I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3033 
To enhance energy security by expanding access to domestic energy resources, 
boost employment opportunities in the energy sector, and provide con-
sumers relief from artificial price increases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, 
Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. LONG, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy 
and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance energy security by expanding access to domestic 
energy resources, boost employment opportunities in the 
energy sector, and provide consumers relief from artifi-
cial price increases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be referred to as 
the ‘‘Energy Security and Employment Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXPAND ACCESS TO AMERICA’S OIL AND GAS 
RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf 
Sec. 101. Repeal of moratorium under Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
2006. 
Sec. 102. National defense areas. 
Sec. 103. OCS oil and gas leasing program for 2013–2018. 
Sec. 104. Sharing of OCS receipts with States and local governments. 
Subtitle B—Arctic Coastal Plain 
Sec. 111. Definitions. 
Sec. 112. Leasing program for land within the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 113. Lease sales. 
Sec. 114. Grant of leases by the Secretary. 
Sec. 115. Lease terms and conditions. 
Sec. 116. Expedited judicial review. 
Sec. 117. Rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 118. Conveyance. 
TITLE II—REVOCATION OF ENERGY-RESTRICTING BLM LOCKUP 
Subtitle A—Expedited Shale Leasing of Federal Lands 
Sec. 201. Opening of lands to oil shale leasing. 
Subtitle B—Judicial Review Regarding Energy Projects 
Sec. 211. Definitions. 
Sec. 212. Jurisdiction over causes and claims relating to covered energy 
projects. 
Sec. 213. Time for filing complaint. 
Sec. 214. Expedition in hearing and determining the action. 
Sec. 215. Standard of review. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on Attorneys’ fees. 
Sec. 218. Legal standing. 
Subtitle C—Permitting Reform 
Sec. 221. Purposes. 
Sec. 222. Federal Coordinator. 
Sec. 223. Regional offices and Regional Permit Coordinators. 
Sec. 224. Reviews and actions of Federal agencies. 
Sec. 225. State coordination. 
Sec. 226. Savings provision. 
Sec. 227. Administrative and judicial review. 
Sec. 228. Amendments to publication process. 
Sec. 229. Definitions. 
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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. 
Sec. 303. Elimination of boutique fuels. 
Subtitle B—Refinery Reform 
Sec. 311. Refinery permitting process. 
Sec. 312. Existing refinery permit application deadline. 
TITLE I—EXPAND ACCESS TO 
AMERICA’S OIL AND GAS RE-
SOURCES 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental 
Shelf 
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF MORATORIUM UNDER GULF OF MEX-
ICO ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2006. 
Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 
Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS. 
This title shall not affect the authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the approval of the President, to 
designate national defense areas on the outer Continental 
Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)). 
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SEC. 103. OCS OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM FOR 2013– 
2018. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Draft Proposed Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010–2015 
issued by the Secretary of the Interior under section 18 
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344) shall be considered to be the final oil and gas leas-
ing program under that section for the period of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2018. 
(b) FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— 
The Secretary is considered to have issued a final environ-
mental impact statement for the program referred to in 
subsection (a) in accordance with all requirements of sec-
tion 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
(c) TERMINATION
OF EXISTING PROGRAM.—The 
Five Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program for 2012–2017 shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 104. SHARING OF OCS RECEIPTS WITH STATES AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended as follows: 
(1) By designating the existing text as a sub-
section (a). 
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(2) In subsection (a) (as so designated) by in-
serting ‘‘, if not paid as otherwise provided in this 
title’’ after ‘‘receipts’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF OCS RECEIPTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT.—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). 
‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE RECEIPTS SHARING.—Begin-
ning October 1, 2013, the Secretary shall pay under 
subsection (c) 50 percent of OCS Receipts received 
by the United States under all leases under this Act, 
except that the Secretary shall only pay 25 percent 
of such OCS Receipts received under all such leases 
within a State’s Adjacent Zone if leasing is not al-
lowed within at least 25 percent of the portion of 
that State’s Adjacent Zone located completely within 
75 miles of any coastline. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate the OCS Receipts deposited into the separate 
account established by paragraph (1) that are paid 
under paragraph (2) as follows: 
‘‘(A) BONUS
BIDS.—Deposits of bonus 
bids from a leased tract, including interest 
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thereon, shall be allocated at the end of each 
fiscal year to the Adjacent State. 
‘‘(B) ROYALTIES.—Deposits of royalties 
and net profit shares from a leased tract, in-
cluding interest thereon, shall be allocated at 
the end of each fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(i) 50 percent to the Adjacent State. 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent, in equal amounts, to 
all States, including the Adjacent State, 
that— 
‘‘(I) have a coastline point within 
300 miles of the center of the leased 
tract; and 
‘‘(II) allow leasing within at least 
25 percent of the portion of each 
State’s Adjacent Zone that is within 
75 miles of the coastline. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
IF
NOT
ADMITTED
TO 
THE UNION AS A STATE.—Any territory of the 
United States shall only be entitled to one-half 
of a State share under this paragraph. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
pay— 
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‘‘(A) to each State 60 percent of such 
State’s allocations under subsection b)(3) for 
the preceding fiscal year, together with all ac-
crued interest thereon; and 
‘‘(B) to the coastal county-equivalents and 
municipal political subdivisions of such State a 
total of 40 percent of such State’s allocations 
under subsection (b)(3) for the preceding fiscal 
year, together with all accrued interest thereon, 
allocated among such county equivalents and 
subdivision in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS
TO
COASTAL
COUNTY- 
EQUIVALENT
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall make an initial allocation of the OCS 
Receipts to be paid with respect to a State under 
paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(A) 25 percent shall be allocated among 
coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions 
of the State that each— 
‘‘(i) are completely more than 25 
miles landward of the coastline of the 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) have a part of which that lies not 
more than 75 miles landward from the 
coastline, 
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based on the population of such subdivisions. 
‘‘(B) 75 percent shall be allocated among 
coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions 
of the State that each are completely or par-
tially less than 25 miles landward of the coast-
line, of which— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allocated 
based on the ratio of each such subdivi-
sion’s population to the coastal population 
of all such subdivisions; 
‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated 
based on the ratio of the coastline miles of 
each such subdivision’s to the coastline 
miles of all such subdivisions of the State, 
as calculated by the Secretary with each 
such subdivisions without a coastline con-
sidered to have 50 percent of the average 
coastline miles of such subdivisions that do 
have coastlines; and 
‘‘(iii) 50 percent shall be allocated 
equally to all such subdivisions having a 
coastline point within 300 miles of the cen-
ter of the leased tract with respect to 
which OCS Receipts are paid. 
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‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS TO COASTAL MUNICIPAL PO-
LITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS.—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 fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) One-third shall be allocated to the 
coastal county-equivalent political subdivision. 
‘‘(B) Two-thirds shall be allocated on a per 
capita basis to the municipal political subdivi-
sions and the county-equivalent political sub-
division, with the allocation to the latter based 
upon its population not included within the 
boundaries of a municipal political subdivision. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT OF DEPOSITS.—Amounts depos-
ited 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. 
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‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of funds under 
this section may use the funds for one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) To reduce in-State college tuition at public 
institutions of higher learning and otherwise support 
public education, including career technical edu-
cation. 
‘‘(2) To make transportation infrastructure im-
provements. 
‘‘(3) To reduce taxes. 
‘‘(4) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) coastal or environmental restoration; 
‘‘(B) fish, wildlife, and marine life habitat 
enhancement; 
‘‘(C) waterways construction and mainte-
nance; 
‘‘(D) levee construction and maintenance 
and shore protection; and 
‘‘(E) marine and oceanographic education 
and research. 
‘‘(5) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) infrastructure associated with energy 
production activities conducted on the outer 
Continental Shelf; 
‘‘(B) energy demonstration projects; 
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‘‘(C) supporting infrastructure for shore- 
based energy projects; 
‘‘(D) State geologic programs, including 
geologic mapping and data storage programs, 
and State geophysical data acquisition; 
‘‘(E) State seismic monitoring programs, 
including operation of monitoring stations; 
‘‘(F) development of oil and gas resources 
through enhanced recovery techniques; 
‘‘(G) alternative energy development, in-
cluding bio fuels, coal-to-liquids, oil shale, tar 
sands, geothermal, geopressure, wind, waves, 
currents, hydro, and other renewable energy; 
‘‘(H) energy efficiency and conservation 
programs; and 
‘‘(I) front-end engineering and design for 
facilities that produce liquid fuels from hydro-
carbons and other biological matter. 
‘‘(6) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) historic preservation programs and 
projects; 
‘‘(B) natural disaster planning and re-
sponse; and 
‘‘(C) hurricane and natural disaster insur-
ance programs. 
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