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Sec. 23006. Departmental accountability for development. 
Sec. 23007. Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan. 
Sec. 23008. Updated resource assessment. 
Subtitle D—BLM Live Internet Auctions 
Sec. 24001. Short title. 
Sec. 24002. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 
Subtitle E—Native American Energy 
Sec. 25001. Short title. 
Sec. 25002. Appraisals. 
Sec. 25003. Standardization. 
Sec. 25004. Environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands. 
Sec. 25005. Judicial review. 
Sec. 25006. Tribal biomass demonstration project. 
Sec. 25007. Tribal resource management plans. 
Sec. 25008. Leases of restricted lands for the Navajo Nation. 
Sec. 25009. Nonapplicability of certain rules. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 30101. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training. 
SUBDIVISION B—BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CONDUIT HYDROPOWER 
DEVELOPMENT EQUITY AND JOBS ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Amendment. 
SUBDIVISION C—CENTRAL OREGON JOBS AND WATER SECURITY ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Wild and Scenic River; Crooked, Oregon. 
Sec. 3. City of Prineville Water Supply. 
Sec. 4. First fill protection. 
Sec. 5. Ochoco Irrigation District. 
SUBDIVISION D—STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION; EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH 
TITLE I—STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. State authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation. 
Sec. 103. Government Accountability Office study. 
Sec. 104. Tribal authority on trust land. 
TITLE II—EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. EPA hydraulic fracturing research. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Review of State activities. 
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SUBDIVISION E—PREVENTING GOVERNMENT WASTE AND PROTECTING COAL 
MINING JOBS IN AMERICA 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Incorporation of surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State pro-
grams. 
DIVISION C—JUDICIARY 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decision-
making. 
DIVISION A—ENERGY AND 
COMMERCE 
TITLE I—MODERNIZING 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Northern Route 
Approval 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Route 
Approval Act’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) To maintain our Nation’s competitive edge 
and ensure an economy built to last, the United 
States must have fast, reliable, resilient, and envi-
ronmentally sound means of moving energy. In a 
global economy, we will compete for the world’s in-
vestments based in significant part on the quality of 
our infrastructure. Investing in the Nation’s infra-
structure provides immediate and long-term eco-
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nomic benefits for local communities and the Nation 
as a whole. 
(2) The delivery of oil from Canada, a close ally 
not only in proximity but in shared values and 
ideals, to domestic markets is in the national inter-
est because of the need to lessen dependence upon 
insecure foreign sources. 
(3) The Keystone XL pipeline would provide 
both short-term and long-term employment opportu-
nities and related labor income benefits, such as gov-
ernment revenues associated with taxes. 
(4) The State of Nebraska has thoroughly re-
viewed and approved the proposed Keystone XL 
pipeline reroute, concluding that the concerns of Ne-
braskans have had a major influence on the pipeline 
reroute and that the reroute will have minimal envi-
ronmental impacts. 
(5) The Keystone XL is in much the same posi-
tion today as the Alaska Pipeline in 1973 prior to 
congressional action. Once again, the Federal regu-
latory process remains an insurmountable obstacle 
to a project that is likely to reduce oil imports from 
insecure foreign sources. 
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SEC. 103. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL. 
Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 
U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 
301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and 
any other Executive order or provision of law, no Presi-
dential permit shall be required for the pipeline described 
in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada 
Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for 
the Keystone XL pipeline, as supplemented to include the 
Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Re-
port issued by the Nebraska Department of Environ-
mental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Ne-
braska governor. The final environmental impact state-
ment issued by the Secretary of State on January 31, 
2014, coupled with the Final Evaluation Report described 
in the previous sentence, shall be considered to satisfy all 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and of the National His-
toric Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 
SEC. 104. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.—Except for review by 
the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari, the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 
have original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine— 
(1) the validity of any final order or action (in-
cluding a failure to act) of any Federal agency or of-
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ficer with respect to issuance of a permit relating to 
the construction or maintenance of the Keystone XL 
pipeline, including any final order or action deemed 
to be taken, made, granted, or issued; 
(2) the constitutionality of any provision of this 
subtitle, or any decision or action taken, made, 
granted, or issued, or deemed to be taken, made, 
granted, or issued under this subtitle; or 
(3) the adequacy of any environmental impact 
statement prepared under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
or of any analysis under any other Act, with respect 
to any action taken, made, granted, or issued, or 
deemed to be taken, made, granted, or issued under 
this subtitle. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIM.—A claim arising 
under this subtitle may be brought not later than 60 days 
after the date of the decision or action giving rise to the 
claim. 
(c) 
EXPEDITED
CONSIDERATION.—The 
United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
cuit shall set any action brought under subsection (a) for 
expedited consideration, taking into account the national 
interest of enhancing national energy security by providing 
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access to the significant oil reserves in Canada that are 
needed to meet the demand for oil. 
SEC. 105. AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) environmental reviews performed for the 
Keystone XL pipeline project satisfy the require-
ments of section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) in its entirety; and 
(2) for purposes of that Act, the Keystone XL 
pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued ex-
istence of the American burying beetle or destroy or 
adversely modify American burying beetle critical 
habitat. 
(b) BIOLOGICAL OPINION.—The Secretary of the In-
terior is deemed to have issued a written statement setting 
forth the Secretary’s opinion containing such findings 
under section 7(b)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(1)(A)) and any taking of the 
American burying beetle that is incidental to the construc-
tion or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL 
pipeline as it may be ultimately defined in its entirety, 
shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species 
under such Act. 
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SEC. 106. RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TEMPORARY USE PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Interior is deemed to have 
granted or issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary 
use permit under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 185) and the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as set forth 
in the application tendered to the Bureau of Land Man-
agement for the Keystone XL pipeline. 
SEC. 
107. 
PERMITS 
FOR 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
NAVIGABLE 
WATERS. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.—The Secretary of the 
Army, not later than 90 days after receipt of an applica-
tion therefor, shall issue all permits under section 404 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) 
and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 
403; commonly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appro-
priations Act of 1899), necessary for the construction, op-
eration, and maintenance of the pipeline described in the 
May 4, 2012, application referred to in section 103, as 
supplemented by the Nebraska reroute. The application 
shall be based on the administrative record for the pipeline 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, which shall be 
considered complete. 
(b) WAIVER OF PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary may waive any procedural requirement of law 
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or regulation that the Secretary considers desirable to 
waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this section. 
(c) ISSUANCE IN ABSENCE OF ACTION BY THE SEC-
RETARY.—If the Secretary has not issued a permit de-
scribed in subsection (a) on or before the last day of the 
90-day period referred to in subsection (a), the permit 
shall be deemed issued under section 404 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) or section 
10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), as appro-
priate, on the day following such last day. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may not prohibit or restrict an 
activity or use of an area that is authorized under this 
section. 
SEC. 108. MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Interior is deemed to have 
issued a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), as described in the 
application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 11, 
2013. 
SEC. 109. OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN DISCLOSURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any pipeline owner or operator 
required under Federal law to develop an oil spill response 
plan for the Keystone XL pipeline shall make such plan 
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available to the Governor of each State in which such pipe-
line operates to assist with emergency response prepared-
ness. 
(b) UPDATES.—A pipeline owner or operator required 
to make available to a Governor a plan under subsection 
(a) shall make available to such Governor any update of 
such plan not later than 7 days after the date on which 
such update is made. 
Subtitle B—Natural Gas Pipeline 
Permitting Reform 
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Gas Pipe-
line Permitting Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 122. REGULATORY APPROVAL OF NATURAL GAS PIPE-
LINE PROJECTS. 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Commission shall approve or deny an ap-
plication for a certificate of public convenience and neces-
sity for a prefiled project not later than 12 months after 
receiving a complete application that is ready to be proc-
essed, as defined by the Commission by regulation. 
‘‘(2) The agency responsible for issuing any license, 
permit, or approval required under Federal law in connec-
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tion with a prefiled project for which a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity is sought under this Act shall 
approve or deny the issuance of the license, permit, or ap-
proval not later than 90 days after the Commission issues 
its final environmental document relating to the project. 
‘‘(3) The Commission may extend the time period 
under paragraph (2) by 30 days if an agency demonstrates 
that it cannot otherwise complete the process required to 
approve or deny the license, permit, or approval, and 
therefor will be compelled to deny the license, permit, or 
approval. In granting an extension under this paragraph, 
the Commission may offer technical assistance to the 
agency as necessary to address conditions preventing the 
completion of the review of the application for the license, 
permit, or approval. 
‘‘(4) If an agency described in paragraph (2) does 
not approve or deny the issuance of the license, permit, 
or approval within the time period specified under para-
graph (2) or (3), as applicable, such license, permit, or 
approval shall take effect upon the expiration of 30 days 
after the end of such period. The Commission shall incor-
porate into the terms of such license, permit, or approval 
any conditions proffered by the agency described in para-
graph (2) that the Commission does not find are incon-
sistent with the final environmental document. 
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pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any cross-bor-
der segment thereof. 
SEC. 137. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PROJECTS. 
No certificate of crossing under section 133, or per-
mit described in section 136, shall be required for a modi-
fication to the construction, connection, operation, or 
maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility— 
(1) that is operating for the import or export 
of oil or natural gas or the transmission of elec-
tricity to or from Canada or Mexico as of the date 
of enactment of the Act; 
(2) for which a permit described in section 136 
for such construction, connection, operation, or 
maintenance has been issued; or 
(3) for which a certificate of crossing for the 
cross-border segment of the pipeline or facility has 
previously been issued under section 133. 
SEC. 138. EFFECTIVE DATE; RULEMAKING DEADLINES. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 133 through 137, 
and the amendments made by such sections, shall take ef-
fect on July 1, 2015. 
(b) RULEMAKING DEADLINES.—Each relevant offi-
cial described in section 133(b)(2) shall— 
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