(B) services to address the needs and prob-
lems associated with the effects described in 
paragraph (1), including firefighting, police, 
water and waste treatment, first responder, and 
other medical services; and 
(3) to establish a local coordination office, to be 
managed by the Mayor of the North Slope Borough, 
in coordination with the City of Kaktovik, Alaska— 
(A) to coordinate with and advise devel-
opers on local conditions and the history of 
areas affected by development; and 
(B) to provide to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate annual reports on the status of the 
coordination between developers and commu-
nities affected by development. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any community that is eligi-
ble for assistance under this section may submit an 
application for such assistance to the Secretary, in 
such form and under such procedures as the Sec-
retary may prescribe by regulation. 
(2) NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH COMMUNITIES.—A 
community located in the North Slope Borough may 
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apply for assistance under this section either directly 
to the Secretary or through the North Slope Bor-
ough. 
(3) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall work closely with and assist the North Slope 
Borough and other communities eligible for assist-
ance under this section in developing and submitting 
applications for assistance under this section. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury the ‘‘Coastal Plain Local Government Im-
pact Aid Assistance Fund’’ (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘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 title. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
DEPOSITS.—The total 
amount in the Fund may not exceed $11,000,000. 
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(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.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the 
Fund to provide financial assistance under this section 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 212. ANWR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘‘ANWR Alternative Energy Trust 
Fund’’, consisting of such amounts as may be transferred 
to the ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund as provided 
in section 208(a)(2). 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM ANWR ALTERNATIVE 
ENERGY TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the ANWR Al-
ternative Energy Trust Fund shall be available with-
out further appropriation to carry out specified pro-
visions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58; referred to in this section as 
‘‘EPAct2005’’) and the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; referred 
to in this section as ‘‘EISAct2007’’) as follows: 
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To carry out the provisions of: 
The following per-
centage of annual 
receipts to the 
ANWR Alternative 
Energy Trust Fund, 
but not to exceed 
the limit on 
amount authorized, 
if any: 
EPAct2005: 
Section 210 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 242 .........................................................
1.0 percent
Section 369 .........................................................
2.0 percent
Section 401 .........................................................
6.0 percent
Section 812 .........................................................
6.0 percent
Section 931 .........................................................
19.0 percent
Section 942 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 962 .........................................................
3.0 percent
Section 968 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Section 1704 .......................................................
6.0 percent
EISAct2007: 
Section 207 .........................................................
15.0 percent
Section 607 .........................................................
1.5 percent
Title VI, Subtitle B ............................................
3.0 percent
Title VI, Subtitle C .............................................
1.5 percent
Section 641 .........................................................
9.0 percent
Title VII, Subtitle A ...........................................
10.0 percent
Section 1112 .......................................................
1.5 percent
Section 1304 .......................................................
11.0 percent. 
(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
EXCESS
AMOUNT.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any amounts allo-
cated under paragraph (1) that are in excess of the 
amounts authorized in the applicable cited section or 
subtitle of EPAct2005 and EISAct2007 shall be re-
allocated to the remaining sections and subtitles 
cited in paragraph (1), up to the amounts otherwise 
authorized by law to carry out those sections and 
subtitles, in proportion to the amounts authorized by 
law to be appropriated for those other sections and 
subtitles. 
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TITLE III—REGULATORY 
STREAMLINING 
SEC. 301. COMMERCIAL LEASING PROGRAM FOR OIL SHALE 
RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LAND. 
Subsection (e) of the Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other 
Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15927(e)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If the Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) LEASE SALES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(3) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘Evidence 
of interest’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EVIDENCE OF INTEREST.—Evidence 
of interest’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT LEASE SALES.—During 
any period for which the Secretary determines 
that there is sufficient support and interest in 
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a State in the development of tar sands and oil 
shale resources, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) at least annually, consult with the 
persons described in paragraph (1) to ex-
pedite the commercial leasing program for 
oil shale resources on public land in the 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) at least once every 270 days, 
conduct a lease sale in the State under the 
commercial leasing program regulations.’’. 
SEC. 302. LICENSING OF NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND OPERATING LI-
CENSES.—Section 185 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2235(b)) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘holding a public hearing’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
public hearing held’’. 
(b) HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 189 
a.(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2239(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the second sentence; and 
(2) in the third sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In cases’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘hearing, The’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘an operating license’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a construction permit, an operating 
license,’’. 
SEC. 
303. 
JURISDICTION 
OVER 
COVERED 
ENERGY 
PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED ENERGY PROJECT.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘covered energy project’’ means 
any action or decision by a Federal official regarding— 
(1) the leasing of Federal land (including sub-
merged land) for the exploration, development, pro-
duction, processing, or transmission of oil, natural 
gas, or any other source or form of energy, including 
actions and decisions regarding the selection or of-
fering of Federal land for such leasing; or 
(2) any action under such a lease, except that 
this section and Act shall not apply to a dispute be-
tween the parties to a lease entered into a provision 
of law authorizing the lease regarding obligations 
under the lease or the alleged breach of the lease. 
(b) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER CAUSES AND 
CLAIMS RELATING TO COVERED ENERGY PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia shall 
have exclusive jurisdiction to hear all causes and claims 
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under this section or any other Act that arise from any 
covered energy project. 
(c) TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each case or claim described 
in subsection (b) shall be filed not later than the end 
of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the ac-
tion or decision by a Federal official that constitutes 
the covered energy project concerned. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—Any cause or claim de-
scribed in subsection (b) that is not filed within the 
time period described in paragraph (1) shall be 
barred. 
(d) DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each proceeding that is sub-
ject to subsection (b) shall— 
(A) be resolved as expeditiously as prac-
ticable and in any event not more than 180 
days after the cause or claim is filed; and 
(B) take precedence over all other pending 
matters before the district court. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINE.—If 
an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order 
has not been issued by the district court by the 
deadline required under this section, the cause or 
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claim shall be dismissed with prejudice and all rights 
relating to the cause or claim shall be terminated. 
(e) ABILITY TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW.—An in-
terlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the dis-
trict court under this section may be reviewed by no other 
court except the Supreme Court. 
(f) DEADLINE
FOR APPEAL
TO
THE SUPREME 
COURT.—If a writ of certiorari has been granted by the 
Supreme Court pursuant to subsection (e), the interlocu-
tory or final judgment, decree, or order of the district 
court shall be resolved as expeditiously as practicable and 
in any event not more than 180 days after the interlocu-
tory or final judgment, decree, order of the district court 
is issued. 
SEC. 304. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. 
Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 106. COMPLETION AND REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPACT STATEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) COMPLETION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, each review carried out under sec-
tion 102(2)(C) with respect to any action taken 
under any provision of law, or for which funds are 
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made available under any provision of law, shall be 
completed not later than the date that is 270 days 
after the commencement of the review. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE REVIEW.—If a re-
view described in paragraph (1) has not been com-
pleted for an action subject to section 102(2)(C) by 
the date specified in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the action shall be considered to have 
no significant impact described in section 
102(2)(C); and 
‘‘(B) that classification shall be considered 
to be a final agency action. 
‘‘(b) LEAD AGENCY.—The lead agency for a review 
of an action under this section shall be the Federal agency 
to which funds are made available for the action. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS.—There shall 
be a single administrative appeal for each review 
carried out pursuant to section 102(2)(C). 
‘‘(2) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On resolution of the 
administrative appeal, judicial review of the 
final agency decision after exhaustion of admin-
istrative remedies shall lie with the United 
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States Court of Appeals for the District of Co-
lumbia Circuit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
RECORD.—An ap-
peal to the court described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be based only on the administrative 
record. 
‘‘(C) PENDENCY OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
After an agency has made a final decision with 
respect to a review carried out under this sub-
section, the decision shall be effective during 
the course of any subsequent appeal to a court 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—Each civil action covered 
by this section shall be considered to arise under the 
laws of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 305. CLEAN AIR REGULATION. 
(a) REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES.—Section 
302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(g) The term’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(g) AIR POLLUTANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such term’’ and inserting the 
following: 
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