of all Department of the Interior
personnel referred to in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H05BFBA5365C24DCDAB11F73D71ECACA8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
supplementary ethics and drug testing guidance for the employees for which
certification is required under subsection (a). The Secretary shall update
the supplementary ethics guidance not less than once every 3 years
thereafter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA40D3E7CE9834C4CA5D495CB033A8916"><enum>10406.</enum><header>Abolishment of Minerals Management Service</header>
<subsection id="H4FD30EA888654042972BFC09531DB639"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Abolishment</header><text>The Minerals Management Service is abolished.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA9AF82FF0414AD8909BF9266CC3FE02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completed administrative actions</header>
<paragraph id="H1981FB136C484744AD8C626AC415E62C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completed administrative actions of the Minerals Management Service shall not be affected by the
enactment of this Act, but shall continue in effect according to their
terms until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or
revoked in accordance with law by an officer of the United States or a
court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE537FB9609694A5B94CC8192BE08EF4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Completed administrative action defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1), the term <quote>completed administrative action</quote> includes orders, determinations, memoranda of understanding, memoranda of agreements, rules,
regulations, personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts,
certificates, licenses, registrations, and privileges.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H86449365A4064B13AFA5F10A987F8C5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pending Proceedings</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the officers of the Department of the
Interior under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HAEC514EBCF2041AF8B40B24897A0EB10"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pending proceedings in the Minerals Management Service, including notices of proposed rulemaking,
and applications for licenses, permits, certificates, grants, and
financial assistance, shall continue, notwithstanding the enactment of
this Act or the vesting of functions of the Service in another agency,
unless discontinued or modified under the same terms and conditions and to
the same extent that such discontinuance or modification could have
occurred if this title had not been enacted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7791F270972424281C773428587D2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>orders issued in such proceedings, and appeals therefrom, and payments made pursuant to such
orders, shall issue in the same manner and on the same terms as if this
title had not been enacted, and any such orders shall continue in effect
until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked by
an officer of the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82D4689C9D2A497695DF71F5079A9464"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pending Civil Actions</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior or any officer of the Department of the
Interior under this title, pending civil actions shall continue
notwithstanding the enactment of this Act, and in such civil actions,
proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered and
enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if such enactment
had not occurred.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C97867CB73A4AA3802932DC3AF7833A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">References relating to the Minerals Management Service in statutes, Executive orders, rules,
regulations, directives, or delegations of authority that precede the
effective date of this Act are deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the
Department, to its officers, employees, or agents, or to its corresponding
organizational units or functions. Statutory reporting requirements that
applied in relation to the Minerals Management Service immediately before
the effective date of this title shall continue to apply.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H23B616882678440CB213867CC8271665"><enum>10407.</enum><header>Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC0CC5FA4C9D64B7BB75753EAAD1E42C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">Section 5314</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <quote>Under Secretaries of the Treasury (3).</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02BADA3C8BE84798940C77A50FB96E21" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph"><list-item>Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals, Department of the Interior.</list-item></list><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8F374888FD494E5ABAF22F057A292489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistant Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">Section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Assistant Secretaries of the Interior (6).</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDC9E43D39D14C6DA743524A8A0FD9B2" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph"><list-item>Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Interior (7).</list-item></list><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5790E1668C854B75BAF06D60D612A287"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">Section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior.</quote> and inserting the following new items:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1DCB51520324CCCAF1C174F8C884462" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph"><list-item>Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy, Department of the Interior.</list-item><list-item>Director, Ocean Energy Safety Service, Department of the Interior.</list-item><list-item>Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department of the Interior.</list-item></list><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H9F856EDDF89743D8B3526C12E01FACD6"><enum>10408.</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board</header>
<subsection id="H5D5C0C3DF3874EB093F983B2DABB6837"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall establish, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, an Outer
Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Board</quote>)—</text>
<paragraph id="H640D6B41A2514320BA454E38B917B091"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide the Secretary and the Directors established by this title with independent scientific
and technical advice on safe, responsible, and timely mineral and
renewable energy exploration, development, and production activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7F5D85746744082A0FBC85D9A3DC4E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review operations of the National Offshore Energy Health and Safety Academy established under
section 10403(d), including submitting to the Secretary recommendations of
curriculum to ensure training scientific and technical advancements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13AF89ED964E4AD49A149245B4FC9E01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H492B8841853B473B91D6521DBCDDD624"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Size</header><text>The Board shall consist of not more than 11 members, who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD460BC0B66144EA28EBC83770A72C9E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the Secretary based on their expertise in oil and gas drilling, well design,
operations, well containment and oil spill response; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3501BCEE2FE04D658F5D4BE3FC101650"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must have significant scientific, engineering, management, and other credentials and a history of
working in the field related to safe energy exploration, development, and
production activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BA8BFFF999F4BC695B8D6EB2128D44D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation and nominations</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of
Engineering to identify potential candidates for the Board and shall take
nominations from the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H107B153979FF48F8A9FAEDCA5872E9C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint Board members to staggered terms of not more than 4 years, and shall
not appoint a member for more than 2 consecutive terms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H326754BBEBB04962AB91115A68F4A8EE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Balance</header><text>In appointing members to the Board, the Secretary shall ensure a balanced representation of
industry and research interests.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81F27966EBED41DE87D90BB0DCEE9378"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint the Chair for the Board from among its members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H71BA382DC1A14246AE40876A7E7D1FA7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet not less than 3 times per year and shall host, at least once per year, a
public forum to review and assess the overall energy safety performance of
Outer Continental Shelf mineral and renewable energy resource activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7CEF06A559BB4042854C3AA8B88D1FAD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Offshore drilling safety assessments and recommendations</header><text>As part of its duties under this section, the Board shall, by not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this section and every 5 years thereafter, submit to
the Secretary a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="H72AC4EEFC3BC47E4B0F7B8749800D911"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assesses offshore oil and gas well control technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and
regulations in the United States and elsewhere; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8018B185A51E432CA11FA854095F9429"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, recommends modifications to the regulations issued under this title to ensure
adequate protection of safety and the environment, including
recommendations on how to reduce regulations and administrative actions
that are duplicative or unnecessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13BCA258ECC34077A805B8448280C60F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Reports of the Board shall be submitted by the Board to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House or Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and made available to the public in electronically
accessible form.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4C33173C0639450FB3FEF000E7B8D54F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of the Federal Government, while attending
meeting of the Board or while otherwise serving at the request of the
Secretary or the Director while serving away from their homes or regular
places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">section 5703</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, for individuals in the Government serving without pay.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H483A758062CB4357B8E1FC45756972F2"><enum>10409.</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1348">43 U.S.C. 1348</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end of the section the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDD6ED1079B0E4C4898B36DCC1CA44F37" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE3399D09CCC748D9B8E755B87DDB03A4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inspection fees</header>
<paragraph id="HC4AFCB013CD748C59C6E080EF486E2DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities subject to inspection
under subsection (c) non-refundable fees for such inspections—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC568CF215C0F4DCE9F7F428B7344530D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at an aggregate level equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses of inspections of
outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling
units) by the Department of the Interior; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CDA70F7D4BF4C8A8EDAE2C13D578A3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using a schedule that reflects the differences in complexity among the classes of facilities to be
inspected.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4394D2256F64C7899CBA8EB4CCDD539"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ocean energy safety fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the <quote>Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall
be available as provided under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5AEF5D652946D6ABE2C663467259EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of fees</header>
<subparagraph id="H7D6BC54204584FB6A1FBAF841657121A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">section 3302</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, all amounts deposited in the Fund—</text>
<clause id="H48482F22C3034313BA4733066423BEB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be credited as offsetting collections;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5A5D6DFA7784334A010DEDB72DEC0BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be available for expenditure for purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Continental
Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) and the
administration of the inspection program under this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H400A5B4E2B474423B9FC3686C32D51D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be available only to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H083C1B29CD6348F9BDB52FD85205EA43"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall remain available until expended.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F46F7853CBF46698DD54A438C54373C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use for field offices</header><text>Not less than 75 percent of amounts in the Fund may be appropriated for use only for the respective
Department of the Interior field offices where the amounts were originally
assessed as fees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6064A7A043E34DA4A1E03C66E24EF6F7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees shall be established under this subsection for the fiscal year in which this subsection takes
effect and the subsequent 10 years, and shall not be raised without advise
and consent of the Congress, except as determined by the Secretary to be
appropriate as an adjustment equal to the percentage by which the Consumer
Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the
adjustment exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the
calendar year in which the claim was determined or last adjusted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE4066F39EC04AB1BA755A66A8256B17"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual fees</header><text>Annual fees shall be collected under this subsection for facilities that are above the waterline,
excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year.
Fees for fiscal year 2013 shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2213025069BE400683665171C637005F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F59F354F0C442978CB98AD446E316AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4607710B49084AB89A69B2ECEF30FBF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0575361F5A446119684E88D6D888377"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Fees for drilling rigs</header><text>Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed under this subsection for all inspections completed in
fiscal years 2015 through 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H210A116221F44AE39CE8705CEDF49C17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 1,000 feet or more; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8F340B380724BA29D7E12646E3224A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 1,000 feet.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCB53439C36348E9BE0913713A67776D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Billing</header><text>The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (5) within 60 days after the date of
the inspection, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The
Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6) within 30
days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with
payment required within 30 days after billing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADFA97FCEE9C4CBF8C0678305C26BACC"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>No fee may be collected under this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72965AFDFABE41989B69F5A9DA6C5020"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Annual reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H7DC77D938F6847A2971F7C12AC678E8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2015, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report on the operation of the Fund during the fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A42E9BA2A8041478DFE34E8C898B47A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the following:</text>
<clause id="H1419937516DC40BDA0E7A05C104FF729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A statement of the amounts deposited into the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="H09ACFF5C8E00447CA1B3D8CA26DF5032"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the expenditures made from the Fund for the fiscal year, including the purpose of
the expenditures and the additional hiring of personnel.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC4A199FF72E4A328B88EA25A8F0BECB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A statement of the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.</text>
</clause><clause id="H97A4BDC77A0F42A6B7192BAC904E11B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An accounting of pace of permit approvals.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7224D06819634F7E944321514CAD9E7F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>If fee increases are proposed after the initial 10-year period referred to in paragraph (5), a
proper accounting of the potential adverse economic impacts such fee
increases will have on offshore economic activity and overall production,
conducted by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A4931CA8D8049E8B1A2CE05A73DB1C3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Recommendations to increase the efficacy and efficiency of offshore inspections.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA58EBA4FA8CE4F629BC67E5EBA9B2A88"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Any corrective actions levied upon offshore inspectors as a result of any form of misconduct.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HCF5EBC4CA8CC4CF2B54A4129473CFF2B"><enum>10410.</enum><header>Prohibition on action based on National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547</header>
<subsection id="H9F0DE9F8D55E42D7A224B040D35F06B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy Safety Service may not develop, propose, finalize,
administer, or implement, any limitation on activities under their
jurisdiction as a result of the coastal and marine spatial planning
component of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No.
13547.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E9ADA18169840DEB63D3F7AD15892D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate identifying
all Federal expenditures in fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by the
Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy Safety Service and their
predecessor agencies, by agency, account, and any pertinent subaccounts,
for the development, administration, or implementation of the coastal and
marine spatial planning component of the National Ocean Policy developed
under Executive Order No. 13547, including staff time, travel, and other
related expenses.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H01504F28B6C94E50882DA03220E4F8DA"><enum>E</enum><header>United States Territories</header>
<section id="H4098F8EC804B4233ACA6697D06455FBA"><enum>10501.</enum><header>Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46C4F457396B4AADB7153F737CF36EFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (a), by inserting after <quote>control</quote> the following: <quote>or lying within the United States exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any
territory of the United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5BECEC74FEF4C0EB7E61593EC5D3E12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (p), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A4D72BC20644608B20FF5556DFAD2AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (q), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25901BD10A46483BBCD2324BD19152A3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H837A2882922D4DF3BA1102580D1AD69B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBB26143964FF45378E46F7AB0709B63E"><enum>(r)</enum><text>The term <quote>State</quote> includes each territory of the United States.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB3681CBF36654F05AB7A595BC5C398A9"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<section id="HCFFC0A79A94E47128C6E269CF7C102B5"><enum>10601.</enum><header>Rules regarding distribution of revenues under Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006</header>
<subsection id="HD1A5FA4900C94B568588BB9002921B69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
issue rules to provide more clarity, certainty, and stability to the
revenue streams contemplated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref> note).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF540F9BA487842C8A62B089987522194"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rules shall include clarification of the timing and methods of disbursements of funds under
section 105(b)(2) of such Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H907D4B1586AC482598EA8E5BC5FF37CB"><enum>10602.</enum><header>Amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref> note) shall be applied by substituting <quote>2024, and shall not exceed $999,999,999 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2055</quote> for <quote>2055</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBF644C3946544D12986F5A126CAFCF34"><enum>10603.</enum><header>South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of this Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>), and
any regulations or 5-year plan issued under that Act, the term <quote>South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area</quote> means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of that Act (43 U.S.C.
1331)) that is located between the northern lateral seaward administrative
boundary of the State of Virginia and the southernmost lateral seaward
administrative boundary of the State of Georgia.</text>
</section><section id="H6FF196EBAFA9429089E57F863DE9C1BD"><enum>10604.</enum><header>Enhancing geological and geophysical information for America’s energy future</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1340">43 U.S.C. 1340</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H690203817D0C4AFF9922B8E912512342" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H13CDEFF156B84863A61303B4694CBD12"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Enhancing Geological and Geophysical Information for America’s Energy Future</header>
<paragraph id="H1D890223F5824BF6AFAACCB3BEB0813B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall
facilitate and support the practical study of geology and geophysics to
better understand the oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon potential in the
South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area by entering into
partnerships to conduct geological and geophysical activities on the outer
Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8D403D4380E460BA5AD080996BD77FE"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H67EE1C372E064263A74BFD8587AA8829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an
America That Works Act of 2014, the Governors of the States of Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia may each nominate for
participation in the partnerships—</text>
<clause id="H18095CA001314064BE5AFD65B56A933E" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one institution of higher education located within the Governor’s State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A382B7BA5064988AFE6E01554393498" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>one institution of higher education within the Governor’s State that is a historically black
college or university, as defined in section 631(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1132">20 U.S.C. 1132(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H747BD8EB566B41318618D4C5986CE76D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In making nominations, the Governors shall give preference to those institutions of higher
education that demonstrate a vigorous rate of admission of veterans of the
Armed Forces of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EF22A4866064ABFB227C9A9264795B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall only select as a partner a nominee that the Secretary determines demonstrates
excellence in geophysical sciences curriculum, engineering curriculum, or
information technology or other technical studies relating to seismic
research (including data processing).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D21B8B2B9894230B12C19BFC23C5D0B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection (d), nominees selected as partners by the Secretary may conduct
geological and geophysical activities under this section after filing a
notice with the Secretary 30-days prior to commencement of the activity
without any further authorization by the Secretary except those activities
that use solid or liquid explosives shall require a permit. The Secretary
may not charge any fee for the provision of data or other information
collected under this authority, other than the cost of duplicating any
data or information provided. Nominees selected as partners under this
section shall provide to the Secretary any data or other information
collected under this subsection within 60 days after completion of an
initial analysis of the data or other information collected, if so
requested by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AAA30236CD04F9687A09541A51531F4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Data or other information produced as a result of activities conducted by nominees selected as
partners under this subsection shall not be used or shared for commercial
purposes by the nominee, may not be produced for proprietary use or sale,
and shall be made available by the Secretary to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE55A27B38554CD0AC280B34B61EFA2F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate reports on
the data or other information produced under the partnerships under this
section. Such reports shall be made no less frequently than every 180 days
following the conduct of the first geological and geophysical activities
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C9B35683DF5495DB82EC3FBF31748D6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In this subsection the term <quote>geological and geophysical activities</quote> means any oil- or gas-related investigation conducted on the outer Continental Shelf, including
geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity, seismic, or other systems are
used to detect or imply the presence of oil or gas.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2062DA6CDFB74B748FA1DE2D5FB3B9AA"><enum>G</enum><header>Judicial Review</header>
<section id="H94C6593CFA434A40883C4F52F6630BCC"><enum>10701.</enum><header>Time for filing complaint</header>
<subsection id="HE8B1B298DF9149B186D051DC0B458F45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any cause of action that arises from a covered energy decision must be filed not later than the end
of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the covered energy decision.
Any cause of action not filed within this time period shall be barred.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6C87BCD5D6B4AB0B3E00D76657B3006"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply to a cause of action brought by a party to a covered energy lease.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5FB3B07D30B342F299BD82CB5349C4F1"><enum>10702.</enum><header>District court deadline</header>
<subsection id="HC574936C526F486CBB23D72A40D57F31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All proceedings that are subject to section 10701—</text>
<paragraph id="H81116C6905184D39AF0E5E1C41D2A7BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be brought in the United States district court for the district in which the Federal property
for which a covered energy lease is issued is located or the United States
District Court of the District of Columbia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F0DF4C8CB5945CF91E9C46D30095B14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible, and in any event not more than 180 days after such
cause or claim is filed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50C385F763434C4587865BDC27C5990F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the district court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92016FEE3A1E4D13A206548D6A42B123"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Failure To comply with deadline</header><text>If an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order has not been issued by the district court
by the deadline described under this section, the cause or claim shall be
dismissed with prejudice and all rights relating to such cause or claim
shall be terminated.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H234F323D4B194FD385EF2A532D9E7639"><enum>10703.</enum><header>Ability to seek appellate review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the district court in a proceeding that is
subject to section 10701 may be reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Circuit shall resolve any such
appeal as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, not more than 180
days after such interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the
district court was issued.</text>
</section><section id="HA312A5D4EC85416B8DA6E24F6ECA5686"><enum>10704.</enum><header>Limitation on scope of review and relief</header>
<subsection id="HF23B12015EB64BAA9C131A21EC52D1C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative findings and conclusions</header><text>In any judicial review of any Federal action under this subtitle, any administrative findings and
conclusions relating to the challenged Federal action shall be presumed to
be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and convincing evidence
contained in the administrative record.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA448BB255F04D77A688C178C13A7A44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on prospective relief</header><text>In any judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this subtitle, the Court shall not
grant or approve any prospective relief unless the Court finds that such
relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the
violation of a Federal law requirement, and is the least intrusive means
necessary to correct the violation concerned.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB4F55217F8754BFFB69E58EEF47C96A1"><enum>10705.</enum><header>Legal fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person filing a petition seeking judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this
subtitle who is not a prevailing party shall pay to the prevailing parties
(including intervening parties), other than the United States, fees and
other expenses incurred by that party in connection with the judicial
review, unless the Court finds that the position of the person was
substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award
unjust.</text>
</section><section id="HA46E7E3DE2C34351B37E32D65C049A57"><enum>10706.</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle shall not apply with respect to disputes between the parties to a lease issued
pursuant to an authorizing leasing statute regarding the obligations of
such lease or the alleged breach thereof.</text>
</section><section id="H7CBD2D23FAF74AF28E7514D2208F96A7"><enum>10707.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H1332040F13674D7C92B9DD346496461A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered energy decision</header><text>The term <quote>covered energy decision</quote> means any action or decision by a Federal official regarding the issuance of a covered energy
lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4E22FD4402F4DA6BD3D7B69DE54B1AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered energy lease</header><text>The term <quote>covered energy lease</quote> means any lease under this title or under an oil and gas leasing program under this title.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Onshore Federal Lands and Energy Security</header>
<subtitle id="H30BB5E6D481548138D31214F33308A4B"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security</header>
<section id="HBF57F3D3F15E4DF0B4F1B042D6724E91" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>21001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H1E951F47C72A4086BD09A0B447682D02"><enum>21002.</enum><header>Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America</header>
<subsection id="H81ACA850082347B8A6F6BA2B990A1565"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional intent</header><text>It is the intent of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H3EA85F772C3D49A8B7AB2778235DE685"><enum>(1)</enum><text>this subtitle will support a healthy and growing United States domestic energy sector that, in
turn, helps to reinvigorate American manufacturing, transportation, and
service sectors by employing the vast talents of United States workers to
assist in the development of energy from domestic sources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H472DCCB52D5447A9B1B459EB1CC478FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure a robust onshore energy production industry and ensure that the benefits of development
support local communities, under this subtitle, the Secretary shall make
every effort to promote the development of onshore American energy, and
shall take into consideration the socioeconomic impacts, infrastructure
requirements, and fiscal stability for local communities located within
areas containing onshore energy resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD49D14233CD465E9D279332BB030B8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Congress will monitor the deployment of personnel and material onshore to encourage the
development of American manufacturing to enable United States workers to
benefit from this subtitle through good jobs and careers, as well as the
establishment of important industrial facilities to support expanded
access to American resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DAD1C3ADA5E41D486E25FCD3CFC87BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall when possible, and practicable, encourage the use of United
States workers and equipment manufactured in the United States in all
construction related to mineral resource development under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><chapter id="H5BC7ECA580F84C048AEBF8F98D396DA6"><enum>1</enum><header>Onshore oil and gas permit streamlining</header>
<section id="H92BF5DE4BF184AF398E85F0092A4C513" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>21101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><subchapter id="HEE52F65192E04F019E6AD5EEC3372676"><enum>A</enum><header>Application for Permits to Drill Process Reform</header>
<section id="H403A5988535848CD81F38975EA3DF857"><enum>21111.</enum><header>Permit to drill application timeline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3ED107F3F2D942EE821E912B1578513C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H23758AA980F94DA1B363E99E18B1D865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications for permits to drill reform and process</header>
<subparagraph id="H07CE2F02EE62447A917719D7C32D1E8D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>The Secretary shall decide whether to issue a permit to drill within 30 days after receiving an
application for the permit. The Secretary may extend such period for up to
2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of
the delay to the applicant. The notice shall be in the form of a letter
from the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary, and shall include the
names and titles of the persons processing the application, the specific
reasons for the delay, and a specific date a final decision on the
application is expected.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H135E6799B9DB46E9BEB01BCFDA7D27F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice of reasons for denial</header><text>If the application is denied, the Secretary shall provide the applicant—</text>
<clause id="H349CA11C939A4302A624931429B09A1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in writing, clear and comprehensive reasons why the application was not accepted and detailed
information concerning any deficiencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H84B6B9FAD0634643B8D2BB2A8DC02309"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E1AC408B2E8491782A5B82A2DE46166"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application deemed approved</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary has not made a decision on the application by the end of the 60-day period
beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary, the
application is deemed approved, except in cases in which existing reviews
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) or Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>) are
incomplete.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE816F1749C494B99AFE524723E9A00DD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Denial of permit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary decides not to issue a permit to drill in accordance with subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H3810D2EE56124F05BA2389F36B0502AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the applicant a description of the reasons for the denial of the permit;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78E5B8E5180541AE8EF5F368F87B27AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the applicant to resubmit an application for a permit to drill during the 10-day period
beginning on the date the applicant receives the description of the denial
from the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61408F52E2FE44AB8D84D5A3948F3C7C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issue or deny any resubmitted application not later than 10 days after the date the application is
submitted to the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DD29A536F5A431A964D9FEF14FC90B7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Fee</header>
<clause id="H083070DDCC8749ED8F5D71D0E76FCD11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee
per application from each applicant at the time the final decision is made
whether to issue a permit under subparagraph (A). This fee shall not apply
to any resubmitted application.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0ECC897732B6489A8F6CF3B0D94622DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Treatment of permit processing fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of all fees collected under this paragraph, 50 percent shall be transferred to the field office
where they are collected and used to process protests, leases, and permits
under this Act subject to appropriation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subchapter><subchapter id="HA147279476584516B53A9AE073A6440F"><enum>B</enum><header>Administrative Protest Documentation Reform</header>
<section commented="no" id="HB1FF9784283B474F8AC9C078D4EF9789"><enum>21121.</enum><header>Administrative protest documentation reform</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(p)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H074494C1844643E28C12DD0D2FF3A66A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9589DD3CA0A944708B7E7F08E866321B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Protest fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCCBA321B64CE44649BB122CD5CE17B80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall collect a $5,000 documentation fee to accompany each protest for a lease, right
of way, or application for permit to drill.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H68F1DBAFD1224B2A9B26E077EF5E230B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of all fees collected under this paragraph, 50 percent shall remain in the field office where they
are collected and used to process protests subject to appropriation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subchapter><subchapter id="HC8BEEF7A9B1B4D99B14DED59A7877B5A"><enum>C</enum><header>Permit Streamlining</header>
<section id="HD542884CF7464D6D98D173A316573F69"><enum>21131.</enum><header>Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on Federal lands</header>
<subsection id="H05CE19B489E44B94B5477D991F434B89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project (referred to in this section as the <quote>Project</quote>) in every Bureau of Land Management field office with responsibility for permitting energy
projects on Federal land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H48DC2565B7314341A8C3F93CC88862CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header>
<paragraph id="HD7CE1C1D02E24AF68371AA1E41E4E637"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding for purposes of this section with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC457F727F244D35A94967575A7EBAF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69F4B3C4C84E4258BCB9ADF57BF9CD73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37F9AE0383E74A8B84EBB83269AD9C13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCABA25A61A4DB4A96F60C4A3CC9D5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>The Secretary may request that the Governor of any State with energy projects on Federal lands to
be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H204FA69661B84EE2A0FD246BB0493911"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of qualified staff</header>
<paragraph id="HD7B3127D73DD465E9D5C20E355459F60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding under
subsection (b), all Federal signatory parties shall, if appropriate,
assign to each of the Bureau of Land Management field offices an employee
who has expertise in the regulatory issues relating to the office in which
the employee is employed, including, as applicable, particular expertise
in—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEFD1F19AD26E410E92F07E9CC84F90D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the consultations and the preparation of biological opinions under section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1536">16 U.S.C. 1536</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1AD16559EB64103BF98F69984C08195"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permits under section 404 of Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0266B9FD27574EE0AC9286D7ADB47C25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regulatory matters under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DC1139F5759482C92064566C7EEDE44"><enum>(D)</enum><text>planning under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC608BE241954E898DB5FDEFEB8240F6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the preparation of analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB12A7BCA6B5B409E8EE62ADAD562B817"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each employee assigned under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38F66A8CEFFE469588048F265C62F6EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of assignment, report to the Bureau of Land Management Field
Managers in the office to which the employee is assigned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A1D159F21714F4FAF3DECF804F88036"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for all issues relating to the energy projects that arise under the authorities of
the employee’s home agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB290F9EF83E4283809E1EB399A9E48D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>participate as part of the team of personnel working on proposed energy projects, planning, and
environmental analyses on Federal lands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAA92DC49CD34965B06BFA376B653980"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assign to each Bureau of Land Management field office identified in subsection
(a) any additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the effective
approval and implementation of energy projects administered by the Bureau
of Land Management field offices, including inspection and enforcement
relating to energy development on Federal land, in accordance with the
multiple use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB9DF149BD4743CA8AB812950BF03B1D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Funding for the additional personnel shall come from the Department of the Interior reforms
identified in sections 21111 and 21121.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2CE3D3C679234D92B5544A40C5092349"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this section affects—</text>
<paragraph id="H534AEFA951594D7BAAF8840CCA92AEAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the operation of any Federal or State law; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD3AD6B2E1644DC58330F6711A6E2A82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any delegation of authority made by the head of a Federal agency whose employees are participating
in the Project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3934B1220424075A70C4FB226BD5DB7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this section the term <term>energy projects</term> includes oil, natural gas, and other energy projects as defined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2BB37ECCB3F14C63A0FD91ECEE952B39"><enum>21132.</enum><header>Administration of current law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not require a finding of
extraordinary circumstances in administering section 390 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15942">42 U.S.C. 15942</external-xref>).</text>
</section></subchapter><subchapter id="H9132A188D450486895663057ABEBE7D7"><enum>D</enum><header>Judicial Review</header>
<section id="H040D877C222845EE92DE0940E1499F66"><enum>21141.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9F49B800C4241F29FC94871B29C24ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>covered civil action</term> means a civil action containing a claim under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/702">section 702</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code,
regarding agency action (as defined for the purposes of that section)
affecting a covered energy project on Federal lands of the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4C34A29D9A84A92A4B98D3192577478"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>covered energy project</term> means the leasing of Federal lands of the United States for the exploration, development,
production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other
source of energy, and any action under such a lease, except that the term
does not include any disputes between the parties to a lease regarding the
obligations under such lease, including regarding any alleged breach of
the lease.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H644EBE62DD624ADFB11F2A434F74E0F3"><enum>21142.</enum><header>Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to covered energy projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the district court where the project or leases
exist or are proposed.</text>
</section><section id="H3B615862B2854F7BAD5CB90E8E1F8CEF"><enum>21143.</enum><header>Timely filing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure timely redress by the courts, a covered civil action must be filed no later than the end
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency
action to which it relates.</text>
</section><section id="H00EE193F65F14B2B8E0BFD57016E6A66"><enum>21144.</enum><header>Expedition in hearing and determining the action</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any covered civil action as expeditiously as
possible.</text>
</section><section id="H556C85E8815145B68EFF66595E0D75D7"><enum>21145.</enum><header>Standard of review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In any judicial review of a covered civil action, administrative findings and conclusions relating
to the challenged Federal action or decision shall be presumed to be
correct, and the presumption may be rebutted only by the preponderance of
the evidence contained in the administrative record.</text>
</section><section id="H177BB645C095482A90E7C71984634E9E"><enum>21146.</enum><header>Limitation on injunction and prospective relief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the
court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than
necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, and is the
least intrusive means necessary to correct that violation. In addition,
courts shall limit the duration of preliminary injunctions to halt covered
energy projects to no more than 60 days, unless the court finds clear
reasons to extend the injunction. In such cases of extensions, such
extensions shall only be in 30-day increments and shall require action by
the court to renew the injunction.</text>
</section><section id="H6DC7090BDD6C47928BE3452D7F9DBF86"><enum>21147.</enum><header>Limitation on attorneys’ fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 of title 28, United States Code, (together
commonly called the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered
civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil action receive
payment from the Federal Government for their attorneys’ fees, expenses,
and other court costs.</text>
</section><section id="H77BB15C1358940FFA111E9467086B556"><enum>21148.</enum><header>Legal standing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Challengers filing appeals with the Department of the Interior Board of Land Appeals shall meet the
same standing requirements as challengers before a United States district
court.</text>
</section></subchapter><subchapter id="H33C64E7AAD2942FA80EC8705B126142E"><enum>E</enum><header>Knowing America’s Oil and Gas Resources</header>
<section id="HFFB486038DB64C7887D8EF7F0519F52F"><enum>21151.</enum><header>Funding oil and gas resource assessments</header>
<subsection id="H3DAB2881F2A44339AAC3D7A22F356FB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall provide matching funding for joint projects with States to
conduct oil and gas resource assessments on Federal lands with significant
oil and gas potential.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H15EE24BD95144136AD18BC5CD0E68B2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE1D99BFFF56A48429242D0E63D7E7672"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Resource assessment</header><text>Any resource assessment under this section shall be conducted by a State, in consultation with the
United States Geological Survey.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H602DF0DECE134A4DA1D9F11CFFB47E11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section a total of
$50,000,000 for fiscal years 2015 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section></subchapter></chapter><chapter id="H73760655F5B74B82BAF55541399FCC7B"><enum>2</enum><header>Oil and gas leasing certainty</header>
<section id="HDC42F9DFE29341BC8263E5771670D91B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>21201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H00D29E3C2CC84FFA8341078821B97628"><enum>21202.</enum><header>Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In conducting lease sales as required by section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(a)), each year the Secretary of the Interior shall perform the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H20A4794DA3F544E7B3946B09DDF381B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall offer for sale no less than 25 percent of the annual nominated acreage not
previously made available for lease. Acreage offered for lease pursuant to
this paragraph shall not be subject to protest and shall be eligible for
categorical exclusions under section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15942">42 U.S.C. 15942</external-xref>), except that it shall not be subject to the test of
extraordinary circumstances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE41B588E7F9D402B9AB4795634623EAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In administering this section, the Secretary shall only consider leasing of Federal lands that are
available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H458B88E3B3E04689986B149A25E4D323"><enum>21203.</enum><header>Leasing certainty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>All lands</quote>, and by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H99BB09BB91854DB3B1C10E875BA7E4A5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBACB5977B10243F0A916A390FD362BB5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H85D389240F73440781C78E0797E71287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not withdraw any covered energy project issued under this Act without finding a
violation of the terms of the lease by the lessee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30406BFB974C43AFB9235182139592BA" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not infringe upon lease rights under leases issued under this Act by
indefinitely delaying issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic
permits, and rights of way for activities under such a lease.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC780244E5DA849C9897B29CC22616EC1" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>No later than 18 months after an area is designated as open under the current land use plan the
Secretary shall make available nominated areas for lease under the
criteria in section 2.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA09C4F2B5E949798EADA7F7AD5F8DE2" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall issue all leases sold no later than 60 days
after the last payment is made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2425E09EDDA461BB9808BC4D28ACE6B" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not cancel or withdraw any lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has
occurred and a winning bidder has submitted the last payment for the
parcel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4969CF4C7CBA469F981A73642D95BDB6" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>After the conclusion of the public comment period for a planned competitive lease sale, the
Secretary shall not cancel, defer, or withdraw any lease parcel announced
to be auctioned in the lease sale.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5717761D1EB64D03AF3DA7841AA3EC29" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Not later than 60 days after a lease sale held under this Act, the Secretary shall adjudicate any
lease protests filed following a lease sale. If after 60 days any protest
is left unsettled, said protest is automatically denied and appeal rights
of the protestor begin.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32AC0B9F0E724D028BE4A75A1748653D" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No additional lease stipulations may be added after the parcel is sold without consultation and
agreement of the lessee, unless the Secretary deems such stipulations as
emergency actions to conserve the resources of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H067E0BF4EEAE43B58E1D26AB6ACCE79B"><enum>21204.</enum><header>Leasing consistency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Federal land managers must follow existing resource management plans and continue to actively lease
in areas designated as open when resource management plans are being
amended or revised, until such time as a new record of decision is signed.</text>
</section><section id="HA589D144BE614B1696EAC25ACA733DDB"><enum>21205.</enum><header>Reduce redundant policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memorandum 2010–117 shall have no force or effect.</text>
</section><section id="H0E800444FE5647D18D316976A583E0CD"><enum>21206.</enum><header>Streamlined congressional notification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/188">30 U.S.C. 188(e)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter following
paragraph (4) by striking <quote>at least thirty days in advance of the reinstatement</quote> and inserting <quote>in an annual report</quote>.</text>
</section></chapter><chapter id="HB698782F6AC947B8B9F174DB68323ADF"><enum>3</enum><header>Oil shale</header>
<section id="HDF8A8E8534F440A3B63FDD1B9C8005BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>21301.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource
Security Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>PIONEERS Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H0BAAF27F025042858BC694CB991E3325"><enum>21302.</enum><header>Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource management plans, and record of
decision</header>
<subsection id="HC347BD65D1C243AD9C0B348FC1A6AC6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, the final regulations regarding oil
shale management published by the Bureau of Land Management on November
18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 69,414) are deemed to satisfy all legal and
procedural requirements under any law, including the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), and the
Secretary of the Interior shall implement those regulations, including the
oil shale leasing program authorized by the regulations, without any other
administrative action necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBCAF8FF293B94027BC992A6799F04B41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to resource management plans and record of decision</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, the November 17, 2008 U.S. Bureau of
Land Management Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of
Decision for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use
Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy all legal and
procedural requirements under any law, including the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), and the
Secretary of the Interior shall implement the oil shale leasing program
authorized by the regulations referred to in subsection (a) in those areas
covered by the resource management plans amended by such amendments, and
covered by such record of decision, without any other administrative
action necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCE2C0C8AD2F44FE7B8FB08E66276DFE6"><enum>21303.</enum><header>Oil shale leasing</header>
<subsection id="HACC1A3546DD84E5ABBB40991C56C3113"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional research and development lease sales</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall hold a lease sale within 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for research,
development, and demonstration of oil shale resources, under the terms
offered in the solicitation of bids for such leases published on January
15, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 10).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H261A25F1F1F144A6B42AA51E3A80F004"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial lease sales</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than January 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Interior shall hold no less than 5 separate
commercial lease sales in areas considered to have the most potential for
oil shale development, as determined by the Secretary, in areas nominated
through public comment. Each lease sale shall be for an area of not less
than 25,000 acres, and in multiple lease blocs.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="H79883E19CE7B452DBC79E90AA22095FA"><enum>4</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section id="H5DEF0C0ED9F54D42AB25EB49DBE998FB"><enum>21401.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to authorize the issuance of a lease under the Mineral
Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>) to any person designated for the
imposition of sanctions pursuant to—</text>
<paragraph id="H44702AEC3976453EA2AD8F9E5B499415"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8501">22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.</external-xref>), the
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701
et seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8513a">22 U.S.C. 8513a</external-xref>), or the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/8801">22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98643A4DF05947549DB13C4800AAC7A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 2012), Executive Order No. 13628 (October 9, 2012), or
Executive Order No. 13645 (June 3, 2013);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53469964012844B5A1BC43748B9ED6AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001) or Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 2004); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A4A14E11313433FB542E82FC5FEFCF4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2151">22 U.S.C. 2151</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="HE0EC534129BF4A27A8293D1E7C8D1FCB"><enum>B</enum><header>Planning for American Energy</header>
<section id="HB8EED552F5CB4831812057535E2ECF20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Planning for American Energy Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H148165CEB1A54F23AA237725F8A8E819"><enum>22002.</enum><header>Onshore domestic energy production strategic plan</header>
<subsection id="H0FBF1CA5071B4795940489C53AECFAB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating section 44 as section
45, and by inserting after section 43 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6F8539CDE4154D909FF28C102152E94C" style="OLC">
<section id="H131538241DFB4E6E9785EF92FECDE81A"><enum>44.</enum><header>Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy</header>
<subsection id="H499CD80729814DE19D08B2DC984C40C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="H1D8C1791F53348F993D79D24966F5A9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this section referred to as <term>Secretary</term>), in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to lands administered by the
Forest Service, shall develop and publish every 4 years a Quadrennial
Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy. This Strategy shall direct
Federal land energy development and department resource allocation in
order to promote the energy and national security of the United States in
accordance with Bureau of Land Management’s mission of promoting the
multiple use of Federal lands as set forth in the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H382AC012F1E34771811449AB65FA3E0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In developing this Strategy, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy
Information Administration on the projected energy demands of the United
States for the next 30-year period, and how energy derived from Federal
onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory to meet that
demand during the next 4-year period. The Secretary shall consider how
Federal lands will contribute to ensuring national energy security, with a
goal for increasing energy independence and production, during the next
4-year period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4DEA798B0254A39A1679046622B1AC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall determine a domestic strategic production objective for the development of
energy resources from Federal onshore lands. Such objective shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17902C4DDBD1429EB17FD1A47A0B5E9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic
production of oil and natural gas from the Federal onshore mineral estate,
with a focus on lands held by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest
Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8047F80D918C4F21ABC3D619C8245574"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic
coal production from Federal lands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H718736A05BAF405FB2036CDCC3D3B371"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic
production of strategic and critical energy minerals from the Federal
onshore mineral estate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DD22CE6D8A54D4A810A81A32F32CB6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in megawatts
for electricity production from each of the following sources: wind,
solar, biomass, hydropower, and geothermal energy produced on Federal
lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest
Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2898AB3FA854379A2258D361FC66530"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in
unconventional energy production, such as oil shale;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2E978F32F3464EB7C0B6872344B91C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic
production of oil, natural gas, coal, and other renewable sources from
tribal lands for any federally recognized Indian tribe that elects to
participate in facilitating energy production on its lands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H724EF467DB1747258856BC12C5A71956"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in
production of helium on Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management and the Forest Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H802030DA0DA2407B84248FB11D5BCA82"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic
production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources
from <quote>available lands</quote> (as such term is defined in section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108
et seq.), and including any other lands deemed by the Territory or State
of Hawaii, as the case may be, to be included within that definition) that
the agency or department of the government of the State of Hawaii that is
responsible for the administration of such lands selects to be used for
such energy production.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB363FB15F5A8427480EEE5BFE8F7E14A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
regarding the methodology used to arrive at its estimates for purposes of
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF5200D726F14FA3BCFD06D113F4FEEB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary has the authority to expand the energy development plan to include other energy
production technology sources or advancements in energy on Federal lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC79CCA8D41424B27BB4D9F82500540BF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary shall include in the Strategy a plan for addressing new demands for transmission
lines and pipelines for distribution of oil and gas across Federal lands
to ensure that energy produced can be distributed to areas of need.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05CB9FB60FB54CEEA1904AD5E255F971"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tribal objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their own
production objectives as part of the Strategy under this section. The
Secretary shall work in cooperation with any federally recognized Indian
tribe that elects to participate in achieving its own strategic energy
objectives designated under this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H93D6016413EF495F9A457673035E9C8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Execution of the Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The relevant Secretary shall have all necessary authority to make determinations regarding which
additional lands will be made available in order to meet the production
objectives established by strategies under this section. The Secretary
shall also take all necessary actions to achieve these production
objectives unless the President determines that it is not in the national
security and economic interests of the United States to increase Federal
domestic energy production and to further decrease dependence upon foreign
sources of energy. In administering this section, the relevant Secretary
shall only consider leasing Federal lands available for leasing at the
time the lease sale occurs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB99845660C5E48C695553CA8E63BB8C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State, federally recognized Indian tribes, local government, and public input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing each strategy, the Secretary shall solicit the input of affected States, federally
recognized Indian tribes, local governments, and the public.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3163BDA93BEF4924847C2D33C56EB23F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall report annually to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate on the progress of meeting the production goals set forth in the
strategy. The Secretary shall identify in the report projections for
production and capacity installations and any problems with leasing,
permitting, siting, or production that will prevent meeting the goal. In
addition, the Secretary shall make suggestions to help meet any shortfalls
in meeting the production goals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2BCC997AF5884A02A3A004F1AADAEB18"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Programmatic environmental impact statement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, in accordance with section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)), the Secretary shall complete a programmatic environmental
impact statement. This programmatic environmental impact statement will be
deemed sufficient to comply with all requirements under that Act for all
necessary resource management and land use plans associated with the
implementation of the strategy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B7A4E9217FB438AA481CB895AA9724D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Congressional review</header><text>At least 60 days prior to publishing a proposed strategy under this section, the Secretary shall
submit it to the President and the Congress, together with any comments
received from States, federally recognized Indian tribes, and local
governments. Such submission shall indicate why any specific
recommendation of a State, federally recognized Indian tribe, or local
government was not accepted.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H76A4347945A848C58D99B016CF901A71"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Strategic and critical energy minerals defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>strategic and critical energy minerals</term> means those that are necessary for the Nation’s energy infrastructure including pipelines,
refining capacity, electrical power generation and transmission, and
renewable energy production and those that are necessary to support
domestic manufacturing, including but not limited to, materials used in
energy generation, production, and transportation.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H78C09D82E8594CAEB5C38D0FD9EED259"><enum>(b)</enum><header>First Quadrennial Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
shall submit to Congress the first Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy
Production Strategy under the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4BEA44CB3A984DEBAD35C9043EFDDDD0"><enum>C</enum><header>National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska access</header>
<section id="H911467435B71414088C14E028ACF17D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>23001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H8FFF5CB63A2C4688B147B524DC6792CA"><enum>23002.</enum><header>Sense of Congress and reaffirming national policy for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9DDCB3766B84C22B7782BB311AEBBB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska remains explicitly designated, both in name and legal
status, for purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the
United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF36698E017414A6398ABC69D8AFCC658"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accordingly, the national policy is to actively advance oil and gas development within the Reserve
by facilitating the expeditious exploration, production, and
transportation of oil and natural gas from and through the Reserve.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5A48292D0C2C4026BC1E1D6549CF87C0"><enum>23003.</enum><header>National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: lease sales</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6506a">42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)</external-xref>) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H78C5CA5487E2434496E59DB077247625" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE149EC5EBC304B168040FBD829B6D0BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the
reserve in accordance with this Act. Such program shall include at least
one lease sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to
produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the
period 2014 through 2024.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H7D6E783508454F099A3DB18BFED54402"><enum>23004.</enum><header>National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: planning and permitting pipeline and road construction</header>
<subsection id="H6A1141CC5A134E5E86218EA1B8BB0CE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall facilitate and ensure permits,
in a timely and environmentally responsible manner, for all surface
development activities, including for the construction of pipelines and
roads, necessary to—</text>
<paragraph id="HBEA033838B3247B6A6059633364A7646"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and bring into production any areas within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that
are subject to oil and gas leases; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B4675AFA51B43C98F349F393E625759"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transport oil and gas from and through the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in the most direct
manner possible to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on
the North Slope of Alaska.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H28CA12756E774940A6E04C23513CCDB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance
with the following timeline:</text>
<paragraph id="HD24CFBFC92FE45029183EB551EF1849D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permits for such construction for transportation of oil and natural gas produced under existing
Federal oil and gas leases with respect to which the Secretary has issued
a permit to drill shall be approved within 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EED689F8554481FBDEABDBE77C1C3EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permits for such construction for transportation of oil and natural gas produced under Federal oil
and gas leases shall be approved within 6 months after the submission to
the Secretary of a request for a permit to drill.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70A681864A12400D8DDE8872368AF669"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure timely future development of the Reserve, within 270 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan
for approved rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline, road, and any other
surface infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will
ensure that all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of an
approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future development
of the Reserve.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD777258ECFEE4268A950DFBAEDF43A9B"><enum>23005.</enum><header>Issuance of a new integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement</header>
<subsection id="H62D796DC664B4518B3F3F945B12C2881"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Issuance of new integrated activity plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
issue—</text>
<paragraph id="H060862CEFAFA42EDB24200549DE6AF1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a new proposed integrated activity plan from among the non-adopted alternatives in the National
Petroleum Reserve Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision
issued by the Secretary of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3EF40331EFC4C20B23872653264DB7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an environmental impact statement under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>) for issuance of oil and gas leases in the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to promote efficient and maximum
development of oil and natural gas resources of such reserve.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DF3291BCAEC4B43BC242DD850350E34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nullification of existing record of decision, IAP, and EIS</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (a), the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity
Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary of the Interior and dated
February 21, 2013, including the integrated activity plan and
environmental impact statement referred to in that record of decision,
shall have no force or effect.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H95D87E0A81DE49BE87A41E1414DCE611"><enum>23006.</enum><header>Departmental accountability for development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act that establish clear requirements to ensure that the
Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases
in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.</text>
</section><section id="H621E37E7EE7D46F3B10F0AAF754E1169"><enum>23007.</enum><header>Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">At a minimum, the new proposed integrated activity plan issued under section 23005(a)(1) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E675FCE00AC48CD809793245231D8F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require the Department of the Interior to respond within 5 business days to a person who submits an
application for a permit for development of oil and natural gas leases in
the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska acknowledging receipt of such
application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6613EEF2F3C9446DB966D1F683B084D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a timeline for the processing of each such application, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF94D7E038D844DD296EEF67BF0ADE023"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specifies deadlines for decisions and actions on permit applications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC36DAC11030E4A41A47FB7189B2E9E0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide that the period for issuing each permit after submission of such an application shall not
exceed 60 days without the concurrence of the applicant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HEAA266CDAC7D477F95B7F3C189792A79"><enum>23008.</enum><header>Updated resource assessment</header>
<subsection id="HFBDE49052FC04F59B3FBFAFED2366DC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a comprehensive assessment of all technically
recoverable fossil fuel resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska, including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D0363D44F3945F6B0ABEFB6C7DA2E80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation and consultation</header><text>The resource assessment required by subsection (a) shall be carried out by the United States
Geological Survey in cooperation and consultation with the State of Alaska
and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA6FAB0B082A34A788A9BA47161504458"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The resource assessment required by subsection (a) shall be completed within 24 months of the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0B3C08594FE04812B57D8A2F648B5D10"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The United States Geological Survey may, in carrying out the duties under this section,
cooperatively use resources and funds provided by the State of Alaska.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H043D745B7C1443F59B4216CED2525039"><enum>D</enum><header>BLM Live Internet Auctions</header>
<section id="H420043D4B7374A548A654993EC50C135" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>BLM Live Internet Auctions Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6EC447C2A2AD4B31BCE65753F64755C5"><enum>24002.</enum><header>Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales</header>
<subsection id="HBC7163BF76DB4661B9599726EB3CC10C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DAD67FD380F4A76831C2B99CB1B207F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, by inserting <quote>, except as provided in subparagraph (C)</quote> after <quote>by oral bidding</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55A0BCB8F00744BFB44FCD2223F0784A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD7CDE745169D4420B39BC18AE392A2CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD2DFC9826A774F7886097EAAE5FF88F2" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s onshore leasing program to ensure the best return to
the Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing process, the
Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding
methods. Each individual Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7
days.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C3BB6F556A94DB18605D193F76C2266"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the tenth Internet-based lease sale conducted under the amendment made
by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall analyze the first
10 such lease sales and report to Congress the findings of the analysis.
The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D7986C8A0764A01B2445DFFC3298AA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>estimates on increases or decreases in such lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral
bidding, in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6511F8A14B7149399CA5C1DCF9A33FEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of bidders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF70C02154A004DDDA9C15B81A21BB642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the average amount of bid;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE2BEBCAD04C4EC7A844C52D7D8D10E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the highest amount bid; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF6DC9C8822346C59A21CC7EBF73C98D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the lowest bid;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBC7118B65BD44F9944559F58E5D65FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an estimate on the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of such
sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB5FB706EF894D85962DDF2B6C0A29DC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an evaluation of the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales
which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation,
ensure the highest return to the Federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities
for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the
leasing process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section id="HF4FBC534803D41B089C84711293BDDD2"><enum>30101.</enum><header>Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training</header>
<subsection id="HAB64071100894E18A4EBA3A86BF78091"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Office of Energy Employment and Training, which
shall oversee the hiring and training efforts of the Department of the
Interior’s energy planning, permitting, and regulatory agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4416A932170D4FE6A1A60EE0089841F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="H0E4B0C78A84E4A7782E06B31AED949BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Office shall be under the direction of a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and
Training, who shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Energy,
Lands and Minerals Management, and shall be fully employed to carry out
the functions of the Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0639331DCBEF4882B7F5B1CFD1E9E55F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training shall perform the following
functions:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9907995EB658487287DC9F86D0104592"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Develop and implement systems to track the Department’s hiring of trained skilled workers in the
energy permitting and inspection agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7805059B80B408A94A684AB95432BFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Design and recommend to the Secretary programs and policies aimed at expanding the Department’s
hiring of women, minorities, and veterans into the Department’s workforce
dealing with energy permitting and inspection programs. Such programs and
policies shall include—</text>
<clause id="H8CB2F36F4E68455090D1AD1D0C22BE55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recruiting at historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women’s
colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E01DBE0673947F28ECA09846F9EAA00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H261486A9A04F4A8AA5BB09356E9E2B5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>placing employment advertisements in newspapers and magazines oriented toward minorities, veterans,
and women;</text>
</clause><clause id="H21A9AD85BE5943969BFAB211DCCBFE40"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>partnering with organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities,
veterans, and women to be placed in Departmental internships, summer
employment, and full-time positions relating to energy;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC661189D4EA4AB6B5C285F5EA20ECBD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>where feasible, partnering with inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, and high schools with
majority minority populations to demonstrate career opportunities and the
path to those opportunities available at the Department;</text>
</clause><clause id="H40A68C78E1B24FB39AD0D731C2D393BB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense in the hiring of
veterans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC98C0E3486664DBFA268F670E02D9201"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other mass media communications that the Deputy Assistant Secretary determines necessary to
advertise, promote, or educate about opportunities at the Department.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9840138E2DC14C43BBF4A7E49D0FB78C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Develop standards for—</text>
<clause id="H0BC4E0BDC13E47BBAEAF46CC09241470"><enum>(i)</enum><text>equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and
senior management of the Department; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF64BF768B73B47058F10A1992B46DFA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increased participation of minority-owned, veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses in the
programs and contracts with the Department.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0DF9B8DE6D8413F99B9774D4E4BC412"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Review and propose for adoption the best practices of entities regulated by the Department with
regards to hiring and diversity policies, and publish those best practices
for public review.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC299EDEB4A748F1A2FAE514EB008669"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report regarding the actions taken by the
Department of the Interior agency and the Office pursuant to this section,
which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6EAF088B1074C219D5EC226D67578DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a statement of the total amounts paid by the Department to minority contractors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E15F1431691416F947AE57E9A42D6FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the successes achieved and challenges faced by the Department in operating minority, veteran or
service-disabled veteran, and women outreach programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC61AAD766A56444387BA94A8BB7AFECA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the challenges the Department may face in hiring minority, veteran, and women employees and
contracting with veteran or service-disabled veteran, minority-owned, and
women-owned businesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFA3E1FD259D404085517FEA83916410"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or Department
action, as the Director determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H968A66411B254788A11DAE07F206A967"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H9B78F68DA4714C9BBA6DF85983AD9802"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minority</header><text>The term <quote>minority</quote> means United States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, Black
American, Hispanic American, or Native American.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H577B0EE39F2748569E1E222CE22FF9C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minority-owned business</header><text>The term <quote>minority-owned business</quote> means a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its
trust territories, that is owned, operated, and controlled by minority
group members. <quote>Minority group members</quote> are United States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, Black American,
Hispanic American, or Native American (terminology in NMSDC categories).
Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51
percent owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned
business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such
individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are controlled
by those minority group members. For purposes of NMSDC’s program, a
minority group member is an individual who is a United States citizen with
at least <fraction>1/4</fraction> or 25 percent minimum (documentation to support claim of 25 percent required from applicant) of
one or more of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CF27002C28F4E1689BD9ACF8C163195"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Asian Indian American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan, or
Bangladesh.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C91D95421E64F3DBA88FD3330F024BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Asian Pacific American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from Japan, China,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the
Philippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the United States Trust Territories of
the Pacific, or the Northern Marianas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B42C9A71F59433A919BC713ED47DE7F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Black American, which is a United States citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups
of Africa.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0C9FAAADF934841AC5CA4AA01D9F5E8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Hispanic American, which is a United States citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the
Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: Mexico, Central America,
South America, and the Caribbean Basin only.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AA5E542A868485D9D83D6F3C995B512"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Native American, which means a United States citizen enrolled to a federally recognized tribe, or a
Native as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE28203BCCC4C3BBDDFBE0CCD66B95A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>NMSDC</header><text>The term <quote>NMSDC</quote> means the National Minority Supplier Development Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8263C08AF7444DA39B88F41F40AA6DEF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Women-owned business</header><text>The term <quote>women-owned business</quote> means a business that can verify through evidence documentation that 51 percent or more is
women-owned, managed, and controlled. The business must be open for at
least 6 months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or
legal resident alien. Evidence must indicate that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC0C52214AA64B73B5CAEBA8B780A016"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the contribution of capital or expertise by the woman business owner is real and substantial and in
proportion to the interest owned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83809EC5F174D349379F814B7F08821"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the woman business owner directs or causes the direction of management, policy, fiscal, and
operational matters; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99176A8FC4534EC3BA40AB0151C84684"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the woman business owner has the ability to perform in the area of specialty or expertise without
reliance on either the finances or resources of a firm that is not owned
by a woman.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA36D495F54C40ECB5E4AADDF2C11A05"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Service disabled veteran</header><text>The term <quote>Service Disabled Veteran</quote> must have a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Veterans
Affairs or Department of Defense. The SDVOSBC must be small under the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the
procurement; the SDV must unconditionally own 51 percent of the SDVOSBC;
the SDVO must control the management and daily operations of the SDVOSBC;
and the SDV must hold the highest officer position in the SDVOSBC.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AA0BF2D0EF74FFD8ACA87FAB5594538"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Veteran-owned business</header><text>The term <quote>veteran-owned business</quote> means a business that can verify through evidence documentation that 51 percent or more is
veteran-owned, managed, and controlled. The business must be open for at
least 6 months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or
legal resident alien and honorably or service-connected disability
discharged from service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk