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to Congress a plan for approved rights-of-way for a plan 
for pipeline, road, and any other surface infrastructure 
that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure that 
all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of 
an approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve 
future development of the Reserve. 
SEC. 3005. ISSUANCE OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTIVITY 
PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE-
MENT. 
(a) ISSUANCE
OF
NEW
INTEGRATED
ACTIVITY 
PLAN.—The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue— 
(1) a new proposed integrated activity plan 
from among the non-adopted alternatives in the Na-
tional Petroleum Reserve Alaska Integrated Activity 
Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and 
(2) an environmental impact statement under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) for 
issuance of oil and gas leases in the National Petro-
leum Reserve-Alaska to promote efficient and max-
imum development of oil and natural gas resources 
of such reserve. 
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(b) NULLIFICATION OF EXISTING RECORD OF DECI-
SION, IAP, AND EIS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(a), the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated 
Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary 
of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013, including 
the integrated activity plan and environmental impact 
statement referred to in that record of decision, shall have 
no force or effect. 
SEC. 3006. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act that establish clear requirements to ensure that 
the Department of the Interior is supporting development 
of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve- 
Alaska. 
SEC. 3007. DEADLINES UNDER NEW PROPOSED INTE-
GRATED ACTIVITY PLAN. 
At a minimum, the new proposed integrated activity 
plan issued under section 3005(a)(1) shall— 
(1) require the Department of the Interior to 
respond within 5 business days to a person who sub-
mits an application for a permit for development of 
oil and natural gas leases in the National Petroleum 
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Reserve-Alaska acknowledging receipt of such appli-
cation; and 
(2) establish a timeline for the processing of 
each such application, that— 
(A) specifies deadlines for decisions and 
actions on permit applications; and 
(B) provide that the period for issuing 
each permit after submission of such an appli-
cation shall not exceed 60 days without the con-
currence of the applicant. 
SEC. 3008. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
complete a comprehensive assessment of all technically re-
coverable fossil fuel resources within the National Petro-
leum Reserve in Alaska, including all conventional and un-
conventional oil and natural gas. 
(b) COOPERATION
AND CONSULTATION.—The re-
source assessment required by subsection (a) shall be car-
ried out by the United States Geological Survey in co-
operation and consultation with the State of Alaska and 
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 
(c) TIMING.—The resource assessment required by 
subsection (a) shall be completed within 24 months of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(d) FUNDING.—The United States Geological Survey 
may, in carrying out the duties under this section, coop-
eratively use resources and funds provided by the State 
of Alaska. 
TITLE IV—BLM LIVE INTERNET 
AUCTIONS 
SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘BLM Live Internet 
Auctions Act’’. 
SEC. 4002. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE 
SALES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 17(b)(1) of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, except as provided in subparagraph 
(C)’’ after ‘‘by oral bidding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s 
onshore leasing program to ensure the best return to the 
Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing 
process, the Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales 
through Internet-based bidding methods. Each individual 
Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7 days.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the tenth 
Internet-based lease sale conducted under the amendment 
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made by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
analyze the first 10 such lease sales and report to Con-
gress the findings of the analysis. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) estimates on increases or decreases in such 
lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bid-
ding, in— 
(A) the number of bidders; 
(B) the average amount of bid; 
(C) the highest amount bid; and 
(D) the lowest bid; 
(2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to 
the Department of the Interior as a result of such 
sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; 
and 
(3) an evaluation of the demonstrated or ex-
pected effectiveness of different structures for lease 
sales which may provide an opportunity to better 
maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest re-
turn to the Federal taxpayers, minimize opportuni-
ties for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security 
and integrity of the leasing process. 
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