(1) provide for the payment of a royalty of not 
less than 121⁄2 percent in amount or value of the 
production removed or sold from the lease, as deter-
mined by the Secretary under the regulations appli-
cable to other Federal oil and gas leases; 
(2) provide that the Secretary may close, on a 
seasonal basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to ex-
ploratory drilling activities as necessary to protect 
caribou calving areas and other species of fish and 
wildlife; 
(3) require that the lessee of lands within the 
Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable for 
the reclamation of lands within the Coastal Plain 
and any other Federal lands that are adversely af-
fected in connection with exploration, development, 
production, or transportation activities conducted 
under the lease and within the Coastal Plain by the 
lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of 
the lessee; 
(4) provide that the lessee may not delegate or 
convey, by contract or otherwise, the reclamation re-
sponsibility and liability to another person without 
the express written approval of the Secretary; 
(5) provide that the standard of reclamation for 
lands required to be reclaimed under this title shall 
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be, as nearly as practicable, a condition capable of 
supporting the uses which the lands were capable of 
supporting prior to any exploration, development, or 
production activities, or upon application by the les-
see, to a higher or better use as approved by the 
Secretary; 
(6) contain terms and conditions relating to 
protection of fish and wildlife, their habitat, subsist-
ence resources, and the environment as required 
pursuant to section 302(a)(2); 
(7) provide that the lessee, its agents, and its 
contractors use best efforts to provide a fair share, 
as determined by the level of obligation previously 
agreed to in the 1974 agreement implementing sec-
tion 29 of the Federal Agreement and Grant of 
Right of Way for the Operation of the Trans-Alaska 
Pipeline, of employment and contracting for Alaska 
Natives and Alaska Native Corporations from 
throughout the State; 
(8) prohibit the export of oil produced under 
the lease; and 
(9) contain such other provisions as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to ensure compliance 
with the provisions of this title and the regulations 
issued under this title. 
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(b) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary, 
as a term and condition of each lease under this title and 
in recognizing the Government’s proprietary interest in 
labor stability and in the ability of construction labor and 
management to meet the particular needs and conditions 
of projects to be developed under the leases issued pursu-
ant to this title and the special concerns of the parties 
to such leases, shall require that the lessee and its agents 
and contractors negotiate to obtain a project labor agree-
ment for the employment of laborers and mechanics on 
production, maintenance, and construction under the 
lease. 
SEC. 306. COASTAL PLAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 
(a) NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT STANDARD 
TO GOVERN AUTHORIZED COASTAL PLAIN ACTIVITIES.— 
The Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements of 
section 302, administer the provisions of this title through 
regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibi-
tions, stipulations, and other provisions that— 
(1) ensure the oil and gas exploration, develop-
ment, and production activities on the Coastal Plain 
will result in no significant adverse effect on fish 
and wildlife, their habitat, and the environment; 
(2) require the application of the best commer-
cially available technology for oil and gas explo-
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ration, development, and production on all new ex-
ploration, development, and production operations; 
and 
(3) ensure that the maximum amount of sur-
face acreage covered by production and support fa-
cilities, including airstrips and any areas covered by 
gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines, does 
not exceed 2,000 acres on the Coastal Plain. 
(b) SITE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION.— 
The Secretary shall also require, with respect to any pro-
posed drilling and related activities, that— 
(1) a site-specific analysis be made of the prob-
able effects, if any, that the drilling or related activi-
ties will have on fish and wildlife, their habitat, sub-
sistence resources, and the environment; 
(2) a plan be implemented to avoid, minimize, 
and mitigate (in that order and to the extent prac-
ticable) any significant adverse effect identified 
under paragraph (1); and 
(3) the development of the plan shall occur 
after consultation with the agency or agencies hav-
ing jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan. 
(c) REGULATIONS
TO PROTECT COASTAL PLAIN 
FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES, SUBSISTENCE USERS, 
AND THE ENVIRONMENT.—Before implementing the leas-
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ing program authorized by this title, the Secretary shall 
prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms, condi-
tions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other 
measures designed to ensure that the activities undertaken 
on the Coastal Plain under this title are conducted in a 
manner consistent with the purposes and environmental 
requirements of this title. 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE ENVI-
RONMENTAL LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The 
proposed regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, 
prohibitions, and stipulations for the leasing program 
under this title shall require compliance with all applicable 
provisions of Federal and State environmental law, and 
shall also require the following: 
(1) Standards at least as effective as the safety 
and environmental mitigation measures set forth in 
items 1 through 29 at pages 167 through 169 of the 
‘‘Final Legislative Environmental Impact State-
ment’’ (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain. 
(2) Seasonal limitations on exploration, develop-
ment, and related activities, where necessary, to 
avoid significant adverse effects during periods of 
concentrated fish and wildlife breeding, denning, 
nesting, spawning, and migration. 
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(3) That exploration activities, except for sur-
face geological studies, be limited to the period be-
tween approximately November 1 and May 1 each 
year and that exploration activities shall be sup-
ported, if necessary, by ice roads, winter trails with 
adequate snow cover, ice pads, ice airstrips, and air 
transport methods, except that such exploration ac-
tivities may occur at other times if the Secretary 
finds that such exploration will have no significant 
adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, their habitat, 
and the environment of the Coastal Plain. 
(4) Design safety and construction standards 
for all pipelines and any access and service roads, 
that— 
(A) minimize, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, adverse effects upon the passage of mi-
gratory species such as caribou; and 
(B) minimize adverse effects upon the flow 
of surface water by requiring the use of cul-
verts, bridges, and other structural devices. 
(5) Prohibitions on general public access and 
use on all pipeline access and service roads. 
(6) Stringent reclamation and rehabilitation re-
quirements, consistent with the standards set forth 
in this title, requiring the removal from the Coastal 
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Plain of all oil and gas development and production 
facilities, structures, and equipment upon completion 
of oil and gas production operations, except that the 
Secretary may exempt from the requirements of this 
paragraph those facilities, structures, or equipment 
that the Secretary determines would assist in the 
management of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 
and that are donated to the United States for that 
purpose. 
(7) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 
access by all modes of transportation. 
(8) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 
sand and gravel extraction. 
(9) Consolidation of facility siting. 
(10) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 
use of explosives. 
(11) Avoidance, to the extent practicable, of 
springs, streams, and river system; the protection of 
natural surface drainage patterns, wetlands, and ri-
parian habitats; and the regulation of methods or 
techniques for developing or transporting adequate 
supplies of water for exploratory drilling. 
(12) Avoidance or minimization of air traffic-re-
lated disturbance to fish and wildlife. 
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(13) Treatment and disposal of hazardous and 
toxic wastes, solid wastes, reserve pit fluids, drilling 
muds and cuttings, and domestic wastewater, includ-
ing an annual waste management report, a haz-
ardous materials tracking system, and a prohibition 
on chlorinated solvents, in accordance with applica-
ble Federal and State environmental law. 
(14) Fuel storage and oil spill contingency plan-
ning. 
(15) Research, monitoring, and reporting re-
quirements. 
(16) Field crew environmental briefings. 
(17) Avoidance of significant adverse effects 
upon subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping by 
subsistence users. 
(18) Compliance with applicable air and water 
quality standards. 
(19) Appropriate seasonal and safety zone des-
ignations around well sites, within which subsistence 
hunting and trapping shall be limited. 
(20) Reasonable stipulations for protection of 
cultural and archeological resources. 
(21) All other protective environmental stipula-
tions, restrictions, terms, and conditions deemed 
necessary by the Secretary. 
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(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing and promul-
gating regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, 
prohibitions, and stipulations under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consider the following: 
(1) The stipulations and conditions that govern 
the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska leasing pro-
gram, as set forth in the 1999 Northeast National 
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Final Integrated Activity 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. 
(2) The environmental protection standards 
that governed the initial Coastal Plain seismic explo-
ration program under parts 37.31 to 37.33 of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) The land use stipulations for exploratory 
drilling on the KIC–ASRC private lands that are set 
forth in Appendix 2 of the August 9, 1983, agree-
ment between Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and 
the United States. 
(f) FACILITY CONSOLIDATION PLANNING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, after 
providing for public notice and comment, prepare 
and update periodically a plan to govern, guide, and 
direct the siting and construction of facilities for the 
exploration, development, production, and transpor-
tation of Coastal Plain oil and gas resources. 
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(2) OBJECTIVES.—The plan shall have the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(A) Avoiding unnecessary duplication of fa-
cilities and activities. 
(B) Encouraging consolidation of common 
facilities and activities. 
(C) Locating or confining facilities and ac-
tivities to areas that will minimize impact on 
fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the environ-
ment. 
(D) Utilizing existing facilities wherever 
practicable. 
(E) Enhancing compatibility between wild-
life values and development activities. 
(g) ACCESS
TO PUBLIC LANDS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) manage public lands in the Coastal Plain 
subject to subsections (a) and (b) of section 811 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3121); and 
(2) ensure that local residents shall have rea-
sonable access to public lands in the Coastal Plain 
for traditional uses. 
SEC. 307. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) FILING OF COMPLAINT.— 
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