tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 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, 3171). 
(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, the 
habitat of fish and wildlife, subsistence resources, or the 
environment of the Coastal Plain, including requirements 
that facilities be sited or designed so as to avoid unneces-
sary duplication of roads and pipelines. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
regulations promulgated under section 5003(g) provisions 
granting rights-of-way and easements described in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 5010. CONVEYANCE. 
In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 
clouds on titles to land and clarifying land ownership pat-
terns on the Coastal Plain, and notwithstanding section 
1302(h)(2) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
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servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), the Secretary shall 
convey— 
(1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, the 
surface estate of the land described in paragraph 1 
of Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary 
to fulfill the entitlement of the Kaktovik Inupiat 
Corporation under sections 12 and 14 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611, 
1613) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of the Agreement between the Department of the In-
terior, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the Kaktovik 
Inupiat Corporation dated January 22, 1993; and 
(2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 
the remaining subsurface estate to which the Arctic 
Slope Regional Corporation is entitled pursuant to 
the August 9, 1983, agreement between the Arctic 
Slope Regional Corporation and the United States of 
America. 
Subtitle B—Native American 
Energy 
SEC. 5021. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the Federal Government has unreasonably 
interfered with the efforts of Indian tribes to develop 
energy resources on tribal land; and 
(2) Indian tribes should have the opportunity to 
gain the benefits of the jobs, investment, and eco-
nomic development to be gained from energy devel-
opment. 
SEC. 5022. APPRAISALS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title XXVI of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2607. APPRAISAL REFORMS. 
‘‘(a) OPTIONS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—With respect to 
a transaction involving Indian land or the trust assets of 
an Indian tribe that requires the approval of the Sec-
retary, any appraisal or other estimates of value relating 
to fair market value required to be conducted under appli-
cable law, regulation, or policy may be completed by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) the affected Indian tribe; or 
‘‘(3) a certified, third-party appraiser pursuant 
to a contract with the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(b) TIME LIMIT ON SECRETARIAL REVIEW AND AC-
TION.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary receives an appraisal conducted by or for 
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an Indian tribe pursuant to paragraphs (2) or (3) of sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) review the appraisal; and 
‘‘(2) provide to the Indian tribe a written notice 
of approval or disapproval of the appraisal. 
‘‘(c) FAILURE OF SECRETARY TO APPROVE OR DIS-
APPROVE.—If the Secretary has failed to approve or dis-
approve any appraisal by the date that is 60 days after 
the date on which the appraisal is received, the appraisal 
shall be deemed approved. 
‘‘(d) OPTION
OF INDIAN TRIBES TO WAIVE AP-
PRAISAL.—An Indian tribe may waive the requirements of 
subsection (a) if the Indian tribe provides to the Secretary 
a written resolution, statement, or other unambiguous in-
dication of tribal intent to waive the requirements that— 
‘‘(1) is duly approved by the governing body of 
the Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(2) includes an express waiver by the Indian 
tribe of any claims for damages the Indian tribe 
might have against the United States as a result of 
the waiver. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to implement this section, including standards 
the Secretary shall use for approving or disapproving an 
appraisal under subsection (b).’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 
note) is amended by adding at the end of the items relat-
ing to title XXVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2607. Appraisal reforms.’’. 
SEC. 5023. STANDARDIZATION. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall implement 
procedures to ensure that each agency within the Depart-
ment of the Interior that is involved in the review, ap-
proval, and oversight of oil and gas activities on Indian 
land shall use a uniform system of reference numbers and 
tracking systems for oil and gas wells. 
SEC. 5024. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FEDERAL 
ACTIONS ON INDIAN LAND. 
Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Con-
gress authorizes’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS ON IN-
DIAN LAND.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN LAND AND IN-
DIAN TRIBE.—In this subsection, the terms ‘Indian 
land’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the meaning given 
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