(f) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects the application of any other Federal law to 
a project for which approval of construction, connection, 
operation, or maintenance is sought under this section. 
SEC. 2004. TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CAN-
ADA AND MEXICO. 
(a) 
REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
TO
SECURE 
ORDER.—Section 202 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 824a) is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) STATE REGULATIONS.—Section 202 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
(g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘insofar as such State regulation 
does not conflict with the exercise of the Com-
mission’s powers under or relating to subsection 
202(e)’’. 
(2) SEASONAL
DIVERSITY
ELECTRICITY
EX-
CHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Utility Reg-
ulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–4(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Commission has con-
ducted hearings and made the findings required 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act’’ and 
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all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 
finds that the proposed transmission facilities would 
not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within 
the United States or would not impede or tend to 
impede the coordination in the public interest of fa-
cilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 2005. EFFECTIVE DATE; RULEMAKING DEADLINES. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 2003 and 2004, 
and the amendments made by those sections, shall take 
effect on July 1, 2015. 
(b) RULEMAKING DEADLINES.—Each relevant offi-
cial described in section 2003(b)(2) shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry out 
the applicable requirements of section 2003; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register 
a final rule to carry out the applicable requirements 
of section 2003. 
Subtitle B—Keystone XL Permit 
Approval 
SEC. 2011. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) building the Keystone XL pipeline will pro-
vide jobs and economic growth to the United States; 
and 
(2) the Keystone XL pipeline should be ap-
proved immediately. 
SEC. 2012. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding Executive Order 
13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; 69 Fed. Reg. 25299 (April 30, 
2004)), Executive Order 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; 33 
Fed. Reg. 11741 (August 16, 1968)), section 301 of title 
3, United States Code, and any other Executive order or 
provision of law, no presidential permit shall be required 
for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 
4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department 
of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipe-
line from the Canadian border to the border between the 
States of South Dakota and Nebraska. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.—The 
final environmental impact statement issued by the Sec-
retary of State on January 31, 2014, regarding the pipe-
line referred to in subsection (a), shall be considered to 
satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) CRITICAL HABITAT.—No area necessary to con-
struct or maintain the Keystone XL pipeline shall be con-
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sidered critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or any other provision 
of law. 
(d) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or authorization 
issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the 
pipeline and cross-border facilities described in subsection 
(a), and the related facilities in the United States, shall 
remain in effect. 
(e) FEDERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The pipeline and 
cross-border facilities described in subsection (a), and the 
related facilities in the United States, that are approved 
by this section, and any permit, right-of-way, or other ac-
tion taken to construct or complete the project pursuant 
to Federal law, shall only be subject to judicial review on 
direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit. 
TITLE III—OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF LEASING 
SEC. 3001. FINDING. 
Congress finds that the United States has enormous 
potential for offshore energy development and that the 
people of the United States should have access to the jobs 
and economic benefits from developing those resources. 
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SEC. 3002. EXTENSION OF LEASING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 
Leasing Program 2010–2015 issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
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 leasing program under that section for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 
(b) FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— 
The Secretary is considered to have issued a final environ-
mental impact statement for the program applicable to the 
period described in subsection (a) in accordance with all 
requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239 
shall not be included in the final oil and gas leasing pro-
gram for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 
SEC. 3003. LEASE SALES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act and every 270 days thereafter, the 
Secretary shall conduct a lease sale in each outer Conti-
nental Shelf planning area for which the Secretary deter-
mines that there is a commercial interest in purchasing 
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Federal oil and gas leases for production on the outer Con-
tinental Shelf. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS AND SALES.—If 
the Secretary determines that there is not a commercial 
interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for pro-
duction on the outer Continental Shelf in a planning area 
under this section, not later than 2 years after the date 
of the determination and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) make an additional determination on wheth-
er there is a commercial interest in purchasing Fed-
eral oil and gas leases for production on the outer 
Continental Shelf in the planning area; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines that there is a 
commercial interest under paragraph (1), conduct a 
lease sale in the planning area. 
(c) PROTECTION OF STATE INTEREST.—In devel-
oping future leasing programs, the Secretary shall give 
deference to affected coastal States (as the term is used 
in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 
et seq.)) in determining leasing areas to be included in 
the leasing program. 
(d) PETITIONS.—If a person petitions the Secretary 
to conduct a lease sale for an outer Continental Shelf plan-
ning area in which the person has a commercial interest, 
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the Secretary shall conduct a lease sale for the area in 
accordance with subsection (a). 
SEC. 3004. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL. 
Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove an applica-
tion for a permit to drill submitted under this Act 
not later than 20 days after the date on which the 
application is submitted to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary dis-
approves an application for a permit to drill under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) provide to the applicant a description 
of the reasons for the disapproval of the appli-
cation; 
‘‘(B) allow the applicant to resubmit an 
application during the 10-day period beginning 
on the date of the receipt of the description de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) by the applicant; 
and 
‘‘(C) approve or disapprove any resub-
mitted application not later than 10 days after 
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the date on which the application is submitted 
to the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 3005. LEASE SALES FOR CERTAIN AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable but not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall conduct Lease Sale 220 for areas off-
shore of the State of Virginia. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—For pur-
poses of the lease sale described in subsection (a), the en-
vironmental impact statement prepared under section 
3001 shall satisfy the requirements of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) ENERGY PROJECTS IN GULF OF MEXICO.— 
(1) JURISDICTION.—The United States Court 
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction over challenges to offshore energy 
projects and permits to drill carried out in the Gulf 
of Mexico. 
(2) FILING
DEADLINE.—Any civil action to 
challenge a project or permit described in paragraph 
(1) shall be filed not later than 60 days after the 
date of approval of the project or the issuance of the 
permit. 
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TITLE IV—UTILIZING AMERICA’S 
ONSHORE RESOURCES 
SEC. 4001. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) current policy has failed to take full advan-
tage of the natural resources on Federal land; 
(2) the States should be given the option to 
lead energy development on all available Federal 
land in a State; and 
(3) the Federal Government should not inhibit 
energy development on Federal land. 
SEC. 4002. STATE OPTION FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a 
State may elect to control energy development and produc-
tion on available Federal land in accordance with the 
terms and conditions of subtitle A and the amendments 
made by subtitle A in lieu of being subject to the Federal 
system established under subtitle B and the amendments 
made by subtitle B. 
Subtitle A—Energy Development 
by States 
SEC. 4011. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(1) AVAILABLE
FEDERAL
LAND.—The term 
‘‘available Federal land’’ means any Federal land 
that, as of the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) is located within the boundaries of a 
State; 
(B) is not held by the United States in 
trust for the benefit of a federally recognized 
Indian tribe; 
(C) is not a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem; 
(D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System; and 
(E) is not a congressionally designated wil-
derness area. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; and 
(B) the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 4012. STATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State— 
(1) may establish a program covering the leas-
ing and permitting processes, regulatory require-
ments, and any other provisions by which the State 
would exercise the rights of the State to develop all 
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forms of energy resources on available Federal land 
in the State; and 
(2) as a condition of certification under section 
4013(b) shall submit a declaration to the Depart-
ments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy that 
a program under paragraph (1) has been established 
or amended. 
(b) AMENDMENT
OF PROGRAMS.—A State may 
amend a program developed and certified under this sub-
title at any time. 
(c) CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED PROGRAMS.—Any 
program amended under subsection (b) shall be certified 
under section 4013(b). 
SEC. 4013. LEASING, PERMITTING, AND REGULATORY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) SATISFACTION OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
Each program certified under this section shall be consid-
ered to satisfy all applicable requirements of Federal law 
(including regulations), including— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(3) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 
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