1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be
referred to as the Consumer Relief for
Pain at the Pump Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—End of Presidential Permatorium on America’s Outer
Continental Shelf Resources
Sec. 101. Deadline for certain permit applications under
existing leases.
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf
Sec. 111. End moratorium of oil and gas leasing in certain
areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 112. Outer Continental Shelf directed lease
sales.
Sec. 113. Leasing program considered approved.
Sec. 114. Outer Continental Shelf lease sales.
Sec. 115. Restrictions on leasing of the Outer Continental
Shelf.
Sec. 116. Sharing of OCS receipts with States and local
governments.
Subtitle B—Arctic Coastal Plain
Sec. 121. Definitions.
Sec. 122. Leasing program for land within the Coastal
Plain.
Sec. 123. Lease sales.
Sec. 124. Grant of leases by the Secretary.
Sec. 125. Lease terms and conditions.
Sec. 126. Expedited judicial review.
Sec. 127. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain.
Sec. 128. Conveyance.
Title II—Revocation of Energy-Restricting BLM Lockup
Sec. 201. Revocation of Secretarial Order No. 3310.
Subtitle A—Expedited Shale Leasing of Federal
Lands
Sec. 211. Opening of lands to oil shale leasing.
Subtitle B—Judicial Review Regarding Energy
Projects
Sec. 221. Exclusive jurisdiction over causes and claims
relating to covered energy projects.
Sec. 222. Time for filing complaint.
Sec. 223. District Court for the District of Columbia
deadline.
Sec. 224. Ability to seek appellate review.
Sec. 225. Deadline for appeal to the Supreme Court.
Sec. 226. Covered energy project defined.
Sec. 227. Limitation on application.
Subtitle C—Permitting reform
Sec. 231. Purposes.
Sec. 232. Federal Coordinator.
Sec. 233. Regional Offices and Regional Permit
Coordinators.
Sec. 234. Reviews and actions of Federal agencies.
Sec. 235. State coordination.
Sec. 236. Savings provision.
Sec. 237. Administrative and Judicial Review.
Sec. 238. Amendments to publication process.
Sec. 239. Repeal of fee for permits to drill.
Sec. 240. Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination
Office.
Title III—Relief From Regulations and Prohibitions that Cause
Artificial Price Increases
Subtitle A—Relief from EPA climate change regulations and
Federal prohibitions on synthetic fuels
Sec. 301. Repeal of EPA climate change regulation.
Sec. 302. Repeal of Federal ban on synthetic fuels purchasing
requirement.
Subtitle B—Refinery reform
Sec. 311. Refinery permitting process.
Sec. 312. Existing refinery permit application
deadline.
<enum>I</enum><header>End
of Presidential Permatorium on America’s Outer Continental Shelf Resources
</header>
<section id="HAA3269648BC94F699BC78DA297431FD9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Deadline for
certain permit applications under existing leases</header>
<subsection id="H57858EAEA2904CC8967AAE61A1A1E7A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A lease under which a covered application is submitted to
the Secretary of the Interior shall be considered to be in directed suspension
during the period beginning May 27, 2010, and ending on the date the Secretary
issues a final decision on the application, if the Secretary does not issue a
final decision on the application—</text>
<paragraph id="HC084554122A544259E1BCF7E0B917CF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>before the end of
the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, in the case
of a covered application submitted before such date of enactment; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE534C68A612646CD9EB7ADC20B17EDED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the end of the 30-day period
beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary, in the case
of a covered application submitted on or after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7182D0C1CB248AA8EDBA03292778DE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section
the term <term>covered application</term> means an application for a permit to
drill under an oil and gas lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act, that—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C7B0C9301AC4CD5BD78BC2E6EF66029"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represents a resubmission of an approved
permit to drill (including an application for a permit to sidetrack) that was
approved by the Secretary before May 27, 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDD506108DB44D19833D82B745D26090"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is received by the
Secretary after October 12, 2010, and before the end of the 30-day period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><subtitle id="H80C284313D32461F99AB323A437D5410"><enum>A</enum><header>Outer Continental
Shelf</header>
<section id="H503AC7C5897D4B97BC6C0F2F21391560"><enum>111.</enum><header>End moratorium
of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico</header>
<subsection id="HA3EEF56A40D5445482905E86DDD1BEDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of
Moratorium</header>
<paragraph id="HF0AA9442283140A2AFB9F44A05096297"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note;
Public Law 109–432) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6C73E692EB84E86BA2077FEACB69DFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National defense
area</header><text>Section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1341(d)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76E1F3012091491C905316C801CF7544"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(d) The United States</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8D1573BE169E4E45A9620DCFC9108EA1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5E4ACCF16B0E49678DD8374F2F588F69"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Restriction of
areas for national defense</header>
<paragraph id="HEAEA56627B154B6887834A6BC1755D7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E49A8E247DA46FDBEFCE7DEE503B74C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H132A8B1F448649CAA2A8458728C8F10D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H590D88B188A54F809653770C3E89B476"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Annually,
the Secretary of Defense shall review the areas of the outer Continental Shelf
that have been designated as restricted from exploration and operation to
determine whether the areas should remain under
restriction.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H825D0D93760543E1BA2F38037D6F70C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leasing of
Moratorium Areas</header>
<paragraph id="H7AB931CCD1D441478E8A9E2A717C4E75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 1 year, after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer
for leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.), any areas made available for leasing as a result of the enactment of
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07F8B77171E64A27ADF5687041F5E1B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Leasing
plan</header><text>Any areas made available for leasing under paragraph (1)
shall be offered for lease under this section notwithstanding the omission of
any of these respective areas from the applicable 5-year plan developed by the
Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1344).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23B5BF8353DC4B9A8865F8A6C5BAD99D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Military
mission</header><text>Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE555467DF34B495CBD265010D1CF2D61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b)<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"> Military mission
line.—</header-in-text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), the</quote> and
inserting <quote>(c) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Military
mission.—</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22FE92A756124D69BCAFD7FEF78D84F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5520E0EDAE8B41A9B40F50BD28316553"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8AD622AE9D74D8B8A7CBF7304513D25"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2FAD1C5E921844D79E5A384CC4E3422B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H10BAA693B9934F0F80559116408F846F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Areas
described</header><text>The areas referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB61EC6602E4453CAF8D6CE0CE64010C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any area in the
Eastern Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of the State of
Florida; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EA93BE50DBC47A386C8E4E22805E926"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any area in the
Central Planning Area that is—</text>
<clause id="H140D1390735A4E409F976E117BF6694A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within—</text>
<subclause id="H3AF239A893A94C669C0A59124039C3BF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the 181 Area;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC9DC26646CD040FD95657111591709ED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>100 miles of the
coastline of the State of Florida; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0AC2532D0D954B429C337E0E71B6340E"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAB83DC0A49DF4366845C065B905C92C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>outside the 181
Area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9FC390B5962943038A7B0E5C7EF5DA19"><enum>(II)</enum><text>east of the
western edge of the Pensacola Official Protraction Diagram (UTM X coordinate
1,393,920 (NAD 27 feet)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBEC654FF27894382BCF653A905FCC911"><enum>(III)</enum><text>within 100 miles
of the coastline of the State of
Florida.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H42F3C114C3B048F3B48D014E30C6830D"><enum>112.</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf directed lease sales</header>
<subsection id="H3ED18A8E2DD94F49A25BD8095FD1EBCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>209 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section
as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall offer the Beaufort Sea Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB5FC858DEA114CB5A3826469F8CCE602"><enum>(b)</enum><header>210 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Western Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H70FD19294CAB4FD6BBB7827C8ACF2DA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>212 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Chukchi Sea Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6FCC69BDD76B4851BD8841CABA1EFF29"><enum>(d)</enum><header>213 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Central Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2BCC12B016AD4361B07FA8385797A03B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>215 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Western Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H205DAB05FD3745CD82B3FC1EB82A06B3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>216 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Central Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9B8CDB4B54E347D28AEEEDD0D2A469BE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>217 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Beaufort Sea Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H911757B191D74F3B97BDA8AAE86F4605"><enum>(h)</enum><header>214 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the North Aleutian Basin Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE34C92E471DF4D9DBE83C436400F6561"><enum>(i)</enum><header>218 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Western Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17537BB53E8944A3ABFCC2D9C4FF60DA"><enum>(j)</enum><header>219 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Cook Inlet Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6850F4B3BDF0496193D618C9119BBFA1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>220 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Mid-Atlantic Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2011 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H309123FA3FCB4E69871B554DB39B9B7B"><enum>(l)</enum><header>221 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Chukchi Sea Program Area for
oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2012 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2226DDA07FC4375B0705D58A94E532D"><enum>(m)</enum><header>222 lease
sale</header><text>The Secretary shall offer the Central Gulf of Mexico Program
Area for oil and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in 2012 as established in the 2007–2012 Lease Sale
Schedule.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAE93F64D749A45BBB21CBC75B31831F0"><enum>113.</enum><header>Leasing program
considered approved</header>
<subsection id="HFFEC57FD8A2B4419AA8DF042179044E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Program 2010–2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to
in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) under section 18 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is considered to have been
approved by the Secretary as a final oil and gas leasing program under that
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58F645D35E4848B499FF81246D988AFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final
environmental impact statement</header><text>The Secretary is considered to
have issued a final environmental impact statement for the program described in
subsection (a) in accordance with all of the requirements of sections 18, 19,
and 20 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344, 1345, and
1346), in accordance with all requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), and in
accordance with all requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF7666F5FB5584CB396E0A3066DD1427A"><enum>114.</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf lease sales</header>
<subsection id="HEA670C5018794F5D95634EF7729C4804"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement To
conduct lease sales</header>
<paragraph id="HE1E3AF6374E6491EB7D8ABF7CA2DC6F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall conduct at a minimum one lease sale in an
Atlantic Planning Area, one lease sale in the Pacific Planning Area, one lease
sale in the Alaska Planning Area, and three lease sales in a Gulf of Mexico
Planning Area for which the Secretary determines that there is a commercial
interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for production on the outer
Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76E53D33E3A64D4F9BCF6EA49FECF8C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
determinations and sales</header><text>If the Secretary determines that there
is not a commercial interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for
production on the outer Continental Shelf in a planning area under this
subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
determination and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85EFCB907E6C43099F0D62838A7E2BE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether
there is a commercial interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for
production on the outer Continental Shelf in the planning area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H371955C1BE75428394825A114C48F38A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that there is a commercial interest described in subparagraph (A),
conduct a lease sale in the planning area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H48405711F742446983B91A106BEA8AF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leasing
plan</header><text>Any areas made available for leasing under subsection (a)
shall be offered for lease under this section notwithstanding the omission of
any of these respective areas from the applicable 5-year plan developed by the
Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1344).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6163145C56EF4EA9A4700254510473E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><header>Restrictions on
leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf</header>
<subsection id="H7B9896A771C044AF919B3A93E751518C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
opt-Out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No lease authorizing
a permanent surface energy project for the exploration, development, or
production of oil or gas may be issued for any area of the Outer Continental
Shelf located within 10 miles of the coastline of a State if the State has
notified the Secretary of the Interior that the State does not want to
participate in such leasing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H60A2AFE23E5547009E5A2FA128FE1394"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing leases
not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section
shall not affect any lease issued before the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC6A9FE8280545F2AFFB7188EC8299F8"><enum>116.</enum><header>Sharing of OCS
receipts with States and local governments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H321D3E2634414C2084B9CEE318F17A1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By designating the
existing text as subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89B543B42B9747FB97456F22AAD4CCF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection (a)
(as so designated) by inserting <quote>, if not paid as otherwise provided in
this title</quote> after <quote>receipts</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7FB5E26FBB7450BBEAC8078A5140500"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By adding the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H79A8B9897A344C9B9F488F3585908478" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H71180C98CDE945D8B671DA8CDC4A76FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of OCS
Receipts</header>
<paragraph id="HD44C74CB20C74443BF1A291C0E0134AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The
Secretary shall deposit into a separate account in the Treasury the portion of
OCS Receipts for each fiscal year that will be shared under paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4FF5C4CBC1C40459D1914808C57FE44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Immediate
receipts sharing</header><text>Beginning October 1, 2011, the Secretary shall
share 50 percent of OCS Receipts derived from all leases, except that the
Secretary shall only share 25 percent of such OCS Receipts derived from all
such leases within a State’s Adjacent Zone if leasing is not allowed within at
least 25 percent of that State’s Adjacent Zone located completely within 75
miles of any coastline.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C5D98B6D1A443D693CCC7AD21416C12"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>The
Secretary shall allocate the OCS Receipts deposited into the separate account
established by paragraph (1) that are shared under paragraph (2) as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H021B35333D4B4B6E8928A72EC762E03B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bonus
bids</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits derived from
bonus bids from a leased tract, including interest thereon, shall be allocated
at the end of each fiscal year to the Adjacent State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1E214C9BBA145DCB7CAE7C33AA50D4B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Royalties</header><text>Deposits
derived from royalties and net profit shares from a leased tract, including
interest thereon, shall be allocated at the end of each fiscal year as
follows:</text>
<clause id="HAA2E35FE012B461E9BC1A4269595DFD4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50
percent to the Adjacent State.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1DD38C4CB574CE98B0B6E54EB92186F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent to all
States, including the Adjacent State, having a coastline point within 300 miles
of the leased tract, divided equally, if such State allows leasing within at
least 25 percent of its Adjacent Zone within 75 miles of the coastline.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B6172115F3D430386EAEA507FFE7542"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation if
not admitted to the union as a State</header><text>Any entity defined as a
<quote>State</quote> under section 2(r), that has not been admitted to the
Union as a State shall only be entitled to one-half of a State share under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7EE999951E5548E19B75EEE02F814375"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmission of
Allocations</header>
<paragraph id="HFD2BF2ED85AF4E839164D7E3A49CCBAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year,
the Secretary shall transmit—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB15B4E3FC914090AA536845F86E4392"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to each State 60
percent of such State’s allocations under subsections (b)(2), (b)(3)(A), and
(b)(3)(B) (i) and (ii) for the immediate prior fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B0326352AA94A5EBE7734C415ECBC08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to each coastal
county-equivalent and municipal political subdivisions of such State a total of
40 percent of such State’s allocations under subsections (b)(2), (b)(3)(A), and
(b)(3)(B) (i) and (ii), for the immediate prior fiscal year, together with all
accrued interest thereon.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD79D37D277A44683BC7AFAECC5AB2CFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocations to
coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions</header><text>The Secretary
shall make an initial allocation of the OCS Receipts to be shared under
paragraph (1)(B) as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H35EC3F6907A34347994039FA89D7881E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated to coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions that are
completely more than 25 miles landward of the coastline and at least a part of
which lies not more than 75 miles landward from the coastline, with the
allocation among such coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions based on
population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99932B13866240A78F1F572A29438774"><enum>(B)</enum><text>75 percent shall
be allocated to coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions that are
completely or partially less than 25 miles landward of the coastline, with the
allocation among such coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions to be
further allocated as follows:</text>
<clause id="H7BA8F0467B494DC387CB958C7DF4BCEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>25
percent shall be allocated based on the ratio of such coastal county-equivalent
political subdivision’s population to the coastal population of all coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions in the State.</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA289B0EBDD5478883FA45BA1ACBC67B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated based on the ratio of such coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision’s coastline miles to the coastline miles of all coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions in the State as calculated by the
Secretary. In such calculations, coastal county-equivalent political
subdivisions without a coastline shall be considered to have 50 percent of the
average coastline miles of the coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions
that do have coastlines.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC3A6B23F1DB4FC5A5F810E825BC9C50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>50 percent shall
be allocated equally to all coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions
having a coastline point within 300 miles of the leased tract for which OCS
Receipts are being shared.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABA36458527146C490DE82802A77C376"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations to
coastal municipal political subdivisions</header><text>The initial allocation
to each coastal county-equivalent political subdivision under paragraph (2)
shall be further allocated to the coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision and any coastal municipal political subdivisions located partially
or wholly within the boundaries of the coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A0C682FEFB846379549B15A4434B269"><enum>(A)</enum><text>One-third shall be
allocated to the coastal county-equivalent political subdivision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEFD1E618A8740C4A7302D54D0B4788C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Two-thirds shall
be allocated on a per capita basis to the municipal political subdivisions and
the county-equivalent political subdivision, with the allocation to the latter
based upon its population not included within the boundaries of a municipal
political subdivision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89D975054C5D4D4B9AB1F4B262E0787A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investment of
Deposits</header><text>Amounts deposited under this section shall be invested
by the Secretary of the Treasury in securities backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States having maturities suitable to the needs of the
account in which they are deposited and yielding the highest reasonably
available interest rates as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35CFFF2E4D2B4406B38449FF7AFD8E1B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>A recipient of funds under this section may use the funds
for one or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA17A5CDEAA924FDFA6CD61C29AA3C089"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To reduce in-State
college tuition at public institutions of higher learning and otherwise support
public education, including career technical education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEA3BF61AF4141ABB136857A9FBEA248"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To make
transportation infrastructure improvements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D0AB682DAB840CFA90A8BDCF2029A00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To reduce
taxes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H687CDABEE40F43C0AE1A3F5FE951C0F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7AE30B8117294A31B058E733AE72A083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coastal or
environmental restoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DB6238FDB0B40709A614E65A788CDEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fish, wildlife,
and marine life habitat enhancement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD2B30896AC44EBB9A6C5D83F8CFB3AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>waterways
construction and maintenance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2478AF4B36D14CA1A694B2F385FD1BDA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>levee construction
and maintenance and shore protection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224C21368C9445F59F335F2B4A66EBE9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>marine and
oceanographic education and research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03E3E012C9DA4C8496267A2AE4B976CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96115A2BCD504A4CAE5850BA13B27723"><enum>(A)</enum><text>infrastructure
associated with energy production activities conducted on the outer Continental
Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B11945B45D444EAA44FE1A3CB7C8B3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>energy
demonstration projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1839094928604B988F46601300D2209C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting
infrastructure for shore-based energy projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7683540C94041C4A7CA618BF5D5A59D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State geologic
programs, including geologic mapping and data storage programs, and State
geophysical data acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H653BF8654D104FA088DB7C9EB00769F9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>State seismic
monitoring programs, including operation of monitoring stations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC65235B3079410C9AA6168DD88C68D8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>development of oil
and gas resources through enhanced recovery techniques;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62BA301398034247A24EE57316B9DB04"><enum>(G)</enum><text>alternative energy
development, including bio fuels, coal-to-liquids, oil shale, tar sands,
geothermal, geopressure, wind, waves, currents, hydro, and other renewable
energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14284CA620BD41CABF975984A4D2F179"><enum>(H)</enum><text>energy efficiency
and conservation programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H300202D3D5744F34A3E33828B05B1D5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>front-end
engineering and design for facilities that produce liquid fuels from
hydrocarbons and other biological matter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41465535572041CB90DC30915CB332B4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94DE0EFC014E4718B40E454AEE4559DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>historic
preservation programs and projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38A5C581BC0E4F35A7E7AA091BCFDD97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>natural disaster
planning and response; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0405254F2F104928BE982CEA5292CE45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hurricane and
natural disaster insurance programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3A46F1F1F184780A8C89F8A8567B4A0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For any other
purpose as determined by State law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC3112868C564D8E9A138E5B4388AC69"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No Accounting
Required</header><text>No recipient of funds under this section shall be
required to account to the Federal Government for the expenditure of such
funds, except as otherwise may be required by law. However, States may enact
legislation providing for accounting for and auditing of such expenditures.
Further, funds allocated under this section to States and political
subdivisions may be used as matching funds for other Federal programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H367D6D6BDC1D48CAA5BE080FEF2543F2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect of Future
Laws</header><text>Enactment of any future Federal statute that has the effect,
as determined by the Secretary, of restricting any Federal agency from spending
appropriated funds, or otherwise preventing it from fulfilling its pre-existing
responsibilities as of the date of enactment of the statute, unless such
responsibilities have been reassigned to another Federal agency by the statute
with no prevention of performance, to issue any permit or other approval
impacting on the OCS oil and gas leasing program, or any lease issued
thereunder, or to implement any provision of this Act shall automatically
prohibit any sharing of OCS Receipts under this section directly with the
States, and their coastal political subdivisions, for the duration of the
restriction. The Secretary shall make the determination of the existence of
such restricting effects within 30 days of a petition by any outer Continental
Shelf lessee or producing State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22ED3068BAEE44EA8A05D97037EC425B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H556882A4643C426697607B1192E8C736"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision</header><text>The term <term>coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision</term> means a political jurisdiction
immediately below the level of State government, including a county, parish,
borough in Alaska, independent municipality not part of a county, parish, or
borough in Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of a coastal State, that
lies within the coastal zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H124276AE878A4835A174ACB9FBA94F13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coastal
municipal political subdivision</header><text>The term <term>coastal municipal
political subdivision</term> means a municipality located within and part of a
county, parish, borough in Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of a State,
all or part of which coastal municipal political subdivision lies within the
coastal zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8377314A84D445DB63DBE0AEFA28F35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coastal
population</header><text>The term <term>coastal population</term> means the
population of all coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions, as
determined by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC69591622CF44AF4A2356DC90510179F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coastal
zone</header><text>The term <term>coastal zone</term> means that portion of a
coastal State, including the entire territory of any coastal county-equivalent
political subdivision at least a part of which lies, within 75 miles landward
from the coastline, or a greater distance as determined by State law enacted to
implement this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB82FF375985548379A834D64000C1017"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Bonus
bids</header><text>The term <term>bonus bids</term> means all funds received by
the Secretary to issue an outer Continental Shelf minerals lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE530AD2A46A949558A75E4A47D2AAA52"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Royalties</header><text>The
term <term>royalties</term> means all funds received by the Secretary from
production of oil or natural gas, or the sale of production taken in-kind, or
from net profit shares, from an outer Continental Shelf minerals lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFF33BE3BFB494F96D4CDA96E16CCA0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Producing
state</header><text>The term <term>producing State</term> means an Adjacent
State having an Adjacent Zone containing leased tracts from which OCS Receipts
were derived.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EAB7414218E46158B0D81A37280748C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>OCS
receipts</header><text>The term <term>OCS Receipts</term> means bonus bids and
royalties, excluding royalties from leases amended under the authority of
section 8(s) of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H347C03390F32440991AD74EA25E27773"><enum>B</enum><header>Arctic Coastal
Plain</header>
<section id="HF658B6EF25814A1C920962A4B4DEEFA9"><enum>121.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H5AC17E13AAB54A3EA9EDD3663E939ED8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
Plain</header><text>The term <term>Coastal Plain</term> means that area
identified as the <quote>1002 Coastal Plain Area</quote> on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24CDEF45D5B549A78A1E08F16FC2FEE5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
agreement</header><text>The term <term>Federal Agreement</term> means the
Federal Agreement and Grant Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline issued
on January 23, 1974, in accordance with section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 185) and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF21A3EEF6321431887F120C4BC1A9C86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
statement</header><text>The term <term>Final Statement</term> means the final
legislative environmental impact statement on the Coastal Plain, dated April
1987, and prepared pursuant to section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E3A6994821843FA82DF547FC9520B50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge</quote>, dated September 2005, and prepared by the United States
Geological Survey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F4511B679BB4581ADECE8A2FB36477B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior (or the
designee of the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7CC4CA7BB9FC498D9B703A0A2F5ABAC3"><enum>122.</enum><header>Leasing program
for land within the Coastal Plain</header>
<subsection id="HC705A77BB45C486C9432A6CA59271591"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall take such actions as are
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="H55712D7903414AB9B0F728C2C13C1B72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish and
implement, in accordance with this subtitle, a competitive oil and gas leasing
program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the
exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the
Coastal Plain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FB9CFE395749A08AEE461FB2EF3EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to administer this
subtitle through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that require the application
of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas exploration,
development, and production to all exploration, development, and production
operations under this subtitle in a manner that ensures the receipt of fair
market value by the public for the mineral resources to be leased.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFF66FBE2DB641C2A6ACC8D3D38BFD28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<paragraph id="H0806053887184A81A649D808DEC977D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C.
3143) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1279C07B0154D289B2AEFCB5EF747AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents contained in section 1 of that
Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section
1003.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4CBAF9216F7B4668ABD1F2605A7C5B0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
NEPA for other actions</header>
<subparagraph id="HB924FAA6E99E4D53A299DC44005004A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Before conducting the first lease sale under this
subtitle, the Secretary shall prepare an environmental impact statement in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) with respect to the actions authorized by this subtitle that are not
referred to in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914C60A80E3F4AD3B87E4BD8943A46D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification
and analysis</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall not be required—</text>
<clause id="H9CDC9FA0EDAB4F29B20706205EE5B826"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
identify nonleasing alternative courses of action; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4755178672C4FC9A679052DDC8E3580"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
analyze the environmental effects of those courses of action.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD886BE681E75433F840CB6C00466160A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification
of preferred action</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H30CD824A6C5F40A29D93A1602AFD30B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify only a
preferred action and a single leasing alternative for the first lease sale
authorized under this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFEDBEAE5066048E1BF50DE8C09A603D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyze the
environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for those 2
alternatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5A632DCF18645B680882112EB7CD864"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public
comments</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall
consider only public comments that are filed not later than 20 days after the
date of publication of a draft environmental impact statement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99AB6AAB0FFC4D2EAC6A5D74FC1F8BDE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Effect of
compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, compliance
with this paragraph shall be considered to satisfy all requirements for the
analysis and consideration of the environmental effects of proposed leasing
under this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06AAC2DF69544BA3A3B236618E58C5C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship to
State and local authority</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle expands or
limits any State or local regulatory authority.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA5579F055694F678316E0290A478DB2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
areas</header>
<paragraph id="HCE2CFA0398A847ED8776333E3291DDC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<subparagraph id="HDE0AFDB4A01B43F489801D76A507C7E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with the State of
Alaska, the North Slope Borough, Alaska, and the City of Kaktovik, Alaska, may
designate not more than 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a special area if
the Secretary determines that the special area would be of such unique
character and interest as to require special management and regulatory
protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4976BA14B84483D8522CB4140987991"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sadlerochit
spring area</header><text>The Secretary shall designate as a special area in
accordance with subparagraph (A) the Sadlerochit Spring area, comprising
approximately 4,000 acres as depicted on the map.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8FC765F052874C819697B7DF2123C80A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The
Secretary shall manage each special area designated under this subsection in a
manner that preserves the unique and diverse character of the area, including
fish, wildlife, subsistence resources, and cultural values of the area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4592FCE726CA42EEAED69B7EF4B7E10F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion from
leasing or surface occupancy</header>
<subparagraph id="H9E38EF336678478FBAD5F8E92259CF03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may exclude any special area designated
under this subsection from leasing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69AA55DE32504F3B8C6DEBDCC0A80105"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No surface
occupancy</header><text>If the Secretary leases all or a portion of a special
area for the purposes of oil and gas exploration, development, production, and
related activities, there shall be no surface occupancy of the land comprising
the special area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E3A51DC3483422C90F931982B0E5EC0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Directional
drilling</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
the Secretary may lease all or a portion of a special area under terms that
permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites on leases located
outside the special area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A2950D285154D1F8058AF311D939D58"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
closed areas</header><text>The Secretary may not close land within the Coastal
Plain to oil and gas leasing or to exploration, development, or production
except in accordance with this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3198EB5D73A14FEEA4786F22EBCB8E0F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HABA759CFC74642738D4DA6CB791AAB37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to
carry out this subtitle, including rules and regulations relating to protection
of the fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and
environment of the Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CE959B6BD994F2A8074EA9D6567F3B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision of
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review and, as
appropriate, revise the rules and regulations issued under paragraph (1) to
reflect any significant biological, environmental, scientific or engineering
data that come to the attention of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8DA99F6A4B5641AA8AC3D3F81F5A69AF"><enum>123.</enum><header>Lease
sales</header>
<subsection id="H01A399AF1B32401E9EB7C5E8720A24D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Land may be leased pursuant to this subtitle to any
person qualified to obtain a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3BFA3829C7F9459A8DABCBA6AE9940B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures for—</text>
<paragraph id="H7DEA73ADFDBC4494BEE82A1FDA0C29F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receipt and
consideration of sealed nominations for any area in the Coastal Plain for
inclusion in, or exclusion (as provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease
sale;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0CCC9BFFE1D45B89F67CE8CA5DB2898"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the holding of
lease sales after that nomination process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3E3538176E545DBB4BCA6F41B7D0B44"><enum>(3)</enum><text>public notice of
and comment on designation of areas to be included in, or excluded from, a
lease sale.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE100A4E155F49A29A04D4681B48B9F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lease sale
bids</header><text>Bidding for leases under this subtitle shall be by sealed
competitive cash bonus bids.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9DA137A88B3A48C9889743B012A99D6F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acreage minimum
in first sale</header><text>For the first lease sale under this subtitle, the
Secretary shall offer for lease those tracts the Secretary considers to have
the greatest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons, taking into
consideration nominations received pursuant to subsection (b)(1), but in no
case less than 200,000 acres.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5431F271A1624105896D62F92004C0B0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timing of lease
sales</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4AB97FFE4E3B4E1682A01E8ED97CA2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 22
months after the date of enactment of this Act, conduct the first lease sale
under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8C1AF40311A41F880F411DE8FBFE413"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date of the completion of the sale, evaluate the bids in the
sale and issue leases resulting from the sale; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC04D838F002045E1BC905F2083A89545"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct additional
sales at appropriate intervals if sufficient interest in exploration or
development exists to warrant the conduct of the additional sales.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5C0D6E3EC4CA4773972FC3508F03793A"><enum>124.</enum><header>Grant of leases
by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H5A62C9BA57074FEABA06341942A74D5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On payment by a lessee of such bonus as may be accepted
by the Secretary, the Secretary may grant to the highest responsible qualified
bidder in a lease sale conducted pursuant to section 123 a lease for any land
on the Coastal Plain.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H158B97F8BAD5460BA00A860AEF3ED0B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
transfers</header>
<paragraph id="H6ECA5EBD545A4F089FCDB5D7FADBBC13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No lease issued under this subtitle may be sold,
exchanged, assigned, sublet, or otherwise transferred except with the approval
of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H172C1FAEBC984F439214F48FBDFC1F64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition for
approval</header><text>Before granting any approval described in paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall consult with and give due consideration to the opinion of
the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F84BC3F15DB4C2A97592772294BE4F4"><enum>125.</enum><header>Lease terms and
conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An oil or gas lease
issued pursuant to this subtitle shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H96D6D30C6EBD41B6B014D1B384377299"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for the
payment of a royalty of not less than 12<fraction>½</fraction> percent of the
amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease, as determined
by the Secretary in accordance with regulations applicable to other Federal oil
and gas leases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8F5C7CE465E4A38A0FDA5A83FE425B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require that each
lessee of land within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable
for the reclamation of land within the Coastal Plain and any other Federal land
that is adversely affected in connection with exploration, development,
production, or transportation activities within the Coastal Plain conducted by
the lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of the lessee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H355F6CA5DF5F4EBEA27E2DFDDC14E79B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide that the
lessee may not delegate or convey, by contract or otherwise, that reclamation
responsibility and liability to another person without the express written
approval of the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BD18C5639574321AD9CC57F5E62013F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide that the
standard of reclamation for land required to be reclaimed under this subtitle
shall be, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68A02F1FBF8B4DFA84D0C3F16D536E34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a condition
capable of supporting the uses that the land was capable of supporting prior to
any exploration, development, or production activities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5C440FBB9A44B068CBED49446856096"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on application by
the lessee, to a higher or better standard, as approved by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2A27011BD2C45F89F6499DE7191BECC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>contain terms and
conditions relating to protection of fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife
habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment as required under section
122(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D63EAA2DD814317BFAAD0F7DEC7A321"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide that each
lessee, and each agent and contractor of a lessee, use their best efforts to
provide a fair share of employment and contracting for Alaska Natives and
Alaska Native Corporations from throughout the State of Alaska, as determined
by the level of obligation previously agreed to in the Federal Agreement;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H470D993C08714F08B5853B19FF81D9AC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>contain such other
provisions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure compliance
with this subtitle and the regulations promulgated under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H18DF0A455F52449CB27E4A4653891000"><enum>126.</enum><header>Expedited
judicial review</header>
<subsection id="H1A26A594CD4A4ED5B1223D79A6DF993E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Filing of
complaints</header>
<paragraph id="H8E1ED6F8B72E4C9A8119E2B5DC421AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>A
complaint seeking judicial review of a provision of this subtitle or an action
of the Secretary under this subtitle shall be filed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H985C38B8D457431284C5198A838E003A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as provided
in subparagraph (B), during the 90-day period beginning on the date on which
the action being challenged was carried out; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H760E02F6F46D4117B521A526750440A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
complaint based solely on grounds arising after the 90-day period described in
subparagraph (A), by not later than 90 days after the date on which the
complainant knew or reasonably should have known about the grounds for the
complaint.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F748AC076204A2BADE6EC60E768DA40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Venue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A complaint seeking judicial review of a
provision of this subtitle or an action of the Secretary under this subtitle
shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCC2C977FFDC4115A6C1322510E634AE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C9129EF312745EA827E1C1BFFF20B55"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Judicial review of a decision of the Secretary relating
to a lease sale under this subtitle (including an environmental analysis of
such a lease sale) shall be—</text>
<clause id="H9A4E7D4C27784849941F234D02D809E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limited to a
review of whether the decision is in accordance with this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE83CE2D6F2524C85AADA004DE2B64B19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on the
administrative record of the decision.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82F96EBED87945A8ADD33040201D1D67"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Presumptions</header><text>Any
identification by the Secretary of a preferred course of action relating to a
lease sale, and any analysis by the Secretary of environmental effects, under
this subtitle shall be presumed to be correct unless proven otherwise by clear
and convincing evidence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3EDE0055A264252982DE4BC995BF2BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
other review</header><text>Any action of the Secretary that is subject to
judicial review under this section shall not be subject to judicial review in
any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC590A6AC29D242A2975D3929BC68E838"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship to
other provisions</header><text>Subtitle B of title II shall not affect the
application of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4D38D21155984AAC93A7ED7E83F36982"><enum>127.</enum><header>Rights-of-way
across the Coastal Plain</header>
<subsection id="H35217096ACA84FD993343BA503DD382C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue rights-of-way and easements
across the Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1DD0A13AC9F43349CD09467CA768E10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided
in paragraph (2), under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185),
without regard to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA480A952AF214985B83827759981B880"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under title XI of
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.),
for access authorized by sections 1110 and 1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170,
3171).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEAD96532755C4EDF8E764702899B2CFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall include in regulations under section 122(f) provisions granting
rights-of-way and easements described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H714CE99FEF25417786D469E2B9A77722"><enum>128.</enum><header>Conveyance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1302(h)(2) of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), to
remove any cloud on title to land, and to clarify land ownership patterns in
the Coastal Plain, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H27AE4EBFDEA24398908BCF47B48AF697"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the extent
necessary to fulfill the entitlement of the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation under
sections 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611,
1613), as determined by the Secretary, convey to that Corporation the surface
estate of the land described in paragraph (1) of Public Land Order 6959, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement between the
Secretary, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land
Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, dated January 22, 1993;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25639CA6220B49A7902DBA30ABC8381B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convey to the
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation the remaining subsurface estate to which that
Corporation is entitled under the agreement between that corporation and the
United States, dated August 9, 1983.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Revocation of
Energy-Restricting BLM Lockup</header>
<section id="H4EA2D85C7D084D4988CC9B413225CBB7"><enum>201.</enum><header>Revocation of
Secretarial Order No. 3310</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Secretarial Order No. 3310, dated December
22, 2010, relating to protecting wilderness characteristics on lands managed by
the Bureau of Land Management is hereby revoked.</text>
</section><subtitle id="HDA294E95BA3046B594576C6459BE0D17"><enum>A</enum><header>Expedited Shale
Leasing of Federal Lands</header>
<section id="HEB6D2BF08DC240D5A4753ECB77AECAE0"><enum>211.</enum><header>Opening of
lands to oil shale leasing</header>
<subsection id="HC8D9DC092F254554ADC208B387B22260"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of
Limitation on Use of Funds</header><text>Section 433 of division F of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2152) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H720CF3F2621A47A291F3F8CFDEF4B823"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issuance of
Regulations</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall issue all
regulations necessary to implement section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Public Law 109–58; 42 U.S.C. 15927) with respect to oil shale by not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such regulations
shall include such safeguards and assurances as the Secretary considers
necessary to allow States to exercise their regulatory and statutory
authorities under State law, consistent with otherwise applicable Federal
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H33E272063E5244518EC474C5939D5897"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leasing of Oil
Shale Resource</header><text>Immediately after issuing regulations under
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BB16DCC45DF4C9198E7B7E0759774F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>offer for leasing
for research and development of oil shale resources under subsection (c) of
section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 42 U.S.C.
15927), additional 160-acre tracts of lands the Secretary considers necessary
to fulfill the research and development objectives of such Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BA2DD81FCE14809BFDFE5B95E35107F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offer for leasing
for commercial exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources
under subsection (e) of such section, public lands in States for which the
Secretary finds sufficient support and interest as required by that
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF8C63C60D111436DB03587A996BA5B05"><enum>B</enum><header>Judicial Review
Regarding Energy Projects</header>
<section id="H2607173D9FA64BC58F86F2D7A198CCE0"><enum>221.</enum><header>Exclusive
jurisdiction over causes and claims relating to covered energy
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear all causes and claims under
this title or any other provision of law that arise from any covered energy
project.</text>
</section><section id="H02570E93408C42F6A28EA548A1CD87EE"><enum>222.</enum><header>Time for filing
complaint</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All causes and
claims referred to in section 221 must be filed not later than the end of the
60-day period beginning on the date of the action or decision by a Federal
official that constitutes the covered energy project concerned. Any cause or
claim not filed within that time period shall be barred.</text>
</section><section id="H6A77728630F2438C9B7F0967BBEDDD7C"><enum>223.</enum><header>District Court
for the District of Columbia deadline</header>
<subsection id="H06962FDB00304CE08238F433B5103B5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All proceedings that are subject to section 221—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB81DC2558FF419FA7BA5D1CB37EB159"><enum>(1)</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="HD58D7F34C7DC479C9BC4281602F1AEE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall take
precedence over all other pending matters before the district court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H023F689BBFFF4D73A26C243AF08AEFC7"><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="HDB6E265309AB4971B7A997196F9009D6"><enum>224.</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 221 may be reviewed by no other court
except the Supreme Court.</text>
</section><section id="HB57C61D063D34F4F85C4B720D0DB5904"><enum>225.</enum><header>Deadline for
appeal to the Supreme Court</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If
a writ of certiorari has been granted by the Supreme Court pursuant to section
224, then—</text>
<paragraph id="H690F9B2C870B4019A99B13453441A433"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the interlocutory
or final judgment, decree, or order of the district court shall be resolved as
expeditiously as possible and in any event not more than 180 days after such
interlocutory or final judgment, decree, order of the district court is issued;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FE49670180045649120D951F8C2C9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all such
proceedings shall take precedence over all other matters then before the
Supreme Court.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H69B1B7C97C42455F85B2B3BCD617A951"><enum>226.</enum><header>Covered energy
project defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
subtitle, the term <term>covered energy project</term> means any action or
decision by the President or a Federal official regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H2159CD35EA4D4702BB2087DD4971ADA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the leasing of
Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development,
production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other
source or form of energy, including actions and decisions regarding the
selection or offering of Federal lands for such leasing; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70AAF8EA4191459AB63A09FECB09E524"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any action under
such a lease.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HE893E3DD7E9E4834BE255804790F046A"><enum>227.</enum><header>Limitation on
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle
shall not apply with respect to a covered energy project to the extent such
application would be inconsistent with subtitle C.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H53316F278F6E4F1FA808EC9C018F1E4C"><enum>C</enum><header>Permitting
reform</header>
<section id="H6977870C945A4F9D94E8DE1E73599EA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are to—</text>
<paragraph id="HD3330CF3FD2A4C4DA9178643DA359DB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>respond to the
Nation’s increased need for domestic energy resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADC5EB4736F74C9BAA7BC5CEAD91A87D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate
interagency coordination and cooperation in the processing of permits required
to support oil and gas use authorization on Federal lands, both onshore and on
the Outer Continental Shelf, in order to achieve greater consistency,
certainty, and timeliness in permit processing requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FEFB49313A84E27AC8166369671E811"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote process
streamlining and increased interagency efficiency, including elimination of
interagency duplication of effort;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BBD0AC328A542A69C22675E575D7FC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve
information sharing among agencies and understanding of respective agency roles
and responsibilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFFE47E0050847D09F53FE559B47A5E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promote
coordination with State agencies with expertise and responsibilities related to
Federal oil and gas permitting decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40E11FCEEA184116A5EAB93A99B37AC1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>promote
responsible stewardship of Federal oil and gas resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C97B6C8601F46788FFFA3CE3765CC11"><enum>(7)</enum><text>maintain high
standards of safety and environmental protection; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H347FF8A958CA45038778E0D59206B496"><enum>(8)</enum><text>enhance the
benefits to Federal permitting already occurring as a result of a coordinated
and timely interagency process for oil and gas permit review for certain
Federal oil and gas leases.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H52E5901F7DB94DAC8E4719B463C4314E"><enum>232.</enum><header>Federal
Coordinator</header>
<subsection id="H50DA18C15F4A4C1D8BB6893F0EF2C6D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established, as an independent agency in the Executive Branch, the Office of
the Federal Oil and Gas Permit Coordinator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0DD7E33A7B614D96905E1C5C381123E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal permit
coordinator</header><text>The Office shall be headed by a Federal Permit
Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the President within 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A447894E7654ED7AA9ED1792C638D0A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Federal Permit Coordinator shall be responsible for the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB7DE07A8FB54AD6A4C6ECF043F2B498"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coordinating the
timely completion of all permitting activities by Federal agencies, and State
agencies to the maximum extent practicable, with respect to any oil and gas
project under a Federal lease issued pursuant to the mineral leasing laws,
either onshore or on the Outer Continental Shelf. For purposes of this subtitle
only, such oil and gas projects shall include oil shale projects under Federal
oil shale leases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11B79A9BB7D2492D828D902E29088321"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Ensuring the
compliance of Federal agencies, and State agencies to the extent they
participate, with this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF2A4EAED8F32437BA6556FA9DB4F9C8D"><enum>233.</enum><header>Regional
Offices and Regional Permit Coordinators</header>
<subsection id="H644835A090FB4C04A9B509CBD032BD95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regional
offices</header><text>Within 90 days after the date of appointment of the
Federal Permit Coordinator, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), in
consultation with the Federal Permit Coordinator, shall establish regional
offices to coordinate review of Federal permits for oil and gas projects on
Federal lands onshore and on the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H08D1E19D69B447B69ACAAED4A314EEE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Number and
location of regional offices</header><text>The number of regional offices shall
be established by the Secretary in consultation with the Federal Permit
Coordinator. The Secretary shall ensure that there is an adequate number of
offices in each region proximate to available Federal oil and gas lease tracts
onshore and on the Outer Continental Shelf to meet the demands for expeditious
permitting in that region. The Secretary shall designate as regional offices
under this section all offices established under section 365 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H96740A8A21EF42D9A9752B01A67A21CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>Within 90 days after the appointment of the Federal
Permit Coordinator, the Federal Permit Coordinator, the Secretary, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other Federal agency with
responsibilities related to permitting of Federal oil and gas leases, shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing respective duties
and responsibilities for staffing the regional offices and accomplishing the
objectives of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A55D89DEB524C2C973A4C05E107A892"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designation of
qualified staff</header>
<paragraph id="H01FA0BD4843B4F519D224513B49042E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of signing of the
MOU under subsection (c), all Federal signatory agencies shall assign to each
regional office the appropriate employees with expertise in the oil and gas
permitting issues relating to that office, including, but not limited, with
respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53451428DC504526A4DA317DF12E09AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consultation and
preparation of biological opinions under section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D5BA2A5FEDD4193995A1C54DEC96C9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permits under
section 404 of Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H367130C7D83E4A1CBE149C58725E76A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regulatory matters
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5153A580A6384A9A829AB831B6F92511"><enum>(D)</enum><text>planning under the
National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB1F7684ECD54E5792B08D1E47B4AE3A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the preparation of
analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) (NEPA);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EE8400115A64452B510B896B37E109A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>applications for
permits to drill under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51C66F8A4550430EA82AEEAD3F6803EA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>exploration plans
and development and production plans under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D81E3A68E94ABBB0B5F5E998DB3D1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference and
incentives</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, for purposes of
this subsection, Federal agencies shall give preference to employees
volunteering for reassignment to the regional offices, and shall offer
incentives to attract and retain regional office employees, including, but not
limited to, retaining contract employees, rotational assignments, salary
incentives of up to 120 percent of an employee’s existing salary immediately
prior to reassignment, or any combination of strategies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H806F4C15AC904A019CA7618BEE7B8353"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each
employee assigned under subsection (d) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC68205051834054A7F5A503795868AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>within 90 days
after the date of assignment, report to the regional office to which the
employee is assigned;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A905F9CE2B647D3A0D3058D78F34884"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be responsible for
all issues relating to the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the
employee; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1339DD434EFC4C09893A22182939B52D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>participate as
part of the team working on proposed oil and gas projects, planning, and
environmental analyses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C839531437E4A589EF8D7ED37B3F7B9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Creation of and
delegation of authority to regional permit coordinators</header><text>The
Federal Permit Coordinator shall appoint a Regional Permit Coordinator to be
located within each regional office established under this section, with full
authority to act on behalf of the Federal Permit Coordinator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5847CC9A1BA4CBBB894E18474FE6E0A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional
personnel</header><text>The Federal Permit Coordinator or Regional Permit
Coordinators may at any time direct that any Federal agency party to the MOU
under subsection (c) assign additional staff required to implement the duties
of the regional offices.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EF084E6107A461CBBC0D033CBD75556"><enum>234.</enum><header>Reviews and
actions of Federal agencies</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCC1E3FF40207498B9AC9E3DE1CAC8BCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Schedules for
timely permit decisionmaking</header><text>Within 10 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives any oil and gas permit application or amended
application, the Secretary shall either notify the applicant that the
application is complete or notify the applicant that information is missing and
specify the information that is required to be submitted for the application to
be complete. Within 30 days after notifying a permit applicant that an
application is complete, the Secretary, in consultation with the permit
applicant as necessary, shall determine and inform the Regional Permit
Coordinator responsible for that project area whether the proposed permit is a
class I, class II, or class III permit. The Regional Permit Coordinator shall
as soon as possible but in no event later than 30 days following the
Secretary’s determination establish a binding schedule to ensure the most
expeditious possible review and processing of the requested permit, in
accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H754CCB69511745ADBCF9EBE9480427CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permit classes
and schedules</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB611CDB870064AD4AF2D1ADB9D48AE77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Class I
permits</header><text>An oil and gas permit shall be designated as a class I
permit under this section if the permitted activity is of a nature that would
typically require preparation of an environmental impact statement under NEPA
to inform the permitting decision. For such permits, the Regional Permit
Coordinator shall establish a schedule for timely completion of all permit
reviews and processing, not to exceed 30 months. The Regional Permit
Coordinator shall make the schedule publicly available within 10 days after the
schedule is established.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD760D440185A4C4D9E5E43A61A61086C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Class II
permits</header><text>An oil and gas permit shall be designated as a class II
permit under this section if the permitted activity is of a nature that would
typically be found not to significantly affect the quality of the human
environment under NEPA. For such permits, the Regional Permit Coordinator shall
establish the most expeditious schedule possible for completion of all permit
reviews and processing, not to exceed 90 days. The Regional Permit Coordinator
may grant a one-time extension of that schedule, not to exceed 60 days, upon a
good cause showing that additional time is necessary to complete permit
decisions. Not later than 15 days after establishing or extending any schedule
for a class II permit, the Regional Permit Coordinator shall provide the permit
applicant with the schedule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2547079599F249E58E453AA95F4CD786"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Class III
permits</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an oil and gas
permit shall be designated as a class III permit under this section if the
permitted activity either qualifies for a statutory or regulatory categorical
exclusion under NEPA or if the requirements under NEPA and other applicable law
for the permit have been completed within 30 days after the date of a complete
application. For such permits, the permit shall be issued within 30 days after
the date of a complete application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H86830AD603D840EA9B363AB7E2207E70"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reclassification
of class II permit</header><text>If prior to the expiration of the established
schedule for a class II permit newly discovered information indicates that the
class II permit will significantly affect the quality of the human environment,
the Secretary may, in consultation with the permit applicant, reclassify the
permit as a class I permit under paragraph (1), and the Regional Coordinator
shall establish an amended schedule that complies with the provisions of that
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA5F32DC7FE43442FBAD8C2A731DED9FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Regional Permit Coordinators shall include data on all schedule timing and
compliance in their reports to the Federal Permit Coordinator required under
subsection (i), who shall include such data in the report to the President and
Congress required under subsection (i).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H26E2565FC32E4AA5AA32FA57D3B9A47D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Dispute
resolution</header><text>The Regional Permit Coordinator shall resolve all
administrative issues that affect oil and gas permit reviews. The Regional
Permit Coordinator shall report jointly to the Federal Permit Coordinator and
to the head of the relevant action agency, or his or her designee, for
resolution of any issue regarding an oil and gas permit that may result in
missing the schedule deadlines established pursuant to subsection (b). The
Regional Permit Coordinators shall include data regarding the incidence and
resolution of disputes under this subsection in their reports to the Federal
Permit Coordinator required under subsection (i), who shall include such
reported data and develop recommendations in the report to the President and
Congress required under subsection (i).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA5C3EB2B55E94DA5BAE5968D639A01E7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>An
applicant for a class I permit may bring a cause of action to seek expedited
mandamus review, if a Regional Permit Coordinator or the Secretary fails
to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H426E9F285FFE4C648723EAA2E3A91EB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a
schedule in accordance with subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2C16E4F48851408AAAF510487645ECA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enforce and ensure
completion of reviews within schedule deadlines; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H96563647F0E745F484108D762FFE02F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take all actions
as are necessary and proper to avoid jeopardizing the timely completion of the
entire schedule.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">If an agency fails to complete its
review of and issue a decision upon a permit within the schedule established by
the Court, that permit shall be deemed granted to the applicant.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H99E41834A3CC4F7CA71D871B78E908E1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition of
certain terms and conditions</header><text>No Federal agency may include in any
permit, right-of-way, or other authorization issued for an oil and gas project
subject to the provisions of this subtitle, any term or condition that may be
authorized, but is not required, by the provisions of any applicable law, if
the Federal Permit Coordinator determines that such term or condition would
prevent or impair in any significant respect completion of a permit review
within the time schedule established pursuant to subsection (b) or would
otherwise impair in any significant respect expeditious oil and gas
development. The Federal Permit Coordinator shall not have any authority to
impose any terms, conditions, or requirements beyond those imposed by any
Federal law, agency, regulation, or lease term.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF2C0F2582B6346ED9F30BA2666AA65FA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consolidated
record</header><text>The Federal Permit Coordinator, acting through the
appropriate Regional Permit Coordinator, with the cooperation of Federal and
State administrative officials and agencies, shall maintain a complete,
consolidated record of all decisions made or actions taken by the Federal
Permit Coordinator or Regional Permit Coordinator or by any Federal agency with
respect to any oil and gas permit.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB02B88AD33C64CFC8DF0ED28D57F300A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Relationship to
NEPA and Energy Policy Act of 2005</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCD3DCFD0C47A438ABA05119955B5010E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 390(a) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H096320273AEB4A618144B640F0BCDEBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>rebuttable presumption that the use of a</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H031964AF39EC4B61B07064F0176ACE65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>would apply</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB13E9927204C4CD7983041B529BCC9DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 17(p) of
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFC2F7380284E417AAAE126BF4F727622"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional
powers and responsibilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H891307ECD80947DDA27326388EA9CDB5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regional Permit
Coordinator reports</header><text>The Regional Permit Coordinators shall each
submit a report to the Federal Permit Coordinator by December 31 of each year
that documents each office’s performance in meeting the objectives under this
subtitle, including recommendations to further streamline the permitting
process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8A2ECB71D12F4973A75A71D7798284B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redirection of
priorities or resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
order to expedite overall permitting activity, the Federal Permit Coordinator
may redirect the priority of regional office activities or the allocation of
resources among such offices, and shall engage the agencies that are parties to
the MOU to the extent such adjustments implicate their respective staffs or
resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5D35AD2E0E6E4E418DCB63623937FC62"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Beginning three years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Federal Permit Coordinator shall prepare and submit a report to
the President and Congress by April 15 of each year that outlines the results
achieved under this subtitle and makes recommendations to the President and
Congress for further improvements in processing oil and gas permits on Federal
lands.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6BCBC3C7392747E9836792FE3426EB20"><enum>235.</enum><header>State
coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Governor of
any State wherein an oil and gas operation may require a Federal permit, or the
coastline of which is in immediate geographic proximity to oil and gas
operations on the Outer Continental Shelf, may be a signatory to the MOU for
purposes of fulfilling any State responsibilities with respect to Federal oil
and gas permitting decisions. The Regional Permit Coordinators shall facilitate
and coordinate concurrent State reviews of requested permits for oil and gas
projects on the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</section><section id="H3F59229174B946459BF68E1B3EF80EBC"><enum>236.</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as expressly
stated, nothing in this subtitle affects—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAADEDC6DE3B43799F64EDFEA980A67F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the applicability
of any Federal or State law; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H726E44A11ABA425ABF3B716B9B072628"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any delegation of
authority made by the head of a Federal agency the employees of which are
participating in the implementation of this section.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7853FED9B7DC49A5995831F744B40171"><enum>237.</enum><header>Administrative
and Judicial Review</header>
<subsection id="HF5862303CE3944D3BAD0920B42274921"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
review</header><text>Any oil and gas permitting decision for Federal lands
onshore or on the Outer Continental Shelf that was issued in accordance with
the procedures established by this subtitle shall not be subject to further
administrative review within the respective Federal agency responsible for that
decision, and shall be the final decision of that agency for purposes of
judicial review.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H739C9A286B764E39A175EB445C448B4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusive
jurisdiction over permit decisions</header><text>Only the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia shall have original jurisdiction
over any civil action for the review of such a permit decision.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DB32454AD3044D9BD4D59EBA4980E83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on
claims</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any action
arising under Federal law seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or
approval issued by a Federal agency for an oil and gas permit subject to this
subtitle shall be barred unless it is filed within 90 days of the date of the
decision. Nothing in this subtitle shall create a right to judicial review or
places any limit on filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of a
permit, license, or approval.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H07ADA527EBD64C5E87C2613A2AC7FD86"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Filing of
record</header><text>When any civil action is brought pursuant to this
subtitle, the Federal Permit Coordinator shall immediately prepare for the
court a consolidated record.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9FED3A283EB342EC9122C48B91FE1DC7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expedited
review</header><text>Any action for judicial review challenging a decision
approved pursuant to this section shall be set for consideration by not later
than 90 days after the date the action is filed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H78BFD6EBB94B4DE587429B0106C85DA9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expedited
mandamus review</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e), within 30 days
after the filing of an action challenging or seeking to enforce an established
permit review schedule for a class I permit, the court shall issue a decision
either compelling permit issuance or sanctioning the delay and establishing a
new schedule that enables the most expeditious possible completion of
proceedings. In rendering its decision, the court shall review whether the
agencies subject to the schedule have been acting in good faith, whether the
permit applicant has been cooperating fully with the agencies that are
responsible for issuing the requested permits, and any other relevant matters.
The court may issue orders to enforce any schedule it establishes under this
subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7315C0A871B4148A21BE094B62CA982"><enum>(g)</enum><header>No private right
of action</header><text>This subtitle shall not be construed to create any
additional right, benefit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or equity, by a person against the United States, its
agencies, its officers, or any person.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H67725F680DEA4E998E7F512AC8038658"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Finality of
leasing decisions</header><text>Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or
regulation to the contrary, a decision by the Bureau of Land Management or the
Minerals Management Service to issue a Final Notice of Sale and proceed with an
oil and gas lease sale pursuant to any mineral leasing law shall not be subject
to further administrative review within the Department of the Interior, and
shall be the final decision of the agency for purposes of judicial
review.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA213D28C023F462B8ADD5C98ADFEBBBB"><enum>238.</enum><header>Amendments to
publication process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C8148DD0E654CDAA15E261394F9E471"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H440FDAAC6C2C4BA59BDF4C0C441CD67B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDAFAD9B8249B4A8E8FA67EF4E23D3B22"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish a proposed
leasing program in the Federal Register, and shall submit a copy of such
proposed program to the Governor of each affected State, for review and
comment. The Governor may solicit comments from those executives of local
governments in his State which he, in his discretion, determines will be
affected by the proposed
program.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25BD62FF6E3F4301A640F1EDED969EE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c)(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B6F5BE6454B412F8EC371A9333355BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2) by inserting <quote>final</quote> after <quote>proposed</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3981976A481D471695245A7D11F5C8C8"><enum>239.</enum><header>Repeal of fee
for permits to drill</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public
Law 110–161 is amended under the heading <quote>Bureau of Land
Management_management of lands and resources</quote> (121 Stat. 2098) by
striking <quote>to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited
to this appropriation that shall be derived from $4,000 per new application for
permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new
application,</quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DAD80DD9E034E12B97FBAF87766FD7D"><enum>240.</enum><header>Alaska Offshore
Continental Shelf Coordination Office</header>
<subsection id="HD37675DEEF0E4AC29EF823F4A9F5681F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall establish and maintain, in coordination with
the Mayor of the North Slope Borough of Alaska, a separate office to be known
as the Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H080539F5CB8044EFA63142097E3CC7D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the office shall be to—</text>
<paragraph id="H0EFB136825A146CB9279CFE5E737AE50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate the
leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Alaska;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD743767A7BBE458AB2C346E21319B592"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advise persons
awarded such leases on local conditions and the history of areas affected by
development of the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf off the
coast of Alaska;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6D9C344A1E647078A0213A84BF516E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate annual reports on the
status of the coordination between such and communities affected by such
development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB42DA94C827F4E7EB43D0EE72254D11F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collect from
residents of the North Slope of Alaska information regarding the impacts of
such development on marine wildlife, coastal habitats, marine and coastal
subsistence resources, and the marine and coastal environment of Alaska’s North
Slope region; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H959B6520B57A42A99A00660C9289E8F2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that the
information collected under paragraph (3) is submitted to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB895118D9F2D4B33AD210CE8C4C75758"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developers of such
resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EE7F4E9321F460DAD1BCC1BF1CF5DB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any appropriate
Federal agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Relief From
Regulations and Prohibitions that Cause Artificial Price Increases</header>
<subtitle id="H8E36984DA1EE4374B8107313E9E4B14C"><enum>A</enum><header>Relief from EPA
climate change regulations and Federal prohibitions on synthetic fuels
</header>
<section commented="no" id="HE52AE83F3C3F4FC2953C47DC16254283"><enum>301.</enum><header>Repeal of EPA
climate change regulation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF6E4C61332F64CF5AAA4FF4064885EA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas
regulation under Clean Air Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
<quote>The term <term>air pollutant</term> shall not include carbon dioxide,
water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or
sulfur hexafluoride.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC554868D35954E5BAD35A6386DCF15C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No regulation of
climate change</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), or the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), shall be
treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global
warming.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4E17F0B418D94CCE96ADB15B127BCB81"><enum>302.</enum><header>Repeal of
Federal ban on synthetic fuels purchasing requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 526 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142) is repealed.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HABA2B0E491FC49ECA182B47D7A3900B2"><enum>B</enum><header>Refinery
reform</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3CBE1D97DBE4D82A4FDBB64C6013325"><enum>311.</enum><header>Refinery
permitting process</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5FFCBD1F3F1B4E38BAD44D54088DBA32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0682E5E289F04CC68AD90E8654DB8FAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFBECF74B62974689A7F1DF8180640101"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text>The
term <term>expansion</term> means a physical change that results in an increase
in the capacity of a refinery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H162F3F4D1D014E6DB874F30CF90BED38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8563B125FEFC4EDBBBD5A873EBBBDA87"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permit</header><text>The
term <term>permit</term> means any permit, license, approval, variance, or
other form of authorization that a refiner is required to obtain—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H52CF5D5F7381487FB0021B99EEC118D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under any Federal
law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE7EE00B359EB40A488F33B3D3437E7D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from a State or
Indian tribal government agency delegated authority by the Federal Government,
or authorized under Federal law, to issue permits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E0E222002F14065B21BD6192D75823F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Refiner</header><text>The
term <term>refiner</term> means a person that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3DE6D884D174431BA501FD8B478C679E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owns or operates a
refinery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6111BBE1E5AE437482447AF4142520A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seeks to become an
owner or operator of a refinery.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA5B41DFC5BF6434498EFD2547D9003BC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Refinery</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7C995584BABF464096F89D11187B090D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>refinery</term> means—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H0F7FBA6945E244AF91B357C8F22D660C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a facility at
which crude oil is refined into transportation fuel or other petroleum
products; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFC6D2190FC0E499CA5059ECE89381A9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a coal
liquification or coal-to-liquid facility at which coal is processed into
synthetic crude oil or any other fuel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB90B750416B14F45AB821FEDB97035EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>refinery</term> includes an expansion of a refinery.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBB19B5128C1644E0A7A064D380E06B89"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Refinery
permitting agreement</header><text>The term <term>refinery permitting
agreement</term> means an agreement entered into between the Administrator and
a State or Indian tribe under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2B0035F833D547B9A75B55F886D1A445"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFA67ADF81498487E86EEF14BEFD6E741"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5D55307EA2774786AA037E09DF39FF3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7ECAF442FF694A4F847B0F714832AB3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H50DFAE6B52F4467492DF3CECAE27B6E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB49EB160EDE4F9A8FBC45E83FC31FD7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC02E3DEE23D640BAA6E07F67E77B22FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Streamlining of
refinery permitting process</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB6CC361CD5EF4BC7906A83DCB913BDB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At the request of the Governor of a State or the
governing body of an Indian tribe, the Administrator shall enter into a
refinery permitting agreement with the State or Indian tribe under which the
process for obtaining all permits necessary for the construction and operation
of a refinery shall be streamlined using a systematic interdisciplinary
multimedia approach as provided in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H06053F736CEE4CC5BB80434686CBD792"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of
Administrator</header><text>Under a refinery permitting agreement the
Administrator shall have authority, as applicable and necessary, to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C07BCACDCBC407FA528D3E36F370D04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accept from a
refiner a consolidated application for all permits that the refiner is required
to obtain to construct and operate a refinery;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3430DBF83870435797A4CB56E67AE627"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation
and cooperation with each Federal, State, or Indian tribal government agency
that is required to make any determination to authorize the issuance of a
permit, establish a schedule under which each agency shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H260E12EF6CA24DF483DAF8DFF03CB694"><enum>(i)</enum><text>concurrently
consider, to the maximum extent practicable, each determination to be made;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2BB0B163681E4BC8A22DF64B395D9DCE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complete each
step in the permitting process; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDDAE322EAC9D4C6BBE19B00E180E6368"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issue a
consolidated permit that combines all permits issued under the schedule
established under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4F027E950C23402D9D8947A1643CFE21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement by the
State</header><text>Under a refinery permitting agreement, a State or governing
body of an Indian tribe shall agree that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE3A746FF6BBA4AFBAD1920558A54A4AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
shall have each of the authorities described in paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0DA8B34DCDC64F80AB05234E5F4DCDF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each State or
Indian tribal government agency shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H398C810B53CF4FB9AD6AA5434D1A9CEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in accordance with
State law, make such structural and operational changes in the agencies as are
necessary to enable the agencies to carry out consolidated project-wide permit
reviews concurrently and in coordination with the Environmental Protection
Agency and other Federal agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H209FB62DC96440EEA2339D53A58E03DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comply, to the
maximum extent practicable, with the applicable schedule established under
paragraph (2)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7CD99D1EF77040FF97F880BE6040E89D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF25AD05C768749D0ADCBADA5A28BB3AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>New
refineries</header><text>In the case of a consolidated permit for the
construction of a new refinery, the Administrator and the State or governing
body of an Indian tribe shall approve or disapprove the consolidated permit not
later than—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HC8D09E8365A7443FB106BCB606AAB61B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>360 days after the
date of the receipt of the administratively complete application for the
consolidated permit; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HEF65984D59504D68AEB57099154C8EF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on agreement of
the applicant, the Administrator, and the State or governing body of the Indian
tribe, 90 days after the expiration of the deadline established under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE21B7265F314AB98FF2F9EB46A1F42C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expansion of
existing refineries</header><text>In the case of a consolidated permit for the
expansion of an existing refinery, the Administrator and the State or governing
body of an Indian tribe shall approve or disapprove the consolidated permit not
later than—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H87B75474D52F4BB98A3177D40067F588"><enum>(i)</enum><text>120 days after the
date of the receipt of the administratively complete application for the
consolidated permit; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HA3EF482E37474C9B99591C3566ABBE42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on agreement of
the applicant, the Administrator, and the State or governing body of the Indian
tribe, 30 days after the expiration of the deadline established under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H88466FD22FF749079E44883F03A75D34"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text>Each Federal agency that is required to make any
determination to authorize the issuance of a permit shall comply with the
applicable schedule established under paragraph (2)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H785FB01881704F9AA71AE196BB7F40DA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>Any civil action for review of any permit determination
under a refinery permitting agreement shall be brought exclusively in the
United States district court for the district in which the refinery is located
or proposed to be located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDDBDEE89863447DAA4076744EEB38E21"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Efficient permit
review</header><text>In order to reduce the duplication of procedures, the
Administrator shall use State permitting and monitoring procedures to satisfy
substantially equivalent Federal requirements under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8DAC8EB3EC8341339765C06A259EFB8D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Severability</header><text>If
1 or more permits that are required for the construction or operation of a
refinery are not approved on or before any deadline established under paragraph
(4), the Administrator may issue a consolidated permit that combines all other
permits that the refiner is required to obtain other than any permits that are
not approved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB096CC3DFD72488A936BFDB37F86D36B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Savings</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection affects the operation or implementation of otherwise
applicable law regarding permits necessary for the construction and operation
of a refinery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H35F118C3D51C415F8988792E02B792DC"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Consultation
with local governments</header><text>Congress encourages the Administrator,
States, and tribal governments to consult, to the maximum extent practicable,
with local governments in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA4360D9D5C5248B8AE81C77CDB65E173"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Effect on local
authority</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H01BE2ACC524443CD8717688517ED5CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authority of a
local government with respect to the issuance of permits; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD68A597A42C344079B747225E12C795C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requirement or
ordinance of a local government (such as a zoning regulation).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAB04825FCD994427A113DB407F9FE9D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fischer-Tropsch
fuels</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H049253EE5C624E10873E401B21254730"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Fischer-Tropsch industry
representatives, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H636C34CC06AE4622AD4BA44322FB01FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a research
and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean
Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79B26A8B9BAB46D0893D6A7F389B4DDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate the use
of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel as a mechanism for reducing
engine exhaust emissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5903054B2F0945E186EFF951E33D7E2D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit
recommendations to Congress on the most effective use and associated benefits
of these ultra-clean fuel for reducing public exposure to exhaust
emissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB8F2D42CBC194D8B9B0A14B5903920FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance and
technical support</header><text>The Administrator shall, to the extent
necessary, issue any guidance or technical support documents that would
facilitate the effective use and associated benefit of Fischer-Tropsch fuel and
blends.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD3E1081C72904BA6BD3D3CB3D58FEBAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
program described in paragraph (1) shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA070A48E9DBB4C89A6E7AE35A8435A67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of neat
(100 percent) Fischer-Tropsch fuel and blends with conventional crude
oil-derived fuel for heavy-duty and light-duty diesel engines and the aviation
sector; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD78A47CA8D643F2B3F8050D25DBBED7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the production
costs associated with domestic production of those ultra-clean fuel and prices
for consumers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4CB2AC14169641F7B75C235D897AF0C6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6FFE11BE23D47E9B85C687409964FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, an interim report on actions
taken to carry out this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F54AF75114C430F81CB8C6E3CDB2DAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, a final report on actions taken
to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58DB8F9A58AA4FC0B7768FED43EB1A36"><enum>312.</enum><header>Existing
refinery permit application deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
applications for a permit for existing refinery applications shall not be
considered to be timely if submitted after 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</section></subtitle>