should have known of the grounds for the com-
plaint. 
(2) VENUE.—Any complaint seeking judicial re-
view of any provision of this subtitle or any action 
of the Secretary under this subtitle may be filed only 
in the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
SCOPE
OF
CERTAIN
RE-
VIEW.—Judicial review of a Secretarial decision to 
conduct a lease sale under this subtitle, including 
the environmental analysis thereof, shall be limited 
to whether the Secretary has complied with the 
terms of this subtitle and shall be based upon the 
administrative record of that decision. The Sec-
retary’s identification of a preferred course of action 
to enable leasing to proceed and the Secretary’s 
analysis of environmental effects under this subtitle 
shall be presumed to be correct unless shown other-
wise by clear and convincing evidence to the con-
trary. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER REVIEW.—Actions of the 
Secretary with respect to which review could have been 
obtained under this section shall not be subject to judicial 
review in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement. 
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SEC. 419. FEDERAL AND STATE DISTRIBUTION OF REVE-
NUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the amount of adjusted bonus, rental, and 
royalty revenues from Federal oil and gas leasing and op-
erations authorized under this subtitle— 
(1) 25 percent shall be paid to the State of 
Alaska; and 
(2) except as provided in section 422(d), the 
balance shall be deposited into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts. 
(b) PAYMENTS TO ALASKA.—Payments to the State 
of Alaska under this section shall be made semiannually. 
SEC. 420. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue rights- 
of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the 
transportation of oil and gas— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
185), without regard to title XI of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 
3161 et seq.); and 
(2) under title XI of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 3161 et 
seq.), for access authorized by sections 1110 and 
1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170 and 3171). 
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 
include in any right-of-way or easement issued under sub-
section (a) such terms and conditions as may be necessary 
to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result 
in a significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, sub-
sistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 
the Coastal Plain, including requirements that facilities be 
sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication 
of roads and pipelines. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
regulations under section 413(g) provisions granting 
rights-of-way and easements described in subsection (a) 
of this section. 
SEC. 421. CONVEYANCE. 
In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 
clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership pat-
terns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 1302(h)(2) of the Alas-
ka National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
3192(h)(2)), shall convey— 
(1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the 
surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 
of Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary 
to fulfill the Corporation’s entitlement under sec-
tions 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
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ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613) in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of the Agreement be-
tween the Department of the Interior, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Cor-
poration effective January 22, 1993; and 
(2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 
the remaining subsurface estate to which it is enti-
tled pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement be-
tween the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the 
United States of America. 
SEC. 422. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT AID AND COMMU-
NITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 
amounts available from the Coastal Plain Local Gov-
ernment Impact Aid Assistance Fund established by 
subsection (d) to provide timely financial assistance 
to entities that are eligible under paragraph (2) and 
that are directly impacted by the exploration for or 
production of oil and gas on the Coastal Plain under 
this subtitle. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The North Slope 
Borough, the City of Kaktovik, and any other bor-
ough, municipal subdivision, village, or other com-
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munity in the State of Alaska that is directly im-
pacted by exploration for, or the production of, oil 
or gas on the Coastal Plain under this subtitle, as 
determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible for fi-
nancial assistance under this section. 
(b) USE
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Financial assistance 
under this section may be used only for— 
(1) planning for mitigation of the potential ef-
fects of oil and gas exploration and development on 
environmental, social, cultural, recreational, and sub-
sistence values; 
(2) implementing mitigation plans and main-
taining mitigation projects; 
(3) developing, carrying out, and maintaining 
projects and programs that provide new or expanded 
public facilities and services to address needs and 
problems associated with such effects, including fire- 
fighting, police, water, waste treatment, medivac, 
and medical services; and 
(4) establishment of a coordination office, by 
the North Slope borough, in the City of Kaktovik, 
which shall— 
(A) coordinate with and advise developers 
on local conditions, impact, and history of the 
areas utilized for development; and 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Im-
pact Aid Assistance Fund. 
(2) USE.—Amounts in the fund may be used 
only for providing financial assistance under this 
section. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—Subject to paragraph (4), there 
shall be deposited into the fund amounts received by 
the United States as revenues derived from rents, 
bonuses, and royalties from Federal leases and lease 
sales authorized under this subtitle. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
DEPOSITS.—The total 
amount in the fund may not exceed $11,000,000. 
(5) INVESTMENT
OF
BALANCES.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall invest amounts in the 
fund in interest bearing government securities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To pro-
vide financial assistance under this section there is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the Coastal 
Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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Subtitle C—Offshore Oil and Gas 
Development 
SEC. 431. REPEAL OF MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEAS-
ING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico En-
ergy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 
U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2012’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF OPENED AREAS IN 2012–2017 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING 
PROGRAM.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall include the 
area removed from moratorium by subsection (a) in the 
areas available for leasing under the 2012–2017 outer 
Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program prepared 
under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344). 
SEC. 432. INCLUSION OF AREAS IN 2012–2017 OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
include the areas described in subsection (b) in the areas 
available for leasing under the 2012–2017 outer Conti-
nental Shelf oil and gas leasing program prepared under 
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section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1344). 
(b) AREAS DESCRIBED.—The areas referred to in 
subsection (a) are all areas of the outer Continental Shelf 
(as that term is defined in that Act) in the Arctic Ocean, 
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Eastern Gulf of Mex-
ico. 
TITLE V—GREENHOUSE GAS 
REGULATION 
SEC. 501. NO REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE 
GASES UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT. 
Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330. NO REGULATION OF EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE 
GASES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘green-
house gas’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Water vapor. 
‘‘(2) Carbon dioxide. 
‘‘(3) Methane. 
‘‘(4) Nitrous oxide. 
‘‘(5) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
‘‘(6) Hydrofluorocarbons. 
‘‘(7) Perfluorocarbons. 
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‘‘(8) Any other substance subject to, or pro-
posed to be subject to, regulation, action, or consid-
eration under this Act to address climate change. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AGENCY ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not, 
under this Act, promulgate any regulation con-
cerning, take action relating to, or take into consid-
eration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address 
climate change. 
‘‘(2) AIR POLLUTANT DEFINITION.—The defini-
tion of the term ‘air pollutant’ in section 302(g) 
does not include a greenhouse gas. Notwithstanding 
the previous sentence, such definition may include a 
greenhouse gas for purposes of addressing concerns 
other than climate change.’’. 
Æ 
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