(9) the term ‘‘tribal organization’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b). 
SEC. 202. STATE AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of a 
governor of a State, or at the request of a tribal organiza-
tion, the Administrator is authorized to provide financial 
assistance to that State or Indian tribe to facilitate the 
hiring of additional personnel to assist the State or Indian 
tribe with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of 
Federal refinery authorizations. 
(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—At the request of a gov-
ernor of a State, or at the request of a tribal organization, 
a Federal agency responsible for a Federal refinery au-
thorization shall provide technical, legal, or other non-
financial assistance to that State or Indian tribe to facili-
tate its consideration of Federal refinery authorizations. 
SEC. 203. REFINERY PROCESS COORDINATION AND PROCE-
DURES. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint 
a Federal coordinator to perform the responsibilities 
assigned to the Federal coordinator under this Act. 
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(2) OTHER
AGENCIES.—Each Federal and 
State agency or official required to provide a Fed-
eral refinery authorization shall cooperate with the 
Federal coordinator. 
(b) FEDERAL REFINERY AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) MEETING PARTICIPANTS.—Not later than 
30 days after receiving a notification from an appli-
cant that the applicant is seeking a Federal refinery 
authorization pursuant to Federal law, the Federal 
coordinator appointed under subsection (a) shall 
convene a meeting of representatives from all Fed-
eral and State agencies responsible for a Federal re-
finery authorization with respect to the refinery. The 
governor of a State shall identify each agency of 
that State that is responsible for a Federal refinery 
authorization with respect to that refinery. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—(A) Not 
later than 90 days after receipt of a notification de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Federal coordinator 
and the other participants at a meeting convened 
under paragraph (1) shall establish a memorandum 
of agreement setting forth the most expeditious co-
ordinated schedule possible for completion of all 
Federal refinery authorizations with respect to the 
refinery, consistent with the full substantive and 
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procedural review required by Federal law. If a Fed-
eral or State agency responsible for a Federal refin-
ery authorization with respect to the refinery is not 
represented at such meeting, the Federal coordinator 
shall ensure that the schedule accommodates those 
Federal refinery authorizations, consistent with Fed-
eral law. In the event of conflict among Federal re-
finery authorization scheduling requirements, the re-
quirements of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall be given priority. 
(B) Not later than 15 days after completing the 
memorandum of agreement, the Federal coordinator 
shall publish the memorandum of agreement in the 
Federal Register. 
(C) The Federal coordinator shall ensure that 
all parties to the memorandum of agreement are 
working in good faith to carry out the memorandum 
of agreement, and shall facilitate the maintenance of 
the schedule established therein. 
(c) CONSOLIDATED RECORD.—The Federal coordi-
nator shall, with the cooperation of Federal and State ad-
ministrative agencies and officials, maintain a complete 
consolidated record of all decisions made or actions taken 
by the Federal coordinator or by a Federal administrative 
agency or officer (or State administrative agency or officer 
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acting under delegated Federal authority) with respect to 
any Federal refinery authorization. Such record shall be 
the record for judicial review under subsection (d) of deci-
sions made or actions taken by Federal and State adminis-
trative agencies and officials, except that, if the Court de-
termines that the record does not contain sufficient infor-
mation, the Court may remand the proceeding to the Fed-
eral coordinator for further development of the consoli-
dated record. 
(d) REMEDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States District 
Court for the district in which the proposed refinery 
is located shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any 
civil action for the review of the failure of an agency 
or official to act on a Federal refinery authorization 
in accordance with the schedule established pursuant 
to the memorandum of agreement. 
(2) STANDING.—If an applicant or a party to 
a memorandum of agreement alleges that a failure 
to act described in paragraph (1) has occurred and 
that such failure to act would jeopardize timely com-
pletion of the entire schedule as established in the 
memorandum of agreement, such applicant or other 
party may bring a cause of action under this sub-
section. 
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