Secretary determines under this Act that the species 
is an endangered species or a threatened species’.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (15 U.S.C. 
1531 note) is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 13 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 13. Ensuring the consideration of the economic impacts of protections.’’. 
PART VI—JUDICIAL REVIEW 
SEC. 4071. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) COVERED CIVIL ACTION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered civil action’’ means a civil action containing a 
claim under section 702 of title 5, United States 
Code, regarding agency action (as defined for the 
purposes of that section) affecting a covered energy 
project on Federal land. 
(2) COVERED ENERGY PROJECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered en-
ergy project’’ means— 
(i) the leasing of Federal land for the 
exploration, development, production, proc-
essing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, 
wind, or any other source of energy; and 
(ii) any action under the lease. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘covered en-
ergy project’’ does not include any dispute be-
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tween the parties to a lease regarding the obli-
gations under the lease, including any alleged 
breach of the lease. 
SEC. 4072. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS 
RELATING TO COVERED ENERGY PROJECTS. 
Venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the 
United States district court in which the covered energy 
project or lease exists or is proposed. 
SEC. 4073. TIMELY FILING. 
To ensure timely redress by the courts, a covered civil 
action shall be filed not later than the end of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency 
action to which the covered civil action relates. 
SEC. 4074. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETERMINING 
THE ACTION. 
The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any 
covered civil action as expeditiously as practicable. 
SEC. 4075. LIMITATION ON INJUNCTION AND PROSPECTIVE 
RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In a covered civil action, a court 
shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless 
the court finds that the relief— 
(1) is narrowly drawn; 
(2) extends no further than necessary to correct 
the violation of a legal requirement; and 
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(3) is the least intrusive means necessary to 
correct the violation. 
(b) DURATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A court shall limit the dura-
tion of preliminary injunctions to halt covered en-
ergy projects to not more than 60 days, unless the 
court finds clear reasons to extend the injunction. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In the case of an exten-
sion, the extension shall— 
(A) only be in 30-day increments; and 
(B) require action by the court to renew 
the injunction. 
SEC. 4076. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT 
COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 504 of title 5 and 2412 
of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Equal Access to Justice Act’’), shall not apply to a cov-
ered civil action. 
(b) COURT COSTS.—A party to a covered civil action 
shall not receive payment from the Federal Government 
for the attorneys’ fees, expenses, or other court costs in-
curred by the party. 
SEC. 4077. LEGAL STANDING. 
A challenger that files an appeal with the Department 
of the Interior Board of Land Appeals shall meet the same 
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standing requirements as a challenger before a United 
States district court. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL ONSHORE 
RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Leasing Program for 
Land Within Coastal Plain 
SEC. 5001. FINDING. 
Congress finds that development of energy reserves 
under the Coastal Plain of Alaska, performed in an envi-
ronmentally responsible manner, will contribute to job 
growth and economic development. 
SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COASTAL
PLAIN.—The term ‘‘Coastal 
Plain’’ means the area described in appendix I to 
part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) PEER
REVIEWED.—The term ‘‘peer re-
viewed’’ means reviewed— 
(A) by individuals chosen by the National 
Academy of Sciences with no contractual rela-
tionship with, or those who have no application 
for a grant or other funding pending with, the 
Federal agency with leasing jurisdiction; or 
(B) if individuals described in subpara-
graph (A) are not available, by the top individ-
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uals in the specified biological fields, as deter-
mined by the National Academy of Sciences. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 5003. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LAND ON THE COASTAL 
PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) establish and implement, in accordance with 
this subtitle and acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management in consultation with 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, a competitive oil and gas leasing program 
that will result in the exploration, development, and 
production of the oil and gas resources of the Coast-
al Plain; and 
(2) administer the provisions of this subtitle 
through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restric-
tions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions 
that ensure the oil and gas exploration, development, 
and production activities on the Coastal Plain do not 
result in any significant adverse effect on fish and 
wildlife, the habitat of fish and wildlife, subsistence 
resources, or the environment, including, in further-
ance of this goal, by requiring the application of the 
best commercially available technology for oil and 
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