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labor stability and in the ability of construction labor and
management to meet the particular needs and conditions
of projects to be developed under the leases issued pursu-
ant to this title and the special concerns of the parties
to such leases, shall require that the lessee and its agents
and contractors negotiate to obtain a project labor agree-
ment for the employment of laborers and mechanics on
production, maintenance, and construction under the
lease.
SEC. 2207. COASTAL PLAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
(a) NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT STANDARD
TO GOVERN AUTHORIZED COASTAL PLAIN ACTIVITIES.—
The Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements of
section 2203, administer the provisions of this title
through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that—
(1) ensure the oil and gas exploration, develop-
ment, and production activities on the Coastal Plain
will result in no significant adverse effect on fish
and wildlife, their habitat, and the environment;
(2) require the application of the best commer-
cially available technology for oil and gas explo-
ration, development, and production on all new ex-
ploration, development, and production operations;
and
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(3) ensure that the maximum amount of sur-
face acreage covered by production and support fa-
cilities, including airstrips and any areas covered by
gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines, does
not exceed 2,000 acres on the Coastal Plain.
(b) SITE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION.—
The Secretary shall also require, with respect to any pro-
posed drilling and related activities, that—
(1) a site-specific analysis be made of the prob-
able effects, if any, that the drilling or related activi-
ties will have on fish and wildlife, their habitat, and
the environment;
(2) a plan be implemented to avoid, minimize,
and mitigate (in that order and to the extent prac-
ticable) any significant adverse effect identified
under paragraph (1); and
(3) the development of the plan shall occur
after consultation with the agency or agencies hav-
ing jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan.
(c) REGULATIONS
TO PROTECT COASTAL PLAIN
FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES, SUBSISTENCE USERS,
AND THE ENVIRONMENT.—Before implementing the leas-
ing program authorized by this title, the Secretary shall
prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms, condi-
tions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other
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measures designed to ensure that the activities undertaken
on the Coastal Plain under this title are conducted in a
manner consistent with the purposes and environmental
requirements of this title.
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE ENVI-
RONMENTAL LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The
proposed regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, and stipulations for the leasing program
under this title shall require compliance with all applicable
provisions of Federal and State environmental law and
shall also require the following:
(1) Standards at least as effective as the safety
and environmental mitigation measures set forth in
items 1 through 29 at pages 167 through 169 of the
‘‘Final Legislative Environmental Impact State-
ment’’ (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain.
(2) Seasonal limitations on exploration, develop-
ment, and related activities, where necessary, to
avoid significant adverse effects during periods of
concentrated fish and wildlife breeding, denning,
nesting, spawning, and migration.
(3) That exploration activities, except for sur-
face geological studies, be limited to the period be-
tween approximately November 1 and May 1 each
year and that exploration activities shall be sup-