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and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memo-
randum of understanding regarding oil and gas leasing 
on—
(1) public lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior; and 
(2) National Forest System lands under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The memorandum of understanding 
shall include provisions that—
(1) establish administrative procedures and 
lines of authority that ensure timely processing of oil 
and gas lease applications, surface use plans of oper-
ation, and applications for permits to drill, including 
steps for processing surface use plans and applica-
tions for permits to drill consistent with the 
timelines established by the amendment made by 
section 2028; 
(2) eliminate duplication of effort by providing 
for coordination of planning and environmental com-
pliance efforts; and 
(3) ensure that lease stipulations are—
(A) applied consistently; 
(B) coordinated between agencies; and
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(C) only as restrictive as necessary to pro-
tect the resource for which the stipulations are 
applied. 
(c) DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable 
of—
(A) tracking applications and formal re-
quests made in accordance with procedures of 
the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing pro-
gram; and 
(B) providing information regarding the 
status of the applications and requests within 
the Department of the Interior and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(2) RESOURCE
MAPPING.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a joint Geographic Informa-
tion System mapping system for use in—
(A) tracking surface resource values to aid 
in resource management; and
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(B) processing surface use plans of oper-
ation and applications for permits to drill. 
SEC. 2025. ESTIMATES OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES UN-
DERLYING ONSHORE FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Section 604 of the Energy Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 6217) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘reserve’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) the extent and nature of any restrictions 
or impediments to the development of the resources, 
including—
‘‘(A) impediments to the timely granting of 
leases; 
‘‘(B) post-lease restrictions, impediments, 
or delays on development for conditions of ap-
proval, applications for permits to drill, or proc-
essing of environmental permits; and 
‘‘(C) permits or restrictions associated with 
transporting the resources for entry into com-
merce; and
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‘‘(3) the quantity of resources not produced or 
introduced into commerce because of the restric-
tions.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘reserve’’ and inserting 
‘‘resource’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘publically’’ and inserting 
‘‘publicly’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS.—Using the inventory, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall make periodic assessments of eco-
nomically recoverable resources accounting for a range of 
parameters such as current costs, commodity prices, tech-
nology, and regulations.’’. 
(b) METHODOLOGY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall use the same assessment methodology across all geo-
logical provinces, areas, and regions in preparing and 
issuing national geological assessments to ensure accurate 
comparisons of geological resources.
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SEC. 2026. COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13211; 
ACTIONS CONCERNING REGULATIONS THAT 
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ENERGY SUPPLY, 
DISTRIBUTION, OR USE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each Federal agen-
cy shall require that before the Federal agency takes any 
action that could have a significant adverse effect on the 
supply of domestic energy resources from Federal public 
land, the Federal agency taking the action shall comply 
with Executive Order No. 13211 (42 U.S.C. 13201 note). 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall publish guidance for purposes of this section describ-
ing what constitutes a significant adverse effect on the 
supply of domestic energy resources under Executive 
Order No. 13211 (42 U.S.C. 13201 note). 
(c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall include in the memorandum of understanding under 
section 2024 provisions for implementing subsection (a) 
of this section. 
SEC. 2027. PILOT PROJECT TO IMPROVE FEDERAL PERMIT 
COORDINATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab-
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lish a Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Pilot Project’’). 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers 
for purposes of this section. 
(2) STATE
PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary 
may request that the Governors of Wyoming, Mon-
tana, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico be signato-
ries to the memorandum of understanding. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF QUALIFIED STAFF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the signing of the memorandum of un-
derstanding under subsection (b), all Federal signa-
tory parties shall assign to each of the field offices 
identified in subsection (d), on a nonreimbursable 
basis, an employee who has expertise in the regu-
latory issues relating to the office in which the em-
ployee is employed, including, as applicable, par-
ticular expertise in—
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(A) the consultations and the preparation 
of biological opinions under section 7 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536); 
(B) permits under section 404 of Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); 
(C) regulatory matters under the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
(D) planning under the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et 
seq.); and 
(E) the preparation of analyses under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(2) DUTIES.—Each employee assigned under 
paragraph (1) shall—
(A) not later than 90 days after the date 
of assignment, report to the Bureau of Land 
Management Field Managers in the office to 
which the employee is assigned; 
(B) be responsible for all issues relating to 
the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of 
the employee; and
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(C) participate as part of the team of per-
sonnel working on proposed energy projects, 
planning, and environmental analyses. 
(d) FIELD OFFICES.—The following Bureau of Land 
Management Field Offices shall serve as the Pilot Project 
offices: 
(1) Rawlins, Wyoming. 
(2) Buffalo, Wyoming. 
(3) Miles City, Montana 
(4) Farmington, New Mexico. 
(5) Carlsbad, New Mexico. 
(6) Glenwood Springs, Colorado. 
(7) Vernal, Utah. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report that—
(1) outlines the results of the Pilot Project to 
date; and 
(2) makes a recommendation to the President 
regarding whether the Pilot Project should be imple-
mented throughout the United States. 
(f) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall 
assign to each field office identified in subsection (d) any 
additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the ef-
fective implementation of—
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(1) the Pilot Project; and 
(2) other programs administered by the field of-
fices, including inspection and enforcement relating 
to energy development on Federal land, in accord-
ance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq). 
(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects—
(1) the operation of any Federal or State law; 
or 
(2) any delegation of authority made by the 
head of a Federal agency whose employees are par-
ticipating in the Pilot Project. 
SEC. 2028. DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR PERMITS. 
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) DEADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR PERMITS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives an ap-
plication for any permit to drill, the Secretary 
shall—
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‘‘(A) notify the applicant that the applica-
tion is complete; or 
‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information 
is missing and specify any information that is 
required to be submitted for the application to 
be complete. 
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OR DEFERRAL.—Not later than 
30 days after the applicant for a permit has sub-
mitted a complete application, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) issue the permit; or 
‘‘(B)(i) defer decision on the permit; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to the applicant a notice that 
specifies any steps that the applicant could take 
for the permit to be issued. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFERRED APPLICA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary pro-
vides notice under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the ap-
plicant shall have a period of 2 years from the 
date of receipt of the notice in which to com-
plete all requirements specified by the Sec-
retary, including providing information needed 
for compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).