(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.); 
(E) the preparation of analyses under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(F) applications for permits to drill under 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.); and 
(G) exploration plans and development and 
production plans under the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 
(2) PREFERENCE
AND
INCENTIVES.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, for purposes of this 
subsection, Federal agencies shall give preference to 
employees volunteering for reassignment to the re-
gional offices, and shall offer incentives to attract 
and retain regional office employees, including, but 
not limited to, retaining contract employees, rota-
tional assignments, salary incentives of up to 120 
percent of an employee’s existing salary immediately 
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prior to reassignment, or any combination of strate-
gies. 
(e) DUTIES.—Each employee assigned under sub-
section (d) shall— 
(1) within 90 days after the date of assignment, 
report to the regional office to which the employee 
is assigned; 
(2) be responsible for all issues relating to the 
jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the em-
ployee; and 
(3) participate as part of the team working on 
proposed oil and gas projects, planning, and environ-
mental analyses. 
(f) CREATION OF AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO REGIONAL PERMIT COORDINATORS.—The Federal 
Permit Coordinator shall appoint a Regional Permit Coor-
dinator to be located within each regional office estab-
lished under this section, with full authority to act on be-
half of the Federal Permit Coordinator. 
(g) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—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 im-
plement the duties of the regional offices. 
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SEC. 224. REVIEWS AND ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) SCHEDULES
FOR TIMELY PERMIT DECISION-
MAKING.—Within 10 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary 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 ap-
plicant that information is missing and specify the infor-
mation 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 Coordi-
nator responsible for that project area whether the pro-
posed 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 re-
quested permit, in accordance with this section. 
(b) PERMIT CLASSES AND SCHEDULES.— 
(1) CLASS I PERMITS.—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 environ-
mental impact statement under NEPA to inform the 
permitting decision. For such permits, the Regional 
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Permit Coordinator shall establish a schedule for 
timely completion of all permit reviews and proc-
essing, not to exceed 30 months. The Regional Per-
mit Coordinator shall make the schedule publicly 
available within 10 days after the schedule is estab-
lished. 
(2) CLASS II PERMITS.—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 Coordi-
nator may grant a one-time extension of that sched-
ule, not to exceed 60 days, upon a good cause show-
ing that additional time is necessary to complete 
permit decisions. Not later than 15 days after estab-
lishing or extending any schedule for a class II per-
mit, the Regional Permit Coordinator shall provide 
the permit applicant with the schedule. 
(3) CLASS III PERMITS.—Notwithstanding para-
graphs (1) and (2), an oil and gas permit shall be 
designated as a class III permit under this section 
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if the permitted activity either qualifies for a statu-
tory or regulatory categorical exclusion under NEPA 
or if the requirements under NEPA and other appli-
cable 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. 
(4) RECLASSIFICATION OF CLASS II PERMIT.— 
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 appli-
cant, 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. 
(c) REPORTING.—The Regional Permit Coordinators 
shall include data on all schedule timing and compliance 
in their reports to the Federal Permit Coordinator re-
quired under subsection (i), who shall include such data 
in the report to the President and Congress required 
under subsection (i). 
(d) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—The Regional Permit 
Coordinator shall resolve all administrative issues that af-
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fect oil and gas permit reviews. The Regional Permit Coor-
dinator shall report jointly to the Federal Permit Coordi-
nator 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 re-
garding the incidence and resolution of disputes under this 
subsection in their reports to the Federal Permit Coordi-
nator 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). 
(e) REMEDIES.—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— 
(1) establish a schedule in accordance with sub-
section (b); 
(2) enforce and ensure completion of reviews 
within schedule deadlines; or 
(3) take all actions as are necessary and proper 
to avoid jeopardizing the timely completion of the 
entire schedule. 
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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 ap-
plicant. 
(f) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.—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 re-
quired, by the provisions of any applicable law, if the Fed-
eral Permit Coordinator determines that such term or con-
dition would prevent or impair in any significant respect 
completion of a permit review within the time schedule es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (b) or would otherwise 
impair in any significant respect expeditious oil and gas 
development. 
(g) CONSOLIDATED RECORD.—The Federal Permit 
Coordinator, acting through the appropriate Regional Per-
mit 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 Re-
gional Permit Coordinator or by any Federal agency with 
respect to any oil and gas permit. 
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(h) RELATIONSHIP TO NEPA AND ENERGY POLICY 
ACT OF 2005.— 
(1) Section 390(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘rebuttable presumption 
that the use of a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘would apply’’. 
(2) Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is repealed. 
(i) ADDITIONAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) REGIONAL
PERMIT
COORDINATOR
RE-
PORTS.—The Regional Permit Coordinators shall 
each submit a report to the Federal Permit Coordi-
nator 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. 
(2) REDIRECTION
OF
PRIORITIES
OR
RE-
SOURCES.—In order to expedite overall permitting 
activity, the Federal Permit Coordinator may redi-
rect the priority of regional office activities or the al-
location of resources among such offices, and shall 
engage the agencies that are parties to the MOU to 
the extent such adjustments implicate their respec-
tive staffs or resources. 
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(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Permit Coordinator shall prepare and submit a re-
port 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. 
SEC. 225. STATE COORDINATION. 
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 permit-
ting decisions. The Regional Permit Coordinators shall fa-
cilitate and coordinate concurrent State reviews of re-
quested permits for oil and gas projects on the Outer Con-
tinental Shelf. 
SEC. 226. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Except as expressly stated, nothing in this subtitle 
affects— 
(1) the applicability of any Federal or State 
law; or 
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(2) any delegation of authority made by the 
head of a Federal agency the employees of which are 
participating in the implementation of this section. 
SEC. 227. ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—Any oil and gas per-
mitting 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 Fed-
eral agency responsible for that decision, and shall be the 
final decision of that agency for purposes of judicial re-
view. 
(b) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER PERMIT DECI-
SIONS.—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. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.—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 sub-
ject to this subtitle shall be barred unless it is filed within 
90 days after the date of the decision. Nothing in this 
subtitle creates 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. 
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(d) FILING OF RECORD.—When any civil action is 
brought pursuant to this subtitle, the Federal Permit Co-
ordinator shall immediately prepare for the court a con-
solidated record. 
(e) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The court shall endeavor 
to hear and determine any action for judicial review chal-
lenging a decision approved pursuant to this section as 
expeditiously as possible. 
(f) EXPEDITED
MANDAMUS
REVIEW.—Notwith-
standing 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 sanc-
tioning the delay and establishing a new schedule that en-
ables the most expeditious possible completion of pro-
ceedings. 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 respon-
sible for issuing the requested permits, and any other rel-
evant matters. The court may issue orders to enforce any 
schedule it establishes under this subsection. 
(g) NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—This subtitle 
shall not be construed to create any additional right, ben-
efit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, en-
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forceable at law or equity, by a person against the United 
States, its agencies, its officers, or any person. 
(h) FINALITY
OF LEASING DECISIONS.—Notwith-
standing the provisions of any law or regulation to the 
contrary, a decision by the Department of the Interior 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. 
SEC. 228. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLICATION PROCESS. 
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) 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 of a State 
may solicit comments from those executives of local gov-
ernments of the State that the Governor, in the Governor’s 
discretion, determines will be affected by the proposed pro-
gram.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c)(3); and 
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(3) in subsection (d)(2) by inserting ‘‘final’’ 
after ‘‘proposed’’. 
SEC. 229. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) MOU.—The term ‘‘MOU’’ means the 
memorandum of understanding entered into under 
section 223(c). 
(2) NEPA.—The term ‘‘NEPA’’ means the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM REGU-
LATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS 
THAT 
CAUSE 
ARTIFICIAL 
PRICE INCREASES 
Subtitle A—Relief From EPA Cli-
mate Change Regulations and 
Federal Prohibitions on Syn-
thetic Fuels 
SEC. 301. REPEAL OF EPA CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
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(2) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Carbon dioxide. 
(B) Methane. 
(C) Nitrous oxide. 
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
(E) Any hydrofluorocarbon. 
(F) Any perfluorocarbon. 
(G) Nitrogen trifluoride. 
(H) Any other substance subject to regula-
tion, action, or consideration due to the con-
tribution of the substance to climate change. 
(3) STATIONARY
SOURCE.—The term ‘‘sta-
tionary source’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602). 
(b) REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES.— 
(1) REGULATION, ACTION, AND CONSIDERATION 
FOR EFFECTS OTHER THAN CLIMATE CHANGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the President or the head of 
a Federal department or agency may not pro-
mulgate regulations providing for the control of 
emissions of a greenhouse gas, enforce or imple-
ment any law (including a regulation) enacted 
or promulgated as of the date of enactment of 
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this Act that provides for the control of emis-
sions of a greenhouse gas, take action relating 
to or take into consideration the climate effects 
of emissions of a greenhouse gas, consider cli-
mate effects in implementing or enforcing any 
law (including a regulation), or condition or 
deny any approval based on climate effects. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under 
subparagraph (A) does not prohibit— 
(i) regulation of, action with respect 
to, or consideration of a greenhouse gas 
under title VI of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7671 et seq.) other than for the po-
tential or actual effect of the greenhouse 
gas on climate change; or 
(ii) voluntary incentive programs to 
promote the development or deployment of 
technologies that reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
(C) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY; CAFE REGU-
LATIONS; CHALLENGES TO RULES.— 
(i) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority of the Secretary of Transportation 
under chapter 329 of title 49, United 
States Code— 
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(I) does not include any authority 
with respect to greenhouse gases; and 
(II) is unaffected by this section. 
(ii) CAFE REGULATIONS.—Notwith-
standing any provision to the contrary in 
this Act, the requirements set forth in the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Light-Duty Vehicle 
Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Stand-
ards; Final Rule’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 25324 
(May 7, 2010)), and the final rule entitled 
‘‘2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty 
Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Stand-
ards’’ (77 Fed. Reg. 62624 (October 15, 
2012)), shall remain in effect without fur-
ther modification or revision. 
(iii) CHALLENGES TO RULES.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph affects— 
(I) any challenge to the final rule 
described in clause (ii) that— 
(aa) as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, is pending in 
court; or 
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(bb) is filed after that date 
of enactment; or 
(II) any pending or future chal-
lenge to any current or future rules 
promulgated under the authority re-
ferred to in clause (i). 
(D) CERTAIN PRIOR AGENCY ACTIONS.— 
Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each 
rule promulgated and action taken by the Ad-
ministrator before the date of enactment of this 
Act to regulate greenhouse gases for effects re-
lating to atmospheric concentrations of green-
house gases (including climate change), shall 
have no force or effect. 
(E) REGULATION
UNDER
OTHER
PROVI-
SIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Neither the regula-
tions referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii) 
nor any other provision of law (including a 
regulation) or action relating to greenhouse 
gases shall— 
(I) have any impact on the regu-
lation of stationary sources under title 
I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.); or 
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hicle engines of model year 2017 or later may 
be granted by the Administrator; and 
‘‘(B) no grant of any waiver by the Admin-
istrator before the date of enactment of this 
paragraph shall be considered by the Adminis-
trator, the requesting State, or any court as 
waiving the application of subsection (a), or any 
other provision of this section, to standards 
adopted by the State for control of emissions of 
any air pollutant that is a greenhouse gas (as 
defined in section 301 of the Energy Security 
and Employment Act) from new motor vehicles 
or new motor vehicle engines of model year 
2017 or later.’’. 
(F) IMPACTS ON STATE LAWS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Any provision of a 
State implementation plan designating 
greenhouse gases as pollutants that are 
subject to regulation or as regulated pollut-
ants, or otherwise authorizing or requiring 
limitations on the emission of greenhouse 
gases under State law— 
(I) shall not be federally enforce-
able; 
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(II) shall not be deemed to be 
Federal law; and 
(III) shall be deemed to be 
stricken from the State implementa-
tion plan. 
(ii) AUTHORITY OF STATES.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), nothing in this section 
affects any State law (including a reg-
ulation) or the authority of any State 
to adopt a law or promulgate a regu-
lation. 
(II) AUTHORITY
OF
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—Notwithstanding subclause 
(I), the Administrator shall have no 
authority to approve or make federally 
enforceable any provision of a State 
implementation plan requiring the 
control of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(III) AMENDMENT OF EXISTING 
LAWS.—If, as a result of the regula-
tions described in subparagraph (D), 
a State adopted any law (including a 
regulation) 
designating 
greenhouse 
gases as pollutants that are subject to 
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regulation or as regulated pollutants, 
or authorizing or requiring limitations 
on the emission of greenhouse gases 
under State law, the State may 
amend the adopted law to remove any 
restrictions on greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
(iii) FEDERALIZATION
OF
SIP
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall 
have no authority to approve or make fed-
erally enforceable any provision of a State 
implementation plan requiring the control 
of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(G) PRESIDENTIAL
FINDINGS
AND
CON-
CLUSIONS.—Except as authorized by this para-
graph or another Act of Congress, the Presi-
dent or the head of a Federal department or 
agency may not examine or make findings or 
conclusions, for purposes of promulgating or 
issuing policy, guidance, or regulations to ad-
dress the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions 
on climate change. 
(H) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 
other remedies available, any person af-
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fected by a regulation, action, or consider-
ation concerning the control of emissions 
of a greenhouse gas that fails to meet the 
criteria described in subparagraph (A) may 
challenge the regulation, action, or consid-
eration. 
(ii) 
JURISDICTION.—The 
United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit shall have exclusive juris-
diction over any review of any Federal, 
State, or other regulation, action, or con-
sideration challenged under clause (i). 
(2) ACTIONS
AT
LAW.—No cause of action, 
whether based on common law or civil tort (includ-
ing nuisance) or any other legal or equitable theory, 
may be brought or maintained, and no liability, 
money damages, or injunctive relief arising from 
such an action may be imposed, for— 
(A) any potential or actual contribution of 
a greenhouse gas to climate change; or 
(B) any direct or indirect effect of poten-
tial or actual atmospheric concentrations of a 
greenhouse gas. 
(3) ALLOWANCES.—No State shall have author-
ity— 
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(A) to require any entity to procure, hold, 
or surrender allowances for the emission of 
greenhouse gases that takes place outside of the 
State; or 
(B) to otherwise— 
(i) regulate or tax, directly or indi-
rectly, greenhouse gas emissions produced 
outside of the State; or 
(ii) to otherwise limit the importation 
of products or electricity into the State 
based on greenhouse gas emissions occur-
ring outside the State. 
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF FEDERAL BAN ON SYNTHETIC FUELS 
PURCHASING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. ELIMINATION OF BOUTIQUE FUELS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF MULTIPLE FUELS.—Section 
211(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) After the date of the enactment of the Energy 
Security and Employment Act no State (or political sub-
division thereof) may prescribe or attempt to enforce any 
control or prohibition respecting any characteristic or 
component of a fuel or fuel additive in a motor vehicle 
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or motor vehicle engine. Any such control or prohibition 
adopted before such date of enactment shall cease to have 
any force and effect on the date that is 3 years after such 
date of enactment.’’. 
(b) CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE.—Section 211(k) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(k)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(k) 
CONVENTIONAL
GASOLINE
REQUIRED 
THROUGHOUT
ENTIRE
NATION.—The Administrator 
shall promulgate regulations under this subsection requir-
ing that all gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in 
the United States (except the noncontiguous States and 
territories) after the date that is 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Energy Security and Employment 
Act for use in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine be 
conventional gasoline. As used in this section, the term 
‘conventional gasoline’ means a single blend of gasoline 
identified in regulations of the Administrator with a uni-
form chemical composition in all regions of the country 
that is identical to the chemical composition of the gaso-
line most widely sold in the United States before the date 
of the enactment of the Energy Security and Employment 
Act in areas other than nonattainment areas.’’. 
(c) OXYGENATED FUELS.—Subsection (m) of section 
211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is repealed. 
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Subtitle B—Refinery Reform 
SEC. 311. REFINERY PERMITTING PROCESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) EXPANSION.—The term ‘‘expansion’’ means 
a physical change that results in an increase in the 
capacity of a refinery. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(4) PERMIT.—The term ‘‘permit’’ means any 
permit, license, approval, variance, or other form of 
authorization that a refiner is required to obtain— 
(A) under any Federal law; or 
(B) from a State or Indian tribal govern-
ment agency delegated authority by the Federal 
Government, or authorized under Federal law, 
to issue permits. 
(5) REFINER.—The term ‘‘refiner’’ means a 
person that— 
(A) owns or operates a refinery; or 
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(B) seeks to become an owner or operator 
of a refinery. 
(6) REFINERY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘refinery’’ 
means— 
(i) a facility at which crude oil is re-
fined into transportation fuel or other pe-
troleum products; or 
(ii) a coal liquification or coal-to-liquid 
facility at which coal is processed into syn-
thetic crude oil or any other fuel. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘refinery’’ in-
cludes an expansion of a refinery. 
(7) REFINERY PERMITTING AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘refinery permitting agreement’’ means an 
agreement entered into between the Administrator 
and a State or Indian tribe under subsection (b). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
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(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(b) STREAMLINING
OF
REFINERY
PERMITTING 
PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Gov-
ernor 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 re-
finery shall be streamlined using a systematic inter-
disciplinary multimedia approach as provided in this 
section. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Under a 
refinery permitting agreement the Administrator 
shall have authority, as applicable and necessary, 
to— 
(A) accept from a refiner a consolidated 
application for all permits that the refiner is re-
quired to obtain to construct and operate a re-
finery; 
(B) in consultation and cooperation with 
each Federal, State, or Indian tribal govern-
ment agency that is required to make any de-
termination to authorize the issuance of a per-
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mit, establish a schedule under which each 
agency shall— 
(i) concurrently consider, to the max-
imum extent practicable, each determina-
tion to be made; and 
(ii) complete each step in the permit-
ting process; and 
(C) issue a consolidated permit that com-
bines all permits issued under the schedule es-
tablished under subparagraph (B). 
(3) AGREEMENT BY THE STATE.—Under a re-
finery permitting agreement, a State or governing 
body of an Indian tribe shall agree that— 
(A) the Administrator shall have each of 
the authorities described in paragraph (2); and 
(B) each State or Indian tribal government 
agency shall— 
(i) 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 Pro-
tection Agency and other Federal agencies; 
and 
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(ii) comply, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with the applicable schedule 
established under paragraph (2)(B). 
(4) DEADLINES.— 
(A) NEW REFINERIES.—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 ap-
prove or disapprove the consolidated permit not 
later than— 
(i) 360 days after the date of the re-
ceipt of the administratively complete ap-
plication for the consolidated permit; or 
(ii) 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). 
(B) EXPANSION
OF
EXISTING
REFIN-
ERIES.—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— 
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(i) 120 days after the date of the re-
ceipt of the administratively complete ap-
plication for the consolidated permit; or 
(ii) 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). 
(5) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each Federal agency 
that is required to make any determination to au-
thorize the issuance of a permit shall comply with 
the applicable schedule established under paragraph 
(2)(B). 
(6) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any civil action for re-
view 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 lo-
cated. 
(7) EFFICIENT PERMIT REVIEW.—In order to 
reduce the duplication of procedures, the Adminis-
trator shall use State permitting and monitoring 
procedures to satisfy substantially equivalent Fed-
eral requirements under this subtitle. 
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(8) SEVERABILITY.—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. 
(9) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects the operation or implementation of otherwise 
applicable law regarding permits necessary for the 
construction and operation of a refinery. 
(10) CONSULTATION
WITH
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—Congress encourages the Administrator, 
States, and tribal governments to consult, to the 
maximum extent practicable, with local governments 
in carrying out this subsection. 
(11) EFFECT ON LOCAL AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this subsection affects— 
(A) the authority of a local government 
with respect to the issuance of permits; or 
(B) any requirement or ordinance of a 
local government (such as a zoning regulation). 
(c) FISCHER-TROPSCH FUEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Ad-
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ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
Fischer-Tropsch industry representatives, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(A) conduct a research and demonstration 
program to evaluate the air quality benefits of 
ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, 
including diesel and jet fuel; 
(B) evaluate the use of ultra-clean Fischer- 
Tropsch transportation fuel as a mechanism for 
reducing engine exhaust emissions; and 
(C) submit recommendations to Congress 
on the most effective use and associated bene-
fits of this ultra-clean fuel for reducing public 
exposure to exhaust emissions. 
(2) GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The 
Administrator shall, to the extent necessary, issue 
any guidance or technical support documents that 
would facilitate the effective use and associated ben-
efit of Fischer-Tropsch fuel and blends. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The program described 
in paragraph (1) shall consider— 
(A) the use of neat (100 percent) Fischer- 
Tropsch fuel and blends with conventional 
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crude oil-derived fuel for heavy-duty and light- 
duty diesel engines and the aviation sector; and 
(B) the production costs associated with 
domestic production of this ultra-clean fuel and 
prices for consumers. 
(4) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, an interim report on ac-
tions taken to carry out this subsection; and 
(B) not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a final report on ac-
tions taken to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 312. EXISTING REFINERY PERMIT APPLICATION DEAD-
LINE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, applica-
tions 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. 
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