113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2 
AN ACT 
To remove Federal Government obstacles to the production 
of more domestic energy; to ensure transport of that 
energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end 
users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; to enable 
manufacturers and other businesses to access domesti-
cally produced energy affordably and reliably in order 
to create and sustain more secure and well-paying Amer-
ican jobs; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More 
American Jobs Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
DIVISION A—ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
TITLE I—MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Northern Route Approval 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Findings. 
Sec. 103. Keystone XL permit approval. 
Sec. 104. Judicial review. 
Sec. 105. American burying beetle. 
Sec. 106. Right-of-way and temporary use permit. 
Sec. 107. Permits for activities in navigable waters. 
Sec. 108. Migratory Bird Treaty Act permit. 
Sec. 109. Oil spill response plan disclosure. 
Subtitle B—Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform 
Sec. 121. Short title. 
Sec. 122. Regulatory approval of natural gas pipeline projects. 
Subtitle C—North American Energy Infrastructure 
Sec. 131. Short title. 
Sec. 132. Finding. 
Sec. 133. Authorization of certain energy infrastructure projects at the national 
boundary of the United States. 
Sec. 134. Importation or exportation of natural gas to Canada and Mexico. 
Sec. 135. Transmission of electric energy to Canada and Mexico. 
Sec. 136. No Presidential permit required. 
Sec. 137. Modifications to existing projects. 
Sec. 138. Effective date; rulemaking deadlines. 
Sec. 139. Definitions. 
TITLE II—MAINTAINING DIVERSE ELECTRICITY GENERATION 
AND AFFORDABILITY 
Subtitle A—Energy Consumers Relief
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Prohibition against finalizing certain energy-related rules that will 
cause significant adverse effects to the economy. 
Sec. 203. Reports and determinations prior to promulgating as final certain en-
ergy-related rules. 
Sec. 204. Definitions. 
Sec. 205. Prohibition on use of social cost of carbon in analysis. 
Subtitle B—Electricity Security and Affordability 
Sec. 211. Short title. 
Sec. 212. Standards of performance for new fossil fuel-fired electric utility gen-
erating units. 
Sec. 213. Congress To set effective date for standards of performance for exist-
ing, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility 
generating units. 
Sec. 214. Repeal of earlier rules and guidelines. 
Sec. 215. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Report on Energy and Water Savings Potential From Thermal 
Insulation 
Sec. 221. Report on energy and water savings potential from thermal insula-
tion. 
TITLE III—UNLEASHING ENERGY DIPLOMACY 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Action on applications. 
Sec. 303. Public disclosure of export destinations. 
DIVISION B—NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE 
Sec. 201. References. 
SUBDIVISION A—LOWERING GASOLINE PRICES TO FUEL AN AMERICA THAT 
WORKS ACT OF 2014 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
TITLE I—OFFSHORE ENERGY AND JOBS 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms 
Sec. 10101. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms. 
Sec. 10102. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal. 
Sec. 10103. Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing pro-
gram. 
Sec. 10104. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 10105. Addition of lease sales after finalization of 5-year plan. 
Subtitle B—Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales 
Sec. 10201. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on 
the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia. 
Sec. 10202. South Carolina lease sale. 
Sec. 10203. Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale. 
Sec. 10204. Environmental impact statement requirement. 
Sec. 10205. National defense.
Sec. 10206. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included. 
Subtitle C—Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues 
Sec. 10301. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States. 
Subtitle D—Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the 
Department of the Interior 
Sec. 10401. Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Min-
erals and Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety. 
Sec. 10402. Bureau of Ocean Energy. 
Sec. 10403. Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
Sec. 10404. Office of Natural Resources revenue. 
Sec. 10405. Ethics and drug testing. 
Sec. 10406. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service. 
Sec. 10407. Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates. 
Sec. 10408. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board. 
Sec. 10409. Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees. 
Sec. 10410. Prohibition on action based on National Ocean Policy developed 
under Executive Order No. 13547. 
Subtitle E—United States Territories 
Sec. 10501. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to 
territories of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 10601. Rules regarding distribution of revenues under Gulf of Mexico En-
ergy Security Act of 2006. 
Sec. 10602. Amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues. 
Sec. 10603. South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area defined. 
Sec. 10604. Enhancing geological and geophysical information for America’s 
energy future. 
Subtitle G—Judicial Review 
Sec. 10701. Time for filing complaint. 
Sec. 10702. District court deadline. 
Sec. 10703. Ability to seek appellate review. 
Sec. 10704. Limitation on scope of review and relief. 
Sec. 10705. Legal fees. 
Sec. 10706. Exclusion. 
Sec. 10707. Definitions. 
TITLE II—ONSHORE FEDERAL LANDS AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security 
Sec. 21001. Short title. 
Sec. 21002. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America. 
CHAPTER 1—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PERMIT STREAMLINING 
Sec. 21101. Short title. 
SUBCHAPTER A—APPLICATION FOR PERMITS TO DRILL PROCESS REFORM
Sec. 21111. Permit to drill application timeline. 
SUBCHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST DOCUMENTATION REFORM 
Sec. 21121. Administrative protest documentation reform. 
SUBCHAPTER C—PERMIT STREAMLINING 
Sec. 21131. Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on 
Federal lands. 
Sec. 21132. Administration of current law. 
SUBCHAPTER D—JUDICIAL REVIEW 
Sec. 21141. Definitions. 
Sec. 21142. Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to covered energy 
projects. 
Sec. 21143. Timely filing. 
Sec. 21144. Expedition in hearing and determining the action. 
Sec. 21145. Standard of review. 
Sec. 21146. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief. 
Sec. 21147. Limitation on attorneys’ fees. 
Sec. 21148. Legal standing. 
SUBCHAPTER E—KNOWING AMERICA’S OIL AND GAS RESOURCES 
Sec. 21151. Funding oil and gas resource assessments. 
CHAPTER 2—OIL AND GAS LEASING CERTAINTY 
Sec. 21201. Short title. 
Sec. 21202. Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales. 
Sec. 21203. Leasing certainty. 
Sec. 21204. Leasing consistency. 
Sec. 21205. Reduce redundant policies. 
Sec. 21206. Streamlined congressional notification. 
CHAPTER 3—OIL SHALE 
Sec. 21301. Short title. 
Sec. 21302. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource 
management plans, and record of decision. 
Sec. 21303. Oil shale leasing. 
CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 21401. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle B—Planning for American Energy 
Sec. 22001. Short title. 
Sec. 22002. Onshore domestic energy production strategic plan. 
Subtitle C—National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Access 
Sec. 23001. Short title. 
Sec. 23002. Sense of Congress and reaffirming national policy for the National 
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. 
Sec. 23003. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: lease sales.
Sec. 23004. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: planning and permitting 
pipeline and road construction. 
Sec. 23005. Issuance of a new integrated activity plan and environmental im-
pact statement. 
Sec. 23006. Departmental accountability for development. 
Sec. 23007. Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan. 
Sec. 23008. Updated resource assessment. 
Subtitle D—BLM Live Internet Auctions 
Sec. 24001. Short title. 
Sec. 24002. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 
Subtitle E—Native American Energy 
Sec. 25001. Short title. 
Sec. 25002. Appraisals. 
Sec. 25003. Standardization. 
Sec. 25004. Environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands. 
Sec. 25005. Judicial review. 
Sec. 25006. Tribal biomass demonstration project. 
Sec. 25007. Tribal resource management plans. 
Sec. 25008. Leases of restricted lands for the Navajo Nation. 
Sec. 25009. Nonapplicability of certain rules. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 30101. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training. 
SUBDIVISION B—BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CONDUIT HYDROPOWER 
DEVELOPMENT EQUITY AND JOBS ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Amendment. 
SUBDIVISION C—CENTRAL OREGON JOBS AND WATER SECURITY ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Wild and Scenic River; Crooked, Oregon. 
Sec. 3. City of Prineville Water Supply. 
Sec. 4. First fill protection. 
Sec. 5. Ochoco Irrigation District. 
SUBDIVISION D—STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION; EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH 
TITLE I—STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. State authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation. 
Sec. 103. Government Accountability Office study. 
Sec. 104. Tribal authority on trust land. 
TITLE II—EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. EPA hydraulic fracturing research.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Review of State activities. 
SUBDIVISION E—PREVENTING GOVERNMENT WASTE AND PROTECTING COAL 
MINING JOBS IN AMERICA 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Incorporation of surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State pro-
grams. 
DIVISION C—JUDICIARY 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decision-
making. 
DIVISION A—ENERGY AND 
COMMERCE 
TITLE I—MODERNIZING 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Northern Route 
Approval 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Route 
Approval Act’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) To maintain our Nation’s competitive edge 
and ensure an economy built to last, the United 
States must have fast, reliable, resilient, and envi-
ronmentally sound means of moving energy. In a 
global economy, we will compete for the world’s in-
vestments based in significant part on the quality of 
our infrastructure. Investing in the Nation’s infra-
structure provides immediate and long-term eco-
nomic benefits for local communities and the Nation 
as a whole. 
(2) The delivery of oil from Canada, a close ally 
not only in proximity but in shared values and 
ideals, to domestic markets is in the national inter-
est because of the need to lessen dependence upon 
insecure foreign sources. 
(3) The Keystone XL pipeline would provide 
both short-term and long-term employment opportu-
nities and related labor income benefits, such as gov-
ernment revenues associated with taxes. 
(4) The State of Nebraska has thoroughly re-
viewed and approved the proposed Keystone XL 
pipeline reroute, concluding that the concerns of Ne-
braskans have had a major influence on the pipeline 
reroute and that the reroute will have minimal envi-
ronmental impacts. 
(5) The Keystone XL is in much the same posi-
tion today as the Alaska Pipeline in 1973 prior to 
congressional action. Once again, the Federal regu-
latory process remains an insurmountable obstacle 
to a project that is likely to reduce oil imports from 
insecure foreign sources.
SEC. 103. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL. 
Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 
U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 
301 note), section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and 
any other Executive order or provision of law, no Presi-
dential permit shall be required for the pipeline described 
in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada 
Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for 
the Keystone XL pipeline, as supplemented to include the 
Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Re-
port issued by the Nebraska Department of Environ-
mental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Ne-
braska governor. The final environmental impact state-
ment issued by the Secretary of State on January 31, 
2014, coupled with the Final Evaluation Report described 
in the previous sentence, shall be considered to satisfy all 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and of the National His-
toric Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 
SEC. 104. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.—Except for review by 
the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari, the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 
have original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine— 
(1) the validity of any final order or action (in-
cluding a failure to act) of any Federal agency or of-
ficer with respect to issuance of a permit relating to 
the construction or maintenance of the Keystone XL 
pipeline, including any final order or action deemed 
to be taken, made, granted, or issued; 
(2) the constitutionality of any provision of this 
subtitle, or any decision or action taken, made, 
granted, or issued, or deemed to be taken, made, 
granted, or issued under this subtitle; or 
(3) the adequacy of any environmental impact 
statement prepared under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
or of any analysis under any other Act, with respect 
to any action taken, made, granted, or issued, or 
deemed to be taken, made, granted, or issued under 
this subtitle. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIM.—A claim arising 
under this subtitle may be brought not later than 60 days 
after the date of the decision or action giving rise to the 
claim. 
(c) 
EXPEDITED
CONSIDERATION.—The 
United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
cuit shall set any action brought under subsection (a) for 
expedited consideration, taking into account the national 
interest of enhancing national energy security by providing
access to the significant oil reserves in Canada that are 
needed to meet the demand for oil. 
SEC. 105. AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) environmental reviews performed for the 
Keystone XL pipeline project satisfy the require-
ments of section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) in its entirety; and 
(2) for purposes of that Act, the Keystone XL 
pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued ex-
istence of the American burying beetle or destroy or 
adversely modify American burying beetle critical 
habitat. 
(b) BIOLOGICAL OPINION.—The Secretary of the In-
terior is deemed to have issued a written statement setting 
forth the Secretary’s opinion containing such findings 
under section 7(b)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(1)(A)) and any taking of the 
American burying beetle that is incidental to the construc-
tion or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL 
pipeline as it may be ultimately defined in its entirety, 
shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species 
under such Act.
SEC. 106. RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TEMPORARY USE PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Interior is deemed to have 
granted or issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary 
use permit under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 185) and the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as set forth 
in the application tendered to the Bureau of Land Man-
agement for the Keystone XL pipeline. 
SEC. 
107. 
PERMITS 
FOR 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
NAVIGABLE 
WATERS. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.—The Secretary of the 
Army, not later than 90 days after receipt of an applica-
tion therefor, shall issue all permits under section 404 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) 
and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 
403; commonly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appro-
priations Act of 1899), necessary for the construction, op-
eration, and maintenance of the pipeline described in the 
May 4, 2012, application referred to in section 103, as 
supplemented by the Nebraska reroute. The application 
shall be based on the administrative record for the pipeline 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, which shall be 
considered complete. 
(b) WAIVER OF PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary may waive any procedural requirement of law
or regulation that the Secretary considers desirable to 
waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this section. 
(c) ISSUANCE IN ABSENCE OF ACTION BY THE SEC-
RETARY.—If the Secretary has not issued a permit de-
scribed in subsection (a) on or before the last day of the 
90-day period referred to in subsection (a), the permit 
shall be deemed issued under section 404 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) or section 
10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), as appro-
priate, on the day following such last day. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may not prohibit or restrict an 
activity or use of an area that is authorized under this 
section. 
SEC. 108. MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT PERMIT. 
The Secretary of the Interior is deemed to have 
issued a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), as described in the 
application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 11, 
2013. 
SEC. 109. OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN DISCLOSURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any pipeline owner or operator 
required under Federal law to develop an oil spill response 
plan for the Keystone XL pipeline shall make such plan
available to the Governor of each State in which such pipe-
line operates to assist with emergency response prepared-
ness. 
(b) UPDATES.—A pipeline owner or operator required 
to make available to a Governor a plan under subsection 
(a) shall make available to such Governor any update of 
such plan not later than 7 days after the date on which 
such update is made. 
Subtitle B—Natural Gas Pipeline 
Permitting Reform 
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Gas Pipe-
line Permitting Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 122. REGULATORY APPROVAL OF NATURAL GAS PIPE-
LINE PROJECTS. 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Commission shall approve or deny an ap-
plication for a certificate of public convenience and neces-
sity for a prefiled project not later than 12 months after 
receiving a complete application that is ready to be proc-
essed, as defined by the Commission by regulation. 
‘‘(2) The agency responsible for issuing any license, 
permit, or approval required under Federal law in connec-
tion with a prefiled project for which a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity is sought under this Act shall 
approve or deny the issuance of the license, permit, or ap-
proval not later than 90 days after the Commission issues 
its final environmental document relating to the project. 
‘‘(3) The Commission may extend the time period 
under paragraph (2) by 30 days if an agency demonstrates 
that it cannot otherwise complete the process required to 
approve or deny the license, permit, or approval, and 
therefor will be compelled to deny the license, permit, or 
approval. In granting an extension under this paragraph, 
the Commission may offer technical assistance to the 
agency as necessary to address conditions preventing the 
completion of the review of the application for the license, 
permit, or approval. 
‘‘(4) If an agency described in paragraph (2) does 
not approve or deny the issuance of the license, permit, 
or approval within the time period specified under para-
graph (2) or (3), as applicable, such license, permit, or 
approval shall take effect upon the expiration of 30 days 
after the end of such period. The Commission shall incor-
porate into the terms of such license, permit, or approval 
any conditions proffered by the agency described in para-
graph (2) that the Commission does not find are incon-
sistent with the final environmental document.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘prefiled project’ means a project for the siting, construc-
tion, expansion, or operation of a natural gas pipeline with 
respect to which a prefiling docket number has been as-
signed by the Commission pursuant to a prefiling process 
established by the Commission for the purpose of facili-
tating the formal application process for obtaining a cer-
tificate of public convenience and necessity.’’. 
Subtitle C—North American 
Energy Infrastructure 
SEC. 131. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘North American 
Energy Infrastructure Act’’. 
SEC. 132. FINDING. 
Congress finds that the United States should estab-
lish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process for 
the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance 
of oil and natural gas pipelines and electric transmission 
facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas 
and the transmission of electricity to and from Canada 
and Mexico, in pursuit of a more secure and efficient 
North American energy market.
SEC. 133. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS AT THE NATIONAL 
BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c) and section 137, no person may construct, con-
nect, operate, or maintain a cross-border segment of an 
oil pipeline or electric transmission facility for the import 
or export of oil or the transmission of electricity to or from 
Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of cross-
ing for the construction, connection, operation, or mainte-
nance of the cross-border segment under this section. 
(b) CERTIFICATE OF CROSSING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after final action is taken under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to a cross-border segment for 
which a request is received under this section, the 
relevant official identified under paragraph (2), in 
consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border 
segment unless the relevant official finds that the 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance 
of the cross-border segment is not in the public in-
terest of the United States. 
(2) RELEVANT OFFICIAL.—The relevant official 
referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(A) the Secretary of State with respect to 
oil pipelines; and 
(B) the Secretary of Energy with respect 
to electric transmission facilities. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.—In the case of a request 
for a certificate of crossing for the construction, con-
nection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border 
segment of an electric transmission facility, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall require, as a condition of 
issuing the certificate of crossing for the request 
under paragraph (1), that the cross-border segment 
of the electric transmission facility be constructed, 
connected, operated, or maintained consistent with 
all applicable policies and standards of— 
(A) the Electric Reliability Organization 
and the applicable regional entity; and 
(B) any Regional Transmission Organiza-
tion or Independent System Operator with 
operational or functional control over the cross- 
border segment of the electric transmission fa-
cility. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS.—This section shall not apply to any 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a 
cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or electric trans-
mission facility for the import or export of oil or the trans-
mission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico— 
(1) if the cross-border segment is operating for 
such import, export, or transmission as of the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(2) if a permit described in section 136 for such 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance 
has been issued; 
(3) if a certificate of crossing for such construc-
tion, connection, operation, or maintenance has pre-
viously been issued under this section; or 
(4) if an application for a permit described in 
section 136 for such construction, connection, oper-
ation, or maintenance is pending on the date of en-
actment of this Act, until the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which such application is 
denied; or 
(B) July 1, 2016. 
(d) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) APPLICATION
TO
PROJECTS.—Nothing in 
this section or section 137 shall affect the applica-
tion of any other Federal statute to a project for 
which a certificate of crossing for the construction, 
connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-bor-
der segment is sought under this section.
(2) NATURAL GAS ACT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or section 137 shall affect the requirement to 
obtain approval or authorization under sections 3 
and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the siting, con-
struction, or operation of any facility to import or 
export natural gas. 
(3) 
ENERGY
POLICY
AND
CONSERVATION 
ACT.—Nothing in this section or section 137 shall 
affect the authority of the President under section 
103(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
SEC. 134. IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF NATURAL 
GAS TO CANADA AND MEXICO. 
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘No order is required under subsection (a) to authorize 
the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada 
or Mexico.’’. 
SEC. 135. TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CAN-
ADA AND MEXICO. 
(a) 
REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
TO
SECURE 
ORDER.—Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) STATE
REGULATIONS.—Section 202(f) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) is
amended by striking ‘‘insofar as such State regula-
tion does not conflict with the exercise of the Com-
mission’s powers under or relating to subsection 
202(e)’’. 
(2) SEASONAL
DIVERSITY
ELECTRICITY
EX-
CHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Utility Reg-
ulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–4(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Commission has con-
ducted hearings and made the findings required 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 
finds that the proposed transmission facilities would 
not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within 
the United States or would not impede or tend to 
impede the coordination in the public interest of fa-
cilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 136. NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED. 
No Presidential permit (or similar permit) required 
under Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), 
Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 
301 of title 3, United States Code, Executive Order No. 
12038, Executive Order No. 10485, or any other Execu-
tive order shall be necessary for the construction, connec-
tion, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas
pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any cross-bor-
der segment thereof. 
SEC. 137. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PROJECTS. 
No certificate of crossing under section 133, or per-
mit described in section 136, shall be required for a modi-
fication to the construction, connection, operation, or 
maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility— 
(1) that is operating for the import or export 
of oil or natural gas or the transmission of elec-
tricity to or from Canada or Mexico as of the date 
of enactment of the Act; 
(2) for which a permit described in section 136 
for such construction, connection, operation, or 
maintenance has been issued; or 
(3) for which a certificate of crossing for the 
cross-border segment of the pipeline or facility has 
previously been issued under section 133. 
SEC. 138. EFFECTIVE DATE; RULEMAKING DEADLINES. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 133 through 137, 
and the amendments made by such sections, shall take ef-
fect on July 1, 2015. 
(b) RULEMAKING DEADLINES.—Each relevant offi-
cial described in section 133(b)(2) shall—
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry out 
the applicable requirements of section 133; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register 
a final rule to carry out the applicable requirements 
of section 133. 
SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1) the term ‘‘cross-border segment’’ means the 
portion of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility that is located at the national 
boundary of the United States with either Canada or 
Mexico; 
(2) the term ‘‘modification’’ includes a reversal 
of flow direction, change in ownership, volume ex-
pansion, downstream or upstream interconnection, 
or adjustment to maintain flow (such as a reduction 
or increase in the number of pump or compressor 
stations); 
(3) the term ‘‘natural gas’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act 
(15 U.S.C. 717a);
(4) the term ‘‘oil’’ means petroleum or a petro-
leum product; 
(5) the terms ‘‘Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion’’ and ‘‘regional entity’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 215 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 824o); and 
(6) the terms ‘‘Independent System Operator’’ 
and ‘‘Regional Transmission Organization’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Fed-
eral Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
TITLE 
II—MAINTAINING 
DI-
VERSE 
ELECTRICITY 
GEN-
ERATION 
AND 
AFFORD-
ABILITY 
Subtitle A—Energy Consumers 
Relief 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Consumers 
Relief Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING CERTAIN EN-
ERGY-RELATED RULES THAT WILL CAUSE 
SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE 
ECONOMY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
not promulgate as final an energy-related rule that is esti-
mated to cost more than $1 billion if the Secretary of En-
ergy determines under section 203(3) that the rule will 
cause significant adverse effects to the economy. 
SEC. 203. REPORTS AND DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO PRO-
MULGATING AS FINAL CERTAIN ENERGY-RE-
LATED RULES. 
Before promulgating as final any energy-related rule 
that is estimated to cost more than $1 billion: 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sub-
mit to Congress a report (and transmit a copy to the 
Secretary of Energy) containing— 
(A) a copy of the rule; 
(B) a concise general statement relating to 
the rule; 
(C) an estimate of the total costs of the 
rule, including the direct costs and indirect 
costs of the rule; 
(D)(i) an estimate of the total benefits of 
the rule and when such benefits are expected to 
be realized; 
(ii) a description of the modeling, the cal-
culations, the assumptions, and the limitations 
due to uncertainty, speculation, or lack of infor-
mation associated with the estimates under this 
subparagraph; and 
(iii) a certification that all data and docu-
ments relied upon by the Agency in developing 
such estimates— 
(I) have been preserved; and 
(II) are available for review by the 
public on the Agency’s Web site, except to 
the extent to which publication of such 
data and documents would constitute dis-
closure of confidential information in viola-
tion of applicable Federal law; 
(E) an estimate of the increases in energy 
prices, including potential increases in gasoline 
or electricity prices for consumers, that may re-
sult from implementation or enforcement of the 
rule; and 
(F) a detailed description of the employ-
ment effects, including potential job losses and 
shifts in employment, that may result from im-
plementation or enforcement of the rule. 
(2) INITIAL
DETERMINATION
ON
INCREASES 
AND IMPACTS.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission and the Administrator of the Energy Infor-
mation Administration, shall prepare an independent 
analysis to determine whether the rule will cause— 
(A) any increase in energy prices for con-
sumers, including low-income households, small 
businesses, and manufacturers; 
(B) any impact on fuel diversity of the Na-
tion’s electricity generation portfolio or on na-
tional, regional, or local electric reliability; 
(C) any adverse effect on energy supply, 
distribution, or use due to the economic or tech-
nical infeasibility of implementing the rule; or 
(D) any other adverse effect on energy 
supply, distribution, or use (including a short-
fall in supply and increased use of foreign sup-
plies). 
(3) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATION ON ADVERSE 
EFFECTS TO THE ECONOMY.—If the Secretary of 
Energy determines, under paragraph (2), that the 
rule will cause an increase, impact, or effect de-
scribed in such paragraph, then the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration, shall—
(A) determine whether the rule will cause 
significant adverse effects to the economy, tak-
ing into consideration— 
(i) the costs and benefits of the rule 
and limitations in calculating such costs 
and benefits due to uncertainty, specula-
tion, or lack of information; and 
(ii) the positive and negative impacts 
of the rule on economic indicators, includ-
ing those related to gross domestic prod-
uct, 
unemployment, 
wages, 
consumer 
prices, and business and manufacturing ac-
tivity; and 
(B) publish the results of such determina-
tion in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The terms ‘‘direct costs’’ and ‘‘indirect 
costs’’ have the meanings given such terms in chap-
ter 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 
‘‘Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses’’ 
dated December 17, 2010. 
(2) The term ‘‘energy-related rule that is esti-
mated to cost more than $1 billion’’ means a rule of 
the Environmental Protection Agency that—
(A) regulates any aspect of the production, 
supply, distribution, or use of energy or pro-
vides for such regulation by States or other gov-
ernmental entities; and 
(B) is estimated by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency or the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to impose direct costs and indirect 
costs, 
in 
the 
aggregate, 
of 
more 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
(3) The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOCIAL COST OF CAR-
BON IN ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any executive order, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency may not use the so-
cial cost of carbon in order to incorporate social benefits 
of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, or for any other rea-
son, in any cost-benefit analysis relating to an energy-re-
lated rule that is estimated to cost more than $1 billion 
unless and until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such 
use.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘social 
cost of carbon’’ means the social cost of carbon as de-
scribed in the technical support document entitled ‘‘Tech-
nical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social 
Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Ex-
ecutive Order 12866’’, published by the Interagency 
Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States 
Government, in May 2013, or any successor or substan-
tially related document, or any other estimate of the mone-
tized damages associated with an incremental increase in 
carbon dioxide emissions in a given year. 
Subtitle B—Electricity Security 
and Affordability 
SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Electricity Security 
and Affordability Act’’. 
SEC. 212. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW FOSSIL 
FUEL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING 
UNITS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may not issue, implement, or 
enforce any proposed or final rule under section 111 of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) that establishes a 
standard of performance for emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from any new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric
utility generating unit unless such rule meets the require-
ments under subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In issuing any rule under sec-
tion 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) estab-
lishing standards of performance for emissions of any 
greenhouse gas from new sources that are fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating units, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (for purposes of estab-
lishing such standards)— 
(1) shall separate sources fueled with coal and 
natural gas into separate categories; and 
(2) shall not set a standard based on the best 
system of emission reduction for new sources within 
a fossil-fuel category unless— 
(A) such standard has been achieved on 
average for at least one continuous 12-month 
period (excluding planned outages) by each of 
at least 6 units within such category— 
(i) each of which is located at a dif-
ferent electric generating station in the 
United States; 
(ii) which, collectively, are representa-
tive of the operating characteristics of elec-
tric generation at different locations in the 
United States; and
(iii) each of which is operated for the 
entire 12-month period on a full commer-
cial basis; and 
(B) no results obtained from any dem-
onstration project are used in setting such 
standard. 
(c) COAL HAVING A HEAT CONTENT OF 8300 OR 
LESS BRITISH THERMAL UNITS PER POUND.— 
(1) SEPARATE SUBCATEGORY.—In carrying out 
subsection (b)(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall establish a separate 
subcategory for new sources that are fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating units using coal with an 
average heat content of 8300 or less British Ther-
mal Units per pound. 
(2) STANDARD.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(2), in issuing any rule under section 111 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) establishing stand-
ards of performance for emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from new sources in such subcategory, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall not set a standard based on the best system of 
emission reduction unless— 
(A) such standard has been achieved on 
average for at least one continuous 12-month
period (excluding planned outages) by each of 
at least 3 units within such subcategory— 
(i) each of which is located at a dif-
ferent electric generating station in the 
United States; 
(ii) which, collectively, are representa-
tive of the operating characteristics of elec-
tric generation at different locations in the 
United States; and 
(iii) each of which is operated for the 
entire 12-month period on a full commer-
cial basis; and 
(B) no results obtained from any dem-
onstration project are used in setting such 
standard. 
(d) TECHNOLOGIES.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the issuance, implementation, or en-
forcement of a standard of performance that— 
(1) is based on the use of one or more tech-
nologies that are developed in a foreign country, but 
has been demonstrated to be achievable at fossil 
fuel-fired electric utility generating units in the 
United States; and 
(2) meets the requirements of subsection (b) 
and (c), as applicable.
SEC. 213. CONGRESS TO SET EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STAND-
ARDS 
OF 
PERFORMANCE 
FOR 
EXISTING, 
MODIFIED, AND RECONSTRUCTED FOSSIL 
FUEL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING 
UNITS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies with re-
spect to any rule or guidelines issued by the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 
111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) that— 
(1) establish any standard of performance for 
emissions of any greenhouse gas from any modified 
or reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit; or 
(2) apply to the emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from an existing source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit. 
(b) CONGRESS TO SET EFFECTIVE DATE.—A rule 
or guidelines described in subsection (a) shall not take ef-
fect unless a Federal law is enacted specifying such rule’s 
or guidelines’ effective date. 
(c) REPORTING.—A rule or guidelines described in 
subsection (a) shall not take effect unless the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency has sub-
mitted to Congress a report containing each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The text of such rule or guidelines.
(2) The economic impacts of such rule or guide-
lines, including the potential effects on— 
(A) economic growth, competitiveness, and 
jobs in the United States; 
(B) electricity ratepayers, including low-in-
come ratepayers in affected States; 
(C) required capital investments and pro-
jected costs for operation and maintenance of 
new equipment required to be installed; and 
(D) the global economic competitiveness of 
the United States. 
(3) The amount of greenhouse gas emissions 
that such rule or guidelines are projected to reduce 
as compared to overall global greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (c), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration, the Comptroller General of the 
United States, the Director of the National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory, and the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Standards and Technology.
SEC. 214. REPEAL OF EARLIER RULES AND GUIDELINES. 
The following rules and guidelines shall be of no force 
or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules and 
guidelines had never been issued: 
(1) The proposed rule— 
(A) entitled ‘‘Standards of Performance 
for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Sta-
tionary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 22392 (April 
13, 2012); and 
(B) withdrawn pursuant to the notice enti-
tled ‘‘Withdrawal of Proposed Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
Generating Units’’, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 
1352 (January 8, 2014). 
(2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 
2014). 
(3) With respect to the proposed rules described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2), any successor or substan-
tially similar proposed or final rule that— 
(A) is issued prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act;
(B) is applicable to any new source that is 
a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit; 
and 
(C) does not meet the requirements under 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 212. 
(4) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu-
tion Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’, pub-
lished at 79 Fed. Reg. 34830 (June 18, 2014). 
(5) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu-
tion Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Sta-
tionary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’, 
published at 79 Fed. Reg. 34960 (June 18, 2014). 
(6) With respect to the proposed rules described 
in paragraphs (4) and (5), any successor or substan-
tially similar proposed or final rule that— 
(A) is issued prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) is applicable to any existing, modified, 
or reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit. 
SEC. 215. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘demonstration project’’ means a project to test or
demonstrate the feasibility of carbon capture and 
storage technologies that has received Federal Gov-
ernment funding or financial assistance. 
(2) EXISTING
SOURCE.—The term ‘‘existing 
source’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
111(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)), 
except such term shall not include any modified 
source. 
(3) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Carbon dioxide. 
(B) Methane. 
(C) Nitrous oxide. 
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
(E) Hydrofluorocarbons. 
(F) Perfluorocarbons. 
(4) MODIFICATION.—The term ‘‘modification’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 111(a) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)). 
(5) MODIFIED SOURCE.—The term ‘‘modified 
source’’ means any stationary source, the modifica-
tion of which is commenced after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(6) NEW SOURCE.—The term ‘‘new source’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 111(a) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)), except that 
such term shall not include any modified source. 
Subtitle C—Report on Energy and 
Water Savings Potential From 
Thermal Insulation 
SEC. 221. REPORT ON ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS PO-
TENTIAL FROM THERMAL INSULATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal agencies and relevant 
stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both en-
ergy and water use systems for potable hot and chilled 
water in Federal buildings, and the return on investment 
of installing such insulation. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(1) an analysis based on the cost of municipal 
or regional water for delivered water and the avoided 
cost of new water; and 
(2) a summary of energy and water savings, in-
cluding short term and long term (20 years) projec-
tions of such savings.
TITLE III—UNLEASHING ENERGY 
DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Prosperity 
and Global Freedom Act’’. 
SEC. 302. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS. 
(a) DECISION DEADLINE.—For proposals that must 
also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission or the United States Maritime Admin-
istration to site, construct, expand, or operate LNG export 
facilities, the Department of Energy shall issue a final de-
cision on any application for the authorization to export 
natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b) not later than 30 days after the later of— 
(1) the conclusion of the review to site, con-
struct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities re-
quired by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S. C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(2) the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONCLUSION OF REVIEW.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), review required by the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 shall be considered concluded— 
(1) for a project requiring an Environmental 
Impact Statement, 30 days after publication of a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement;
(2) for a project for which an Environmental 
Assessment has been prepared, 30 days after publi-
cation by the Department of Energy of a Finding of 
No Significant Impact; and 
(3) upon a determination by the lead agency 
that an application is eligible for a categorical exclu-
sion pursuant National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 implementing regulations. 
(c) JUDICIAL ACTION.—(1) The United States Court 
of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility will 
be located pursuant to an application described in sub-
section (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction 
over any civil action for the review of— 
(A) an order issued by the Department of En-
ergy with respect to such application; or 
(B) the Department of Energy’s failure to issue 
a final decision on such application. 
(2) If the Court in a civil action described in para-
graph (1) finds that the Department of Energy has failed 
to issue a final decision on the application as required 
under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Depart-
ment of Energy to issue such final decision not later than 
30 days after the Court’s order. 
(3) The Court shall set any civil action brought under 
this subsection for expedited consideration and shall set
the matter on the docket as soon as practical after the 
filing date of the initial pleading. 
SEC. 303. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF EXPORT DESTINATIONS. 
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LNG EXPORT DES-
TINATIONS.—As a condition for approval of any authoriza-
tion to export LNG, the Secretary of Energy shall require 
the applicant to publicly disclose the specific destination 
or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.’’. 
DIVISION B—NATURAL 
RESOURCES COMMITTEE 
SEC. 201. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ in any subdivision of this division shall be 
treated as referring only to the provisions of that subdivi-
sion. 
SUBDIVISION 
A—LOWERING 
GASOLINE PRICES TO FUEL 
AN AMERICA THAT WORKS 
ACT OF 2014 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Lowering Gaso-
line Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014’’.
TITLE I—OFFSHORE ENERGY 
AND JOBS 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental 
Shelf Leasing Program Reforms 
SEC. 10101. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PRO-
GRAM REFORMS. 
Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program 
under this section, the Secretary shall make avail-
able for leasing and conduct lease sales including at 
least 50 percent of the available unleased acreage 
within each outer Continental Shelf planning area 
considered to have the largest undiscovered, tech-
nically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total 
btu basis) based upon the most recent national geo-
logic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with 
an emphasis on offering the most geologically pro-
spective parts of the planning area. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall include in each pro-
posed oil and gas leasing program under this section 
any State subdivision of an outer Continental Shelf 
planning area that the Governor of the State that 
represents that subdivision requests be made avail-
able for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such 
a subdivision from the program until publication of 
the final program, and shall include and consider all 
such subdivisions in any environmental review con-
ducted and statement prepared for such program 
under section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)). 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph the term ‘available un-
leased acreage’ means that portion of the outer Con-
tinental Shelf that is not under lease at the time of 
a proposed lease sale, and that has not otherwise 
been made unavailable for leasing by law. 
‘‘(6)(A) In the 5-year oil and gas leasing pro-
gram, the Secretary shall make available for leasing 
any outer Continental Shelf planning areas that— 
‘‘(i) are estimated to contain more than 
2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or 
‘‘(ii) are estimated to contain more than 
7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. 
‘‘(B) To determine the planning areas described 
in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the 
document entitled ‘Minerals Management Service 
Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable 
Oil and Gas Resources of the Nation’s Outer Conti-
nental Shelf, 2006’.’’.
goal referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an in-
crease by 2032 of— 
‘‘(A) no less than 3,000,000 barrels in the 
amount of oil produced per day; and 
‘‘(B) no less than 10,000,000,000 cubic 
feet in the amount of natural gas produced per 
day. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report 
annually, beginning at the end of the 5-year period 
for which the program applies, to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate on the progress of the pro-
gram in meeting the production goal. The Secretary 
shall identify in the report projections for production 
and any problems with leasing, permitting, or pro-
duction that will prevent meeting the goal.’’. 
SEC. 10103. DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTAL OF NEW 5- 
YEAR OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
(1) by not later than July 15, 2015, publish 
and submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas 
leasing program under section 18 of the Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) for the
5-year period beginning on such date and ending 
July 15, 2021; and 
(2) by not later than July 15, 2016, approve a 
final oil and gas leasing program under such section 
for such period. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ALL AREAS.—In preparing 
such program the Secretary shall include consideration of 
areas of the Continental Shelf off the coasts of all States 
(as such term is defined in section 2 of that Act, as 
amended by this title), that are subject to leasing under 
this title. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 18(d)(3) of 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘or after eighteen 
months following the date of enactment of this section, 
whichever first occurs,’’. 
SEC. 10104. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
the issuance of a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) to any person des-
ignated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to— 
(1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), 
or the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 
(2) Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 
2012), Executive Order No. 13628 (October 9, 
2012), or Executive Order No. 13645 (June 3, 
2013); 
(3) Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 
2001) or Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 
2004); or 
(4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sov-
ereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
note). 
SEC. 10105. ADDITION OF LEASE SALES AFTER FINALIZA-
TION OF 5-YEAR PLAN. 
Section 18(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C.1344(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘After’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), 
after’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may add to the areas included 
in an approved leasing program additional areas to be
made available for leasing under the program, if all review 
and documents required under section 102 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) have 
been completed with respect to leasing of each such addi-
tional area within the 5-year period preceding such addi-
tion.’’. 
Subtitle B—Directing the President 
To Conduct New OCS Sales 
SEC. 10201. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL 
AND GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the exclusion of 
Lease Sale 220 in the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
& Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 
under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO MAKE REPLACEMENT LEASE 
BLOCKS AVAILABLE.—For each lease block in a proposed 
lease sale under this section for which the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
under the Memorandum of Agreement referred to in sec-
tion 10205(b), issues a statement proposing deferral from 
a lease offering due to defense-related activities that are
irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development, 
the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall make available in the same lease 
sale one other lease block in the Virginia lease sale plan-
ning area that is acceptable for oil and gas exploration 
and production in order to mitigate conflict. 
(c) BALANCING MILITARY AND ENERGY PRODUC-
TION GOALS.—In recognition that the Outer Continental 
Shelf oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy 
resources produced therefrom are integral to national se-
curity, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Defense shall work jointly in implementing this section in 
order to ensure achievement of the following common 
goals: 
(1) Preserving the ability of the Armed Forces 
of the United States to maintain an optimum state 
of readiness through their continued use of the 
Outer Continental Shelf. 
(2) Allowing effective exploration, development, 
and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, and renew-
able energy resources. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LEASE SALE 220.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 
220’’ means such lease sale referred to in the Re-
quest for Comments on the Draft Proposed 5-Year
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program for 2010–2015 and Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Proposed 5-Year Program published January 
21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 3631). 
(2) VIRGINIA LEASE SALE PLANNING AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Virginia lease sale planning area’’ means 
the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term 
is defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)) that is bounded by— 
(A) a northern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the northernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 37 de-
grees 17 minutes 1 second North latitude, 71 
degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West longitude; 
and 
(B) a southern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the southernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 36 de-
grees 31 minutes 58 seconds North latitude, 71 
degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude.
SEC. 10202. SOUTH CAROLINA LEASE SALE. 
Notwithstanding exclusion of the South Atlantic 
Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area from the Final 
Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 
2012–2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
lease sale not later than 2 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Caro-
lina determined by the Secretary to have the most geologi-
cally promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting 
not less than 25 percent of the leasable area within the 
South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries de-
picted in the notice entitled ‘‘Federal Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries Extending from 
the Submerged Lands Act Boundary seaward to the Limit 
of the United States Outer Continental Shelf’’, published 
January 3, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 127). 
SEC. 10203. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXISTING INFRA-
STRUCTURE LEASE SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
offer for sale leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and 
Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California 
OCS Planning Area as soon as practicable, but not later 
than December 31, 2015. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES OR ONSHORE- 
BASED DRILLING.—The Secretary of the Interior shall in-
clude in leases offered for sale under this lease sale such
terms and conditions as are necessary to require that de-
velopment and production may occur only from offshore 
infrastructure in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act or from onshore-based, extended-reach drilling. 
SEC. 10204. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this title, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a multisale environ-
mental impact statement under section 102 of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) 
for all lease sales required under this subtitle. 
(b) ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.—Notwithstanding 
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), in such statement— 
(1) the Secretary is not required to identify 
nonleasing alternative courses of action or to analyze 
the environmental effects of such alternative courses 
of action; and 
(2) the Secretary shall only— 
(A) identify a preferred action for leasing 
and not more than one alternative leasing pro-
posal; and 
(B) analyze the environmental effects and 
potential mitigation measures for such pre-
ferred action and such alternative leasing pro-
posal. 
SEC. 10205. NATIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS.—This title does not 
affect the existing authority of the Secretary of Defense, 
with the approval of the President, to designate national 
defense areas on the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to 
section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1341(d)). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONFLICTS WITH MILITARY 
OPERATIONS.—No person may engage in any exploration, 
development, or production of oil or natural gas on the 
Outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this 
title that would conflict with any military operation, as 
determined in accordance with the Memorandum of Agree-
ment between the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer 
Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and any revision 
or replacement for that agreement that is agreed to by 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior 
after that date but before the date of issuance of the lease 
under which such exploration, development, or production 
is conducted.
SEC. 10206. EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NOT INCLUDED. 
Nothing in this title affects restrictions on oil and gas 
leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 109–432; 43 
U.S.C. 1331 note). 
Subtitle C—Equitable Sharing of 
Outer Continental Shelf Revenues 
SEC. 10301. DISPOSITION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
REVENUES TO COASTAL STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended— 
(1) in the existing text— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘All 
rentals,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSITION
OF
REVENUE
UNDER
OLD 
LEASES.—All rentals,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c) (as designated by the 
amendment made by subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph), by striking ‘‘for the period from 
June 5, 1950, to date, and thereafter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in the period beginning June 5, 1950, 
and ending on the date of enactment of the 
Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America 
That Works Act of 2014’’; 
(2) by adding after subsection (c) (as so des-
ignated) the following:
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL
STATE.—The term ‘coastal 
State’ includes a territory of the United States. 
‘‘(2) NEW LEASING REVENUES.—The term ‘new 
leasing revenues’— 
‘‘(A) means amounts received by the 
United States as bonuses, rents, and royalties 
under leases for oil and gas, wind, tidal, or 
other energy exploration, development, and pro-
duction on new areas of the outer Continental 
Shelf that are authorized to be made available 
for leasing as a result of enactment of the Low-
ering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That 
Works Act of 2014 and leasing under that Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include amounts received by 
the United States under any lease of an area lo-
cated in the boundaries of the Central Gulf of 
Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Planning Areas on the date of en-
actment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to 
Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, in-
cluding a lease issued before, on, or after such 
date of enactment.’’; and
(3) by inserting before subsection (c) (as so 
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT
OF NEW LEASING REVENUES
TO 
COASTAL STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), of the amount of new leasing revenues re-
ceived by the United States each fiscal year, 37.5 
percent shall be allocated and paid in accordance 
with subsection (b) to coastal States that are af-
fected States with respect to the leases under which 
those revenues are received by the United States. 
‘‘(2) PHASE-IN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall be ap-
plied— 
‘‘(i) with respect to new leasing reve-
nues under leases awarded under the first 
leasing program under section 18(a) that 
takes effect after the date of enactment of 
the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an 
America That Works Act of 2014, by sub-
stituting ‘12.5 percent’ for ‘37.5 percent’; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to new leasing reve-
nues under leases awarded under the sec-
ond leasing program under section 18(a) 
that takes effect after the date of enact-
ment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to 
Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, 
by substituting ‘25 percent’ for ‘37.5 per-
cent’. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTED
LEASE
SALES.—This 
paragraph shall not apply with respect to any 
lease issued under subtitle B of the Lowering 
Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That 
Works Act of 2014. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of new leasing 
revenues received by the United States with respect 
to a leased tract that are required to be paid to 
coastal States in accordance with this subsection 
each fiscal year shall be allocated among and paid 
to coastal States that are within 200 miles of the 
leased tract, in amounts that are inversely propor-
tional to the respective distances between the point 
on the coastline of each such State that is closest to 
the geographic center of the lease tract, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ALLOCATION.— 
The amount allocated to a coastal State under para-
graph (1) each fiscal year with respect to a leased 
tract shall be— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a coastal State that is 
the nearest State to the geographic center of 
the leased tract, not less than 25 percent of the 
total amounts allocated with respect to the 
leased tract; 
‘‘(B) in the case of any other coastal State, 
not less than 10 percent, and not more than 15 
percent, of the total amounts allocated with re-
spect to the leased tract; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a coastal State that is 
the only coastal State within 200 miles of a 
leased tract, 100 percent of the total amounts 
allocated with respect to the leased tract. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Amounts allocated to 
a coastal State under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be available to the coastal State 
without further appropriation; 
‘‘(B) shall remain available until expended; 
‘‘(C) shall be in addition to any other 
amounts available to the coastal State under 
this Act; and 
‘‘(D) shall be distributed in the fiscal year 
following receipt.
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a coastal State may use 
funds allocated and paid to it under this sub-
section for any purpose as determined by the 
laws of that State. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON USE FOR MATCH-
ING.—Funds allocated and paid to a coastal 
State under this subsection may not be used as 
matching funds for any other Federal pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—This section and 
the amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
application of section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 
109–432; (43 U.S.C. 1331 note)), as in effect before the 
enactment of this Act, with respect to revenues received 
by the United States under oil and gas leases issued for 
tracts located in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico 
Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas, including such 
leases issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
Subtitle D—Reorganization of Min-
erals Management Agencies of 
the Department of the Interior 
SEC. 10401. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
ENERGY, LANDS, AND MINERALS AND ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY OF OCEAN ENERGY AND 
SAFETY. 
There shall be in the Department of the Interior— 
(1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and 
Minerals, who shall— 
(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advise and consent of the Senate; 
(B) report to the Secretary of the Interior 
or, if directed by the Secretary, to the Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior; 
(C) be paid at the rate payable for level III 
of the Executive Schedule; and 
(D) be responsible for— 
(i) the safe and responsible develop-
ment of our energy and mineral resources 
on Federal lands in appropriate accordance 
with United States energy demands; and 
(ii) ensuring multiple-use missions of 
the Department of the Interior that pro-
mote the safe and sustained development
of energy and minerals resources on public 
lands (as that term is defined in the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 
(2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy 
and Safety, who shall— 
(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advise and consent of the Senate; 
(B) report to the Under Secretary for En-
ergy, Lands, and Minerals; 
(C) be paid at the rate payable for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule; and 
(D) be responsible for ensuring safe and 
efficient development of energy and minerals on 
the Outer Continental Shelf of the United 
States; and 
(3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Min-
erals Management, who shall— 
(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advise and consent of the Senate; 
(B) report to the Under Secretary for En-
ergy, Lands, and Minerals; 
(C) be paid at the rate payable for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule; and
(D) be responsible for ensuring safe and 
efficient development of energy and minerals on 
public lands and other Federal onshore lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Interior, including implementation of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) and administra-
tion of the Office of Surface Mining. 
SEC. 10402. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of the Interior a Bureau of Ocean Energy (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Bureau’’), which shall— 
(1) be headed by a Director of Ocean Energy 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’); and 
(2) be administered under the direction of the 
Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety. 
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be 
compensated at the rate provided for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) DUTIES.—
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not carry 
out through the Bureau any function, power, or duty 
that is— 
(A) required by section 10403 to be car-
ried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Serv-
ice; or 
(B) required by section 10404 to be car-
ried out through the Office of Natural Re-
sources Revenue. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
LAND
MANAGEMENT 
AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall affect the au-
thorities of the Bureau of Land Management under the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or of the Forest Service under the 
National Forest Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–588). 
SEC. 10403. OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of the Interior an Ocean Energy Safety Serv-
ice (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Service’’), which 
shall— 
(1) be headed by a Director of Energy Safety 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’); and 
(2) be administered under the direction of the 
Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be 
compensated at the rate provided for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall carry out through the Service all functions, 
powers, and duties vested in the Secretary relating 
to the administration of safety and environmental 
enforcement activities related to offshore mineral 
and renewable energy resources on the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) including the 
authority to develop, promulgate, and enforce regu-
lations to ensure the safe and sound exploration, de-
velopment, and production of mineral and renewable 
energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in 
a timely fashion. 
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Director 
shall be responsible for all safety activities related to 
exploration and development of renewable and min-
eral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, in-
cluding— 
(A) exploration, development, production, 
and ongoing inspections of infrastructure; 
(B) the suspending or prohibiting, on a 
temporary basis, any operation or activity, in-
cluding production under leases held on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with 
section 5(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(1)); 
(C) cancelling any lease, permit, or right- 
of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf, in ac-
cordance with section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Con-
tinental 
Shelf 
Lands 
Act 
(43 
U.S.C. 
1334(a)(2)); 
(D) compelling compliance with applicable 
Federal laws and regulations relating to worker 
safety and other matters; 
(E) requiring comprehensive safety and en-
vironmental management programs for persons 
engaged in activities connected with the explo-
ration, development, and production of mineral 
or renewable energy resources; 
(F) developing and implementing regula-
tions for Federal employees to carry out any in-
spection or investigation to ascertain compli-
ance with applicable regulations, including 
health, safety, or environmental regulations; 
(G) implementing the Offshore Technology 
Research and Risk Assessment Program under 
section 21 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1347); 
(H) summoning witnesses and directing 
the production of evidence; 
(I) levying fines and penalties and disquali-
fying operators; 
(J) carrying out any safety, response, and 
removal preparedness functions; and 
(K) the processing of permits, exploration 
plans, development plans. 
(d) EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the inspection force of the Bureau consists of 
qualified, trained employees who meet qualification 
requirements and adhere to the highest professional 
and ethical standards. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The qualification re-
quirements referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be determined by the Secretary, 
subject to subparagraph (B); and
(B) shall include— 
(i) 3 years of practical experience in 
oil and gas exploration, development, or 
production; or 
(ii) a degree in an appropriate field of 
engineering from an accredited institution 
of higher learning. 
(3) ASSIGNMENT.—In assigning oil and gas in-
spectors to the inspection and investigation of indi-
vidual operations, the Secretary shall give due con-
sideration to the extent possible to their previous ex-
perience in the particular type of oil and gas oper-
ation in which such inspections are to be made. 
(4) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Director shall 
require that an individual to be hired as an inspec-
tion officer undergo an employment investigation 
(including a criminal history record check). 
(5) LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS.—Individuals 
hired as inspectors must be able to read, speak, and 
write English well enough to— 
(A) carry out written and oral instructions 
regarding the proper performance of inspection 
duties; and 
(B) write inspection reports and state-
ments and log entries in the English language.
(6) VETERANS
PREFERENCE.—The Director 
shall provide a preference for the hiring of an indi-
vidual as a inspection officer if the individual is a 
member or former member of the Armed Forces and 
is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or 
retainer pay on account of service as a member of 
the Armed Forces. 
(7) ANNUAL PROFICIENCY REVIEW.— 
(A) ANNUAL PROFICIENCY REVIEW.—The 
Director shall provide that an annual evaluation 
of each individual assigned inspection duties is 
conducted and documented. 
(B) CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT.—An 
individual employed as an inspector may not 
continue to be employed in that capacity unless 
the evaluation demonstrates that the indi-
vidual— 
(i) continues to meet all qualifications 
and standards; 
(ii) has a satisfactory record of per-
formance and attention to duty based on 
the standards and requirements in the in-
spection program; and 
(iii) demonstrates the current knowl-
edge and skills necessary to courteously,
vigilantly, and effectively perform inspec-
tion functions. 
(8) LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO STRIKE.—Any 
individual that conducts permitting or inspections 
under this section may not participate in a strike, or 
assert the right to strike. 
(9) PERSONNEL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Director may employ, 
appoint, discipline and terminate for cause, and fix 
the compensation, terms, and conditions of employ-
ment of Federal service for individuals as the em-
ployees of the Service in order to restore and main-
tain the trust of the people of the United States in 
the accountability of the management of our Na-
tion’s energy safety program. 
(10) TRAINING ACADEMY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and maintain a National Offshore En-
ergy Safety Academy (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Academy’’) as an agency of the 
Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
(B) FUNCTIONS OF ACADEMY.—The Sec-
retary, through the Academy, shall be respon-
sible for—
(i) the initial and continued training 
of both newly hired and experienced off-
shore oil and gas inspectors in all aspects 
of health, safety, environmental, and oper-
ational inspections; 
(ii) the training of technical support 
personnel of the Bureau; 
(iii) any other training programs for 
offshore oil and gas inspectors, Bureau 
personnel, Department personnel, or other 
persons as the Secretary shall designate; 
and 
(iv) certification of the successful 
completion of training programs for newly 
hired and experienced offshore oil and gas 
inspectors. 
(C) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In performing func-
tions under this paragraph, and subject to 
clause (ii), the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative educational and training agree-
ments with educational institutions, related 
Federal academies, other Federal agencies, 
State governments, safety training firms,
and oil and gas operators and related in-
dustries. 
(ii) TRAINING
REQUIREMENT.—Such 
training shall be conducted by the Acad-
emy in accordance with curriculum needs 
and assignment of instructional personnel 
established by the Secretary. 
(11) USE
OF
DEPARTMENT
PERSONNEL.—In 
performing functions under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall use, to the extent practicable, the facili-
ties and personnel of the Department of the Interior. 
The Secretary may appoint or assign to the Acad-
emy such officers and employees as the Secretary 
considers necessary for the performance of the du-
ties and functions of the Academy. 
(12) ADDITIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
work with appropriate educational institutions, 
operators, and representatives of oil and gas 
workers to develop and maintain adequate pro-
grams with educational institutions and oil and 
gas operators that are designed— 
(i) to enable persons to qualify for po-
sitions in the administration of this title; 
and
(ii) to provide for the continuing edu-
cation of inspectors or other appropriate 
Department of the Interior personnel. 
(B) FINANCIAL
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may provide financial 
and technical assistance to educational institu-
tions in carrying out this paragraph. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not carry out 
through the Service any function, power, or duty that is— 
(1) required by section 10402 to be carried out 
through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or 
(2) required by section 10404 to be carried out 
through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. 
SEC. 10404. OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of the Interior an Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’) to 
be headed by a Director of Natural Resources Revenue 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’). 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be 
compensated at the rate provided for Level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, 
powers, and duties vested in the Secretary and relat-
ing to the administration of offshore royalty and rev-
enue management functions. 
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary 
shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, 
powers, and duties previously assigned to the Min-
erals Management Service (including the authority 
to develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations) re-
garding offshore royalty and revenue collection; roy-
alty and revenue distribution; auditing and compli-
ance; investigation and enforcement of royalty and 
revenue regulations; and asset management for on-
shore and offshore activities. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not carry out 
through the Office any function, power, or duty that is— 
(1) required by section 10402 to be carried out 
through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or 
(2) required by section 10403 to be carried out 
through the Ocean Energy Safety Service.
SEC. 10405. ETHICS AND DRUG TESTING. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall certify annually that all Department of the Interior 
officers and employees having regular, direct contact with 
lessees, contractors, concessionaires, and other businesses 
interested before the Government as a function of their 
official duties, or conducting investigations, issuing per-
mits, or responsible for oversight of energy programs, are 
in full compliance with all Federal employee ethics laws 
and regulations under the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and part 2635 of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations, and all guidance issued under sub-
section (c). 
(b) DRUG TESTING.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
random drug testing program of all Department of the 
Interior personnel referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
supplementary ethics and drug testing guidance for the 
employees for which certification is required under sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall update the supplementary 
ethics guidance not less than once every 3 years there-
after.
SEC. 10406. ABOLISHMENT OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
SERVICE. 
(a) ABOLISHMENT.—The Minerals Management 
Service is abolished. 
(b) COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Completed administrative 
actions of the Minerals Management Service shall 
not be affected by the enactment of this Act, but 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set 
aside, or revoked in accordance with law by an offi-
cer of the United States or a court of competent ju-
risdiction, or by operation of law. 
(2) COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DE-
FINED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
‘‘completed administrative action’’ includes orders, 
determinations, 
memoranda 
of 
understanding, 
memoranda of agreements, rules, regulations, per-
sonnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, con-
tracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, and privi-
leges. 
(c) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Subject to the author-
ity of the Secretary of the Interior and the officers of the 
Department of the Interior under this title— 
(1) pending proceedings in the Minerals Man-
agement Service, including notices of proposed rule-
making, and applications for licenses, permits, cer-
tificates, grants, and financial assistance, shall con-
tinue, notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or 
the vesting of functions of the Service in another 
agency, unless discontinued or modified under the 
same terms and conditions and to the same extent 
that such discontinuance or modification could have 
occurred if this title had not been enacted; and 
(2) orders issued in such proceedings, and ap-
peals therefrom, and payments made pursuant to 
such orders, shall issue in the same manner and on 
the same terms as if this title had not been enacted, 
and any such orders shall continue in effect until 
amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set 
aside, or revoked by an officer of the United States 
or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation 
of law. 
(d) PENDING CIVIL ACTIONS.—Subject to the au-
thority of the Secretary of the Interior or any officer of 
the Department of the Interior under this title, pending 
civil actions shall continue notwithstanding the enactment 
of this Act, and in such civil actions, proceedings shall be 
had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered and enforced 
in the same manner and with the same effect as if such 
enactment had not occurred.
(e) REFERENCES.—References relating to the Min-
erals Management Service in statutes, Executive orders, 
rules, regulations, directives, or delegations of authority 
that precede the effective date of this Act are deemed to 
refer, as appropriate, to the Department, to its officers, 
employees, or agents, or to its corresponding organiza-
tional units or functions. Statutory reporting requirements 
that applied in relation to the Minerals Management Serv-
ice immediately before the effective date of this title shall 
continue to apply. 
SEC. 10407. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE 
SCHEDULE PAY RATES. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR ENERGY, LANDS, AND 
MINERALS.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to ‘‘Under 
Secretaries of the Treasury (3).’’ the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Min-
erals, Department of the Interior.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.—Section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretaries of the Interior (6).’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Inte-
rior (7).’’.
(c) DIRECTORS.—Section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director, Bureau of 
Mines, Department of the Interior.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy, Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
‘‘Director, Ocean Energy Safety Service, De-
partment of the Interior. 
‘‘Director, Office of Natural Resources Rev-
enue, Department of the Interior.’’. 
SEC. 10408. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY SAFETY 
ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish, under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory 
Board (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Board’’)— 
(1) to provide the Secretary and the Directors 
established by this title with independent scientific 
and technical advice on safe, responsible, and timely 
mineral and renewable energy exploration, develop-
ment, and production activities; and 
(2) to review operations of the National Off-
shore Energy Health and Safety Academy estab-
lished under section 10403(d), including submitting 
to the Secretary recommendations of curriculum to
ensure training scientific and technical advance-
ments. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) SIZE.—The Board shall consist of not more 
than 11 members, who— 
(A) shall be appointed by the Secretary 
based on their expertise in oil and gas drilling, 
well design, operations, well containment and 
oil spill response; and 
(B) must have significant scientific, engi-
neering, management, and other credentials and 
a history of working in the field related to safe 
energy exploration, development, and produc-
tion activities. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOMINATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall consult with the National Academy 
of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineer-
ing to identify potential candidates for the Board 
and shall take nominations from the public. 
(3) TERM.—The Secretary shall appoint Board 
members to staggered terms of not more than 4 
years, and shall not appoint a member for more 
than 2 consecutive terms.
(4) BALANCE.—In appointing members to the 
Board, the Secretary shall ensure a balanced rep-
resentation of industry and research interests. 
(c) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint the Chair 
for the Board from among its members. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not less than 
3 times per year and shall host, at least once per year, 
a public forum to review and assess the overall energy 
safety performance of Outer Continental Shelf mineral 
and renewable energy resource activities. 
(e) OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY ASSESSMENTS 
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—As part of its duties under 
this section, the Board shall, by not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section and every 5 
years thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report that— 
(1) assesses offshore oil and gas well control 
technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and 
regulations in the United States and elsewhere; and 
(2) as appropriate, recommends modifications 
to the regulations issued under this title to ensure 
adequate protection of safety and the environment, 
including recommendations on how to reduce regula-
tions and administrative actions that are duplicative 
or unnecessary.
(f) REPORTS.—Reports of the Board shall be sub-
mitted by the Board to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House or Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and made available to the public in electronically acces-
sible form. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Board, 
other than full-time employees of the Federal Government, 
while attending meeting of the Board or while otherwise 
serving at the request of the Secretary or the Director 
while serving away from their homes or regular places of 
business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Gov-
ernment serving without pay. 
SEC. 10409. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION 
FEES. 
Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by adding at the end of the 
section the following: 
‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities 
subject to inspection under subsection (c) non-re-
fundable fees for such inspections—
‘‘(A) at an aggregate level equal to the 
amount necessary to offset the annual expenses 
of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facili-
ties (including mobile offshore drilling units) by 
the Department of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif-
ferences in complexity among the classes of fa-
cilities to be inspected. 
‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is 
established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as 
the ‘Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund’ (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which shall be 
deposited all amounts collected as fees under para-
graph (1) and which shall be available as provided 
under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all 
amounts deposited in the Fund— 
‘‘(i) shall be credited as offsetting col-
lections; 
‘‘(ii) shall be available for expenditure 
for purposes of carrying out inspections of 
outer Continental Shelf facilities (including 
mobile offshore drilling units) and the ad-
ministration of the inspection program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) shall be available only to the ex-
tent provided for in advance in an appro-
priations Act; and 
‘‘(iv) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(B) USE FOR FIELD OFFICES.—Not less 
than 75 percent of amounts in the Fund may 
be appropriated for use only for the respective 
Department of the Interior field offices where 
the amounts were originally assessed as fees. 
‘‘(4) INITIAL FEES.—Fees shall be established 
under this subsection for the fiscal year in which 
this subsection takes effect and the subsequent 10 
years, and shall not be raised without advise and 
consent of the Congress, except as determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate as an adjustment equal 
to the percentage by which the Consumer Price 
Index for the month of June of the calendar year 
preceding the adjustment exceeds the Consumer 
Price Index for the month of June of the calendar 
year in which the claim was determined or last ad-
justed.
‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be col-
lected under this subsection for facilities that are 
above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 
in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal 
year 2013 shall be— 
‘‘(A) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, 
but with processing equipment or gathering 
lines; 
‘‘(B) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells; and 
‘‘(C) $31,500 for facilities with more than 
10 wells, with any combination of active or in-
active wells. 
‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees for drill-
ing rigs shall be assessed under this subsection for 
all inspections completed in fiscal years 2015 
through 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be— 
‘‘(A) $30,500 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of 1,000 feet or more; 
and 
‘‘(B) $16,700 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of less than 1,000 feet. 
‘‘(7) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under paragraph (5) within 60
days after the date of the inspection, with payment 
required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary 
shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6) 
within 30 days of the end of the month in which the 
inspection occurred, with payment required within 
30 days after billing. 
‘‘(8) SUNSET.—No fee may be collected under 
this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2024. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the end of each fiscal year beginning 
with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the operation of the Fund dur-
ing the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall in-
clude, for the fiscal year covered by the report, 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A statement of the amounts de-
posited into the Fund. 
‘‘(ii) A description of the expenditures 
made from the Fund for the fiscal year, in-
cluding the purpose of the expenditures 
and the additional hiring of personnel. 
‘‘(iii) A statement of the balance re-
maining in the Fund at the end of the fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(iv) An accounting of pace of permit 
approvals. 
‘‘(v) If fee increases are proposed 
after the initial 10-year period referred to 
in paragraph (5), a proper accounting of 
the potential adverse economic impacts 
such fee increases will have on offshore 
economic activity and overall production, 
conducted by the Secretary. 
‘‘(vi) Recommendations to increase 
the efficacy and efficiency of offshore in-
spections. 
‘‘(vii) Any corrective actions levied 
upon offshore inspectors as a result of any 
form of misconduct.’’. 
SEC. 10410. PROHIBITION ON ACTION BASED ON NATIONAL 
OCEAN POLICY DEVELOPED UNDER EXECU-
TIVE ORDER NO. 13547. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Bureau of Ocean Energy 
and the Ocean Energy Safety Service may not develop,
propose, finalize, administer, or implement, any limitation 
on activities under their jurisdiction as a result of the 
coastal and marine spatial planning component of the Na-
tional Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 
13547. 
(b) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
identifying all Federal expenditures in fiscal years 2011, 
2012, 2013, and 2014 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
and the Ocean Energy Safety Service and their prede-
cessor agencies, by agency, account, and any pertinent 
subaccounts, for the development, administration, or im-
plementation of the coastal and marine spatial planning 
component of the National Ocean Policy developed under 
Executive Order No. 13547, including staff time, travel, 
and other related expenses.
Subtitle E—United States 
Territories 
SEC. 10501. APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
LANDS ACT WITH RESPECT TO TERRITORIES 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (a), by inserting after ‘‘con-
trol’’ the following: ‘‘or lying within the United 
States exclusive economic zone and the Continental 
Shelf adjacent to any territory of the United 
States’’; 
(2) in paragraph (p), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (q), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘State’ includes each territory of the 
United States.’’.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 10601. RULES REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF REVE-
NUES UNDER GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SE-
CURITY ACT OF 2006. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue rules to provide more clarity, certainty, and sta-
bility to the revenue streams contemplated by the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
note). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The rules shall include clarification 
of the timing and methods of disbursements of funds 
under section 105(b)(2) of such Act. 
SEC. 10602. AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES. 
Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu-
rity Act of 2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 109– 
432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2024, and shall not exceed $999,999,999 for each of fis-
cal years 2025 through 2055’’ for ‘‘2055’’. 
SEC. 10603. SOUTH ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
PLANNING AREA DEFINED. 
For the purposes of this Act, the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and any regula-
tions or 5-year plan issued under that Act, the term 
‘‘South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area’’ 
means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as defined 
in section 2 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) that is located 
between the northern lateral seaward administrative 
boundary of the State of Virginia and the southernmost 
lateral seaward administrative boundary of the State of 
Georgia. 
SEC. 10604. ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL 
INFORMATION FOR AMERICA’S ENERGY FU-
TURE. 
Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL
AND GEOPHYSICAL 
INFORMATION FOR AMERICA’S ENERGY FUTURE.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall 
facilitate and support the practical study of geology 
and geophysics to better understand the oil, gas, and 
other hydrocarbon potential in the South Atlantic 
Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area by entering 
into partnerships to conduct geological and geo-
physical activities on the outer Continental Shelf.
‘‘(2)(A) No later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to 
Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, the Gov-
ernors of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, 
North Carolina, and Virginia may each nominate for 
participation in the partnerships— 
‘‘(i) one institution of higher education lo-
cated within the Governor’s State; and 
‘‘(ii) one institution of higher education 
within the Governor’s State that is a histori-
cally black college or university, as defined in 
section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)). 
‘‘(B) In making nominations, the Governors 
shall give preference to those institutions of higher 
education that demonstrate a vigorous rate of ad-
mission of veterans of the Armed Forces of the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall only select as a part-
ner a nominee that the Secretary determines dem-
onstrates excellence in geophysical sciences cur-
riculum, engineering curriculum, or information 
technology or other technical studies relating to seis-
mic research (including data processing).
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding subsection (d), nominees 
selected as partners by the Secretary may conduct 
geological and geophysical activities under this sec-
tion after filing a notice with the Secretary 30-days 
prior to commencement of the activity without any 
further authorization by the Secretary except those 
activities that use solid or liquid explosives shall re-
quire a permit. The Secretary may not charge any 
fee for the provision of data or other information 
collected under this authority, other than the cost of 
duplicating any data or information provided. Nomi-
nees selected as partners under this section shall 
provide to the Secretary any data or other informa-
tion collected under this subsection within 60 days 
after completion of an initial analysis of the data or 
other information collected, if so requested by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(5) Data or other information produced as a 
result of activities conducted by nominees selected as 
partners under this subsection shall not be used or 
shared for commercial purposes by the nominee, may 
not be produced for proprietary use or sale, and 
shall be made available by the Secretary to the pub-
lic.
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate reports on the data or 
other information produced under the partnerships 
under this section. Such reports shall be made no 
less frequently than every 180 days following the 
conduct of the first geological and geophysical activi-
ties under this section. 
‘‘(7) In this subsection the term ‘geological and 
geophysical activities’ means any oil- or gas-related 
investigation conducted on the outer Continental 
Shelf, including geophysical surveys where magnetic, 
gravity, seismic, or other systems are used to detect 
or imply the presence of oil or gas.’’. 
Subtitle G—Judicial Review 
SEC. 10701. TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any cause of action that arises 
from a covered energy decision must be filed not later than 
the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the 
covered energy decision. Any cause of action not filed with-
in this time period shall be barred. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
a cause of action brought by a party to a covered energy 
lease.
SEC. 10702. DISTRICT COURT DEADLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All proceedings that are subject 
to section 10701— 
(1) shall be brought in the United States dis-
trict court for the district in which the Federal prop-
erty for which a covered energy lease is issued is lo-
cated or the United States District Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia; 
(2) shall be resolved as expeditiously as pos-
sible, and in any event not more than 180 days after 
such cause or claim is filed; and 
(3) shall take precedence over all other pending 
matters before the district court. 
(b) 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 described 
under this section, the cause or claim shall be dismissed 
with prejudice and all rights relating to such cause or 
claim shall be terminated. 
SEC. 10703. ABILITY TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW. 
An interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order 
of the district court in a proceeding that is subject to sec-
tion 10701 may be reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Circuit 
shall resolve any such appeal as expeditiously as possible 
and, in any event, not more than 180 days after such in-
terlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the dis-
trict court was issued. 
SEC. 10704. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RE-
LIEF. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE
FINDINGS
AND
CONCLU-
SIONS.—In any judicial review of any Federal action under 
this subtitle, any administrative findings and conclusions 
relating to the challenged Federal action shall be pre-
sumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and 
convincing evidence contained in the administrative 
record. 
(b) LIMITATION ON PROSPECTIVE RELIEF.—In any 
judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this 
subtitle, the Court shall not grant or approve any prospec-
tive relief unless the Court finds that such relief is nar-
rowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct 
the violation of a Federal law requirement, and is the least 
intrusive means necessary to correct the violation con-
cerned. 
SEC. 10705. LEGAL FEES. 
Any person filing a petition seeking judicial review 
of any action, or failure to act, under this subtitle who 
is not a prevailing party shall pay to the prevailing parties 
(including intervening parties), other than the United 
States, fees and other expenses incurred by that party in
connection with the judicial review, unless the Court finds 
that the position of the person was substantially justified 
or that special circumstances make an award unjust. 
SEC. 10706. EXCLUSION. 
This subtitle shall not apply with respect to disputes 
between the parties to a lease issued pursuant to an au-
thorizing leasing statute regarding the obligations of such 
lease or the alleged breach thereof. 
SEC. 10707. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COVERED
ENERGY
DECISION.—The term 
‘‘covered energy decision’’ means any action or deci-
sion by a Federal official regarding the issuance of 
a covered energy lease. 
(2) COVERED ENERGY LEASE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered energy lease’’ means any lease under this title 
or under an oil and gas leasing program under this 
title. 
TITLE II—ONSHORE FEDERAL 
LANDS AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Federal Lands Jobs 
and Energy Security 
SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Lands 
Jobs and Energy Security Act’’.
SEC. 21002. POLICIES REGARDING BUYING, BUILDING, AND 
WORKING FOR AMERICA. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of the 
Congress that— 
(1) this subtitle will support a healthy and 
growing United States domestic energy sector that, 
in turn, helps to reinvigorate American manufac-
turing, transportation, and service sectors by em-
ploying the vast talents of United States workers to 
assist in the development of energy from domestic 
sources; 
(2) to ensure a robust onshore energy produc-
tion industry and ensure that the benefits of devel-
opment support local communities, under this sub-
title, the Secretary shall make every effort to pro-
mote the development of onshore American energy, 
and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic 
impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal sta-
bility for local communities located within areas con-
taining onshore energy resources; and 
(3) the Congress will monitor the deployment of 
personnel and material onshore to encourage the de-
velopment of American manufacturing to enable 
United States workers to benefit from this subtitle 
through good jobs and careers, as well as the estab-
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lishment of important industrial facilities to support 
expanded access to American resources. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall when possible, and practicable, encourage the use of 
United States workers and equipment manufactured in 
the United States in all construction related to mineral 
resource development under this subtitle. 
CHAPTER 1—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS 
PERMIT STREAMLINING 
SEC. 21101. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Streamlining Per-
mitting of American Energy Act of 2014’’. 
Subchapter A—Application for Permits to 
Drill Process Reform 
SEC. 21111. PERMIT TO DRILL APPLICATION TIMELINE. 
Section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 226(p)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL RE-
FORM AND PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall de-
cide whether to issue a permit to drill within 30 
days after receiving an application for the per-
mit. The Secretary may extend such period for 
up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Sec-
retary has given written notice of the delay to
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the applicant. The notice shall be in the form 
of a letter from the Secretary or a designee of 
the Secretary, and shall include the names and 
titles of the persons processing the application, 
the specific reasons for the delay, and a specific 
date a final decision on the application is ex-
pected. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF REASONS FOR DENIAL.— 
If the application is denied, the Secretary shall 
provide the applicant— 
‘‘(i) in writing, clear and comprehen-
sive reasons why the application was not 
accepted and detailed information con-
cerning any deficiencies; and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity to remedy any de-
ficiencies. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION DEEMED APPROVED.— 
If the Secretary has not made a decision on the 
application by the end of the 60-day period be-
ginning on the date the application is received 
by the Secretary, the application is deemed ap-
proved, except in cases in which existing reviews 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or Endangered
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Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
are incomplete. 
‘‘(D) DENIAL
OF
PERMIT.—If the Sec-
retary decides not to issue a permit to drill in 
accordance with subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide to the applicant a descrip-
tion of the reasons for the denial of the 
permit; 
‘‘(ii) allow the applicant to resubmit 
an application for a permit to drill during 
the 10-day period beginning on the date 
the applicant receives the description of 
the denial from the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) issue or deny any resubmitted 
application not later than 10 days after the 
date the application is submitted to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(E) FEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other law, the Secretary shall collect a 
single $6,500 permit processing fee per ap-
plication from each applicant at the time 
the final decision is made whether to issue 
a permit under subparagraph (A). This fee
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shall not apply to any resubmitted applica-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT OF PERMIT PROC-
ESSING FEE.—Of all fees collected under 
this paragraph, 50 percent shall be trans-
ferred to the field office where they are col-
lected and used to process protests, leases, 
and permits under this Act subject to ap-
propriation.’’. 
Subchapter B—Administrative Protest 
Documentation Reform 
SEC. 21121. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST DOCUMENTATION 
REFORM. 
Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(p)) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) PROTEST FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
collect a $5,000 documentation fee to accom-
pany each protest for a lease, right of way, or 
application for permit to drill. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF FEES.—Of all fees 
collected under this paragraph, 50 percent shall 
remain in the field office where they are col-
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lected and used to process protests subject to 
appropriation.’’. 
Subchapter C—Permit Streamlining 
SEC. 21131. MAKING PILOT OFFICES PERMANENT TO IM-
PROVE ENERGY PERMITTING ON FEDERAL 
LANDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab-
lish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Project’’) in every Bureau of Land 
Management field office with responsibility for permitting 
energy projects on Federal land. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for 
purposes of this section with— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; and 
(C) the Chief of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers. 
(2) STATE
PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary 
may request that the Governor of any State with en-
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ergy projects on Federal lands to be a signatory to 
the memorandum of understanding. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF QUALIFIED STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the signing of the memorandum of un-
derstanding under subsection (b), all Federal signa-
tory parties shall, if appropriate, assign to each of 
the Bureau of Land Management field offices an 
employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues 
relating to the office in which the employee is em-
ployed, including, as applicable, particular expertise 
in— 
(A) the consultations and the preparation 
of biological opinions under section 7 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536); 
(B) permits under section 404 of Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); 
(C) regulatory matters under the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
(D) planning under the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et 
seq.); and
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(E) the preparation of analyses under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(2) DUTIES.—Each employee assigned under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) not later than 90 days after the date 
of assignment, report to the Bureau of Land 
Management Field Managers in the office to 
which the employee is assigned; 
(B) be responsible for all issues relating to 
the energy projects that arise under the au-
thorities of the employee’s home agency; and 
(C) participate as part of the team of per-
sonnel working on proposed energy projects, 
planning, and environmental analyses on Fed-
eral lands. 
(d) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall 
assign to each Bureau of Land Management field office 
identified in subsection (a) any additional personnel that 
are necessary to ensure the effective approval and imple-
mentation of energy projects administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management field offices, including inspection 
and enforcement relating to energy development on Fed-
eral land, in accordance with the multiple use mandate
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of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(e) FUNDING.—Funding for the additional personnel 
shall come from the Department of the Interior reforms 
identified in sections 21111 and 21121. 
(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects— 
(1) the operation of any Federal or State law; 
or 
(2) any delegation of authority made by the 
head of a Federal agency whose employees are par-
ticipating in the Project. 
(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section the 
term ‘‘energy projects’’ includes oil, natural gas, and other 
energy projects as defined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 21132. ADMINISTRATION OF CURRENT LAW. 
Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall not require a finding of extraordinary cir-
cumstances in administering section 390 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942). 
Subchapter D—Judicial Review 
SEC. 21141. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subchapter— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered civil action’’ means a civil 
action containing a claim under section 702 of title
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5, United States Code, regarding agency action (as 
defined for the purposes of that section) affecting a 
covered energy project on Federal lands of the 
United States; and 
(2) the term ‘‘covered energy project’’ means 
the leasing of Federal lands of the United States for 
the exploration, development, production, processing, 
or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other 
source of energy, and any action under such a lease, 
except that the term does not include any disputes 
between the parties to a lease regarding the obliga-
tions under such lease, including regarding any al-
leged breach of the lease. 
SEC. 21142. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL AC-
TIONS 
RELATING 
TO 
COVERED 
ENERGY 
PROJECTS. 
Venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the dis-
trict court where the project or leases exist or are pro-
posed. 
SEC. 21143. TIMELY FILING. 
To ensure timely redress by the courts, a covered civil 
action must be filed no later than the end of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency 
action to which it relates.
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SEC. 21144. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETERMINING 
THE ACTION. 
The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any 
covered civil action as expeditiously as possible. 
SEC. 21145. STANDARD OF REVIEW. 
In any judicial review of a covered civil action, admin-
istrative findings and conclusions relating to the chal-
lenged Federal action or decision shall be presumed to be 
correct, and the presumption may be rebutted only by the 
preponderance of the evidence contained in the adminis-
trative record. 
SEC. 21146. LIMITATION ON INJUNCTION AND PROSPEC-
TIVE RELIEF. 
In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant 
or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds 
that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than 
necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, 
and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that 
violation. In addition, courts shall limit the duration of 
preliminary injunctions to halt covered energy projects to 
no more than 60 days, unless the court finds clear reasons 
to extend the injunction. In such cases of extensions, such 
extensions shall only be in 30-day increments and shall 
require action by the court to renew the injunction.
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SEC. 21147. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES. 
Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 
of title 28, United States Code, (together commonly called 
the Equal Access to Justice Act) do not apply to a covered 
civil action, nor shall any party in such a covered civil ac-
tion receive payment from the Federal Government for 
their attorneys’ fees, expenses, and other court costs. 
SEC. 21148. LEGAL STANDING. 
Challengers filing appeals with the Department of the 
Interior Board of Land Appeals shall meet the same 
standing requirements as challengers before a United 
States district court. 
Subchapter E—Knowing America’s Oil and 
Gas Resources 
SEC. 21151. FUNDING OIL AND GAS RESOURCE ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide matching funding for joint projects with States to 
conduct oil and gas resource assessments on Federal lands 
with significant oil and gas potential. 
(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of activities under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. 
(c) RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.—Any resource assess-
ment under this section shall be conducted by a State, in 
consultation with the United States Geological Survey.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section a total of $50,000,000 for fiscal years 
2015 through 2018. 
CHAPTER 2—OIL AND GAS LEASING 
CERTAINTY 
SEC. 21201. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Leasing 
Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 21202. MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENT FOR ON-
SHORE LEASE SALES. 
In conducting lease sales as required by section 17(a) 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)), each year 
the Secretary of the Interior shall perform the following: 
(1) The Secretary shall offer for sale no less 
than 25 percent of the annual nominated acreage 
not previously made available for lease. Acreage of-
fered for lease pursuant to this paragraph shall not 
be subject to protest and shall be eligible for cat-
egorical exclusions under section 390 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942), except that 
it shall not be subject to the test of extraordinary 
circumstances. 
(2) In administering this section, the Secretary 
shall only consider leasing of Federal lands that are
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available for leasing at the time the lease sale oc-
curs. 
SEC. 21203. LEASING CERTAINTY. 
Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘All lands’’, 
and by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall not withdraw any cov-
ered energy project issued under this Act without finding 
a violation of the terms of the lease by the lessee. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not infringe upon lease 
rights under leases issued under this Act by indefinitely 
delaying issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic 
permits, and rights of way for activities under such a 
lease. 
‘‘(C) No later than 18 months after an area is des-
ignated as open under the current land use plan the Sec-
retary shall make available nominated areas for lease 
under the criteria in section 2. 
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary 
shall issue all leases sold no later than 60 days after the 
last payment is made. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary shall not cancel or withdraw any 
lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and 
a winning bidder has submitted the last payment for the 
parcel.
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‘‘(F) After the conclusion of the public comment pe-
riod for a planned competitive lease sale, the Secretary 
shall not cancel, defer, or withdraw any lease parcel an-
nounced to be auctioned in the lease sale. 
‘‘(G) Not later than 60 days after a lease sale held 
under this Act, the Secretary shall adjudicate any lease 
protests filed following a lease sale. If after 60 days any 
protest is left unsettled, said protest is automatically de-
nied and appeal rights of the protestor begin. 
‘‘(H) No additional lease stipulations may be added 
after the parcel is sold without consultation and agree-
ment of the lessee, unless the Secretary deems such stipu-
lations as emergency actions to conserve the resources of 
the United States.’’. 
SEC. 21204. LEASING CONSISTENCY. 
Federal land managers must follow existing resource 
management plans and continue to actively lease in areas 
designated as open when resource management plans are 
being amended or revised, until such time as a new record 
of decision is signed. 
SEC. 21205. REDUCE REDUNDANT POLICIES. 
Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memo-
randum 2010–117 shall have no force or effect.
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SEC. 21206. STREAMLINED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICA-
TION. 
Section 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
188(e)) is amended in the matter following paragraph (4) 
by striking ‘‘at least thirty days in advance of the rein-
statement’’ and inserting ‘‘in an annual report’’. 
CHAPTER 3—OIL SHALE 
SEC. 21301. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Invest-
ment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
Energy, and Resource Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PIONEERS 
Act’’. 
SEC. 21302. EFFECTIVENESS OF OIL SHALE REGULATIONS, 
AMENDMENTS TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
PLANS, AND RECORD OF DECISION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other law 
or regulation to the contrary, the final regulations regard-
ing oil shale management published by the Bureau of 
Land Management on November 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 
69,414) are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural re-
quirements under any law, including the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of 
the Interior shall implement those regulations, including
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the oil shale leasing program authorized by the regula-
tions, without any other administrative action necessary. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 
PLANS
AND RECORD
OF DECISION.—Notwithstanding 
any other law or regulation to the contrary, the November 
17, 2008 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Re-
source Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision 
for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land 
Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and 
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement are 
deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements 
under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior 
shall implement the oil shale leasing program authorized 
by the regulations referred to in subsection (a) in those 
areas covered by the resource management plans amended 
by such amendments, and covered by such record of deci-
sion, without any other administrative action necessary. 
SEC. 21303. OIL SHALE LEASING. 
(a) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 
LEASE SALES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall hold 
a lease sale within 180 days after the date of enactment
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of this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for 
research, development, and demonstration of oil shale re-
sources, under the terms offered in the solicitation of bids 
for such leases published on January 15, 2009 (74 Fed. 
Reg. 10). 
(b) COMMERCIAL LEASE SALES.—No later than Jan-
uary 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Interior shall hold no 
less than 5 separate commercial lease sales in areas con-
sidered to have the most potential for oil shale develop-
ment, as determined by the Secretary, in areas nominated 
through public comment. Each lease sale shall be for an 
area of not less than 25,000 acres, and in multiple lease 
blocs. 
CHAPTER 4—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 21401. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to author-
ize the issuance of a lease under the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) to any person designated for the 
imposition of sanctions pursuant to— 
(1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et
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seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), 
or the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 
(2) Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 
2012), Executive Order No. 13628 (October 9, 
2012), or Executive Order No. 13645 (June 3, 
2013); 
(3) Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 
2001) or Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 
2004); or 
(4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sov-
ereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
note). 
Subtitle B—Planning for American 
Energy 
SEC. 22001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Planning for Amer-
ican Energy Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 22002. ONSHORE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION 
STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 
44 as section 45, and by inserting after section 43 the 
following:
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‘‘SEC. 44. QUADRENNIAL STRATEGIC FEDERAL ONSHORE 
ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in 
this section referred to as ‘Secretary’), in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to 
lands administered by the Forest Service, shall de-
velop and publish every 4 years a Quadrennial Fed-
eral Onshore Energy Production Strategy. This 
Strategy shall direct Federal land energy develop-
ment and department resource allocation in order to 
promote the energy and national security of the 
United States in accordance with Bureau of Land 
Management’s mission of promoting the multiple use 
of Federal lands as set forth in the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) In developing this Strategy, the Secretary 
shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration on the projected energy 
demands of the United States for the next 30-year 
period, and how energy derived from Federal on-
shore lands can put the United States on a trajec-
tory to meet that demand during the next 4-year pe-
riod. The Secretary shall consider how Federal lands 
will contribute to ensuring national energy security,
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with a goal for increasing energy independence and 
production, during the next 4-year period. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall determine a domestic 
strategic production objective for the development of 
energy resources from Federal onshore lands. Such 
objective shall be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of oil and natural 
gas from the Federal onshore mineral estate, 
with a focus on lands held by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Forest Service; 
‘‘(B) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic coal production from Federal 
lands; 
‘‘(C) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of strategic and 
critical energy minerals from the Federal on-
shore mineral estate; 
‘‘(D) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in megawatts for electricity production 
from each of the following sources: wind, solar,
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biomass, hydropower, and geothermal energy 
produced on Federal lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service; 
‘‘(E) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in unconventional energy production, 
such as oil shale; 
‘‘(F) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of oil, natural 
gas, coal, and other renewable sources from 
tribal lands for any federally recognized Indian 
tribe that elects to participate in facilitating en-
ergy production on its lands; 
‘‘(G) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in production of helium on Federal lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Forest Service; and 
‘‘(H) the best estimate, based upon com-
mercial and scientific data, of the expected in-
crease in domestic production of geothermal, 
solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources 
from ‘available lands’ (as such term is defined
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in section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commis-
sion Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108 et seq.), and in-
cluding any other lands deemed by the Terri-
tory or State of Hawaii, as the case may be, to 
be included within that definition) that the 
agency or department of the government of the 
State of Hawaii that is responsible for the ad-
ministration of such lands selects to be used for 
such energy production. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall consult with the Ad-
ministrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion regarding the methodology used to arrive at its 
estimates for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary has the authority to expand 
the energy development plan to include other energy 
production technology sources or advancements in 
energy on Federal lands. 
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall include in the Strategy 
a plan for addressing new demands for transmission 
lines and pipelines for distribution of oil and gas 
across Federal lands to ensure that energy produced 
can be distributed to areas of need. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL OBJECTIVES.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to 
set their own production objectives as part of the Strategy
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under this section. The Secretary shall work in coopera-
tion with any federally recognized Indian tribe that elects 
to participate in achieving its own strategic energy objec-
tives designated under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) EXECUTION OF THE STRATEGY.—The relevant 
Secretary shall have all necessary authority to make deter-
minations regarding which additional lands will be made 
available in order to meet the production objectives estab-
lished by strategies under this section. The Secretary shall 
also take all necessary actions to achieve these production 
objectives unless the President determines that it is not 
in the national security and economic interests of the 
United States to increase Federal domestic energy produc-
tion and to further decrease dependence upon foreign 
sources of energy. In administering this section, the rel-
evant Secretary shall only consider leasing Federal lands 
available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs. 
‘‘(d) STATE, FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
INDIAN 
TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC INPUT.—In 
developing each strategy, the Secretary shall solicit the 
input of affected States, federally recognized Indian tribes, 
local governments, and the public. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report annu-
ally to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
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Natural Resources of the Senate on the progress of meet-
ing the production goals set forth in the strategy. The Sec-
retary shall identify in the report projections for produc-
tion and capacity installations and any problems with leas-
ing, permitting, siting, or production that will prevent 
meeting the goal. In addition, the Secretary shall make 
suggestions to help meet any shortfalls in meeting the pro-
duction goals. 
‘‘(f) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT 
STATEMENT.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, in accordance with section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the Secretary shall com-
plete a programmatic environmental impact statement. 
This programmatic environmental impact statement will 
be deemed sufficient to comply with all requirements 
under that Act for all necessary resource management and 
land use plans associated with the implementation of the 
strategy. 
‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 60 days 
prior to publishing a proposed strategy under this section, 
the Secretary shall submit it to the President and the Con-
gress, together with any comments received from States, 
federally recognized Indian tribes, and local governments. 
Such submission shall indicate why any specific rec-
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ommendation of a State, federally recognized Indian tribe, 
or local government was not accepted. 
‘‘(h) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL ENERGY MINERALS 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘stra-
tegic and critical energy minerals’ means those that are 
necessary for the Nation’s energy infrastructure including 
pipelines, refining capacity, electrical power generation 
and transmission, and renewable energy production and 
those that are necessary to support domestic manufac-
turing, including but not limited to, materials used in en-
ergy generation, production, and transportation.’’. 
(b) FIRST QUADRENNIAL STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress the 
first Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production 
Strategy under the amendment made by subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska Access 
SEC. 23001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Petro-
leum Reserve Alaska Access Act’’. 
SEC. 23002. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NA-
TIONAL POLICY FOR THE NATIONAL PETRO-
LEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
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(1) the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
remains explicitly designated, both in name and legal 
status, for purposes of providing oil and natural gas 
resources to the United States; and 
(2) accordingly, the national policy is to actively 
advance oil and gas development within the Reserve 
by facilitating the expeditious exploration, produc-
tion, and transportation of oil and natural gas from 
and through the Reserve. 
SEC. 23003. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: 
LEASE SALES. 
Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Pro-
duction Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas 
in the reserve in accordance with this Act. Such program 
shall include at least one lease sale annually in those areas 
of the reserve most likely to produce commercial quantities 
of oil and natural gas each year in the period 2014 
through 2024.’’.
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SEC. 23004. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: 
PLANNING AND PERMITTING PIPELINE AND 
ROAD CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall facilitate 
and ensure permits, in a timely and environmentally re-
sponsible manner, for all surface development activities, 
including for the construction of pipelines and roads, nec-
essary to— 
(1) develop and bring into production any areas 
within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
that are subject to oil and gas leases; and 
(2) transport oil and gas from and through the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in the most 
direct manner possible to existing transportation or 
processing infrastructure on the North Slope of 
Alaska. 
(b) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall ensure that any 
Federal permitting agency shall issue permits in accord-
ance with the following timeline: 
(1) Permits for such construction for transpor-
tation of oil and natural gas produced under existing 
Federal oil and gas leases with respect to which the 
Secretary has issued a permit to drill shall be ap-
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proved within 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) Permits for such construction for transpor-
tation of oil and natural gas produced under Federal 
oil and gas leases shall be approved within 6 months 
after the submission to the Secretary of a request 
for a permit to drill. 
(c) PLAN.—To ensure timely future development of 
the Reserve, within 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit 
to Congress a plan for approved rights-of-way for a plan 
for pipeline, road, and any other surface infrastructure 
that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure that 
all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of 
an approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve 
future development of the Reserve. 
SEC. 23005. ISSUANCE OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTIVITY 
PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE-
MENT. 
(a) ISSUANCE
OF
NEW
INTEGRATED
ACTIVITY 
PLAN.—The Secretary of the Interior shall, within 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue— 
(1) a new proposed integrated activity plan 
from among the non-adopted alternatives in the Na-
tional Petroleum Reserve Alaska Integrated Activity
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Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and 
(2) an environmental impact statement under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) for 
issuance of oil and gas leases in the National Petro-
leum Reserve-Alaska to promote efficient and max-
imum development of oil and natural gas resources 
of such reserve. 
(b) NULLIFICATION OF EXISTING RECORD OF DECI-
SION, IAP, AND EIS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(a), the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated 
Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary 
of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013, including 
the integrated activity plan and environmental impact 
statement referred to in that record of decision, shall have 
no force or effect. 
SEC. 23006. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act that establish clear requirements to ensure that 
the Department of the Interior is supporting development 
of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve- 
Alaska.
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SEC. 23007. DEADLINES UNDER NEW PROPOSED INTE-
GRATED ACTIVITY PLAN. 
At a minimum, the new proposed integrated activity 
plan issued under section 23005(a)(1) shall— 
(1) require the Department of the Interior to 
respond within 5 business days to a person who sub-
mits an application for a permit for development of 
oil and natural gas leases in the National Petroleum 
Reserve-Alaska acknowledging receipt of such appli-
cation; and 
(2) establish a timeline for the processing of 
each such application, that— 
(A) specifies deadlines for decisions and 
actions on permit applications; and 
(B) provide that the period for issuing 
each permit after submission of such an appli-
cation shall not exceed 60 days without the con-
currence of the applicant. 
SEC. 23008. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
complete a comprehensive assessment of all technically re-
coverable fossil fuel resources within the National Petro-
leum Reserve in Alaska, including all conventional and un-
conventional oil and natural gas. 
(b) COOPERATION
AND CONSULTATION.—The re-
source assessment required by subsection (a) shall be car-
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ried out by the United States Geological Survey in co-
operation and consultation with the State of Alaska and 
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 
(c) TIMING.—The resource assessment required by 
subsection (a) shall be completed within 24 months of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) FUNDING.—The United States Geological Survey 
may, in carrying out the duties under this section, coop-
eratively use resources and funds provided by the State 
of Alaska. 
Subtitle D—BLM Live Internet 
Auctions 
SEC. 24001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘BLM Live Internet 
Auctions Act’’. 
SEC. 24002. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS 
LEASE SALES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 17(b)(1) of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, except as provided in subparagraph 
(C)’’ after ‘‘by oral bidding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s 
onshore leasing program to ensure the best return to the
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Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing 
process, the Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales 
through Internet-based bidding methods. Each individual 
Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7 days.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the tenth 
Internet-based lease sale conducted under the amendment 
made by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
analyze the first 10 such lease sales and report to Con-
gress the findings of the analysis. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) estimates on increases or decreases in such 
lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bid-
ding, in— 
(A) the number of bidders; 
(B) the average amount of bid; 
(C) the highest amount bid; and 
(D) the lowest bid; 
(2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to 
the Department of the Interior as a result of such 
sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; 
and 
(3) an evaluation of the demonstrated or ex-
pected effectiveness of different structures for lease 
sales which may provide an opportunity to better 
maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest re-
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turn to the Federal taxpayers, minimize opportuni-
ties for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security 
and integrity of the leasing process. 
Subtitle E—Native American 
Energy 
SEC. 25001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Native American 
Energy Act’’. 
SEC. 25002. 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 relating to fair market value required 
to be conducted under applicable 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
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the Secretary receives an appraisal conducted by or for 
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, after 60 days, the Secretary has failed to 
approve or disapprove any appraisal received, the ap-
praisal shall be deemed approved. 
‘‘(d) OPTION
TO INDIAN TRIBES TO WAIVE AP-
PRAISAL.— 
‘‘(1) An Indian tribe wishing to waive the re-
quirements of subsection (a), may do so after it has 
satisfied the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) 
below. 
‘‘(2) An Indian tribe wishing to forego the ne-
cessity of a waiver pursuant to this section must 
provide to the Secretary a written resolution, state-
ment, or other unambiguous indication of tribal in-
tent, duly approved by the governing body of the In-
dian tribe. 
‘‘(3) The unambiguous indication of intent pro-
vided by the Indian tribe to the Secretary under 
paragraph (2) must include an express waiver by the
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Indian tribe of any claims for damages it might have 
against the United States as a result of the lack of 
an appraisal undertaken. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘appraisal’ includes appraisals and other esti-
mates of value. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall develop 
regulations for implementing this section, including stand-
ards the Secretary shall use for approving or disapproving 
an appraisal.’’. 
(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. 25003. STANDARDIZATION. 
As soon as practicable after the date of the 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 
lands shall use a uniform system of reference numbers and 
tracking systems for oil and gas wells.
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SEC. 25004. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FED-
ERAL ACTIONS ON INDIAN LANDS. 
Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before the first sentence, and by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS ON IN-
DIAN LANDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any major Federal ac-
tion on Indian lands of an Indian tribe requiring the 
preparation 
of 
a 
statement 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(C), the statement shall only be available for 
review and comment by the members of the Indian 
tribe and by any other individual residing within the 
affected area. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Chairman of the 
Council on Environmental Quality shall develop reg-
ulations to implement this section, including descrip-
tions of affected areas for specific major Federal ac-
tions, in consultation with Indian tribes. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, each of 
the terms ‘Indian land’ and ‘Indian tribe’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2601 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501). 
‘‘(4) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in the Native American Energy Act, except section
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25006 of that Act, shall give the Secretary any addi-
tional authority over energy projects on Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act lands.’’. 
SEC. 25005. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT.—Any energy re-
lated action must be filed not later than the end of the 
60-day period beginning on the date of the final agency 
action. Any energy related action not filed within this time 
period shall be barred. 
(b) DISTRICT COURT VENUE AND DEADLINE.—All 
energy related actions— 
(1) shall be brought in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Columbia; and 
(2) shall be resolved as expeditiously as pos-
sible, and in any event not more than 180 days after 
such cause of action is filed. 
(c) APPELLATE REVIEW.—An interlocutory order or 
final judgment, decree or order of the district court in an 
energy related action may be reviewed by the U.S. Court 
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. 
Circuit Court of Appeals shall resolve such appeal as expe-
ditiously as possible, and in any event not more than 180 
days after such interlocutory order or final judgment, de-
cree or order of the district court was issued.
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(d) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, no 
award may be made under section 504 of title 5, United 
States Code, or under section 2412 of title 28, United 
States Code, and no amounts may be obligated or ex-
pended from the Claims and Judgment Fund of the 
United States Treasury to pay any fees or other expenses 
under such sections, to any person or party in an energy 
related action. 
(e) LEGAL FEES.—In any energy related action in 
which the plaintiff does not ultimately prevail, the court 
shall award to the defendant (including any intervenor- 
defendants), other than the United States, fees and other 
expenses incurred by that party in connection with the en-
ergy related action, unless the court finds that the position 
of the plaintiff was substantially justified or that special 
circumstances make an award unjust. Whether or not the 
position of the plaintiff was substantially justified shall be 
determined on the basis of the administrative record, as 
a whole, which is made in the energy related action for 
which fees and other expenses are sought. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following definitions apply:
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(1) AGENCY ACTION.—The term ‘‘agency ac-
tion’’ has the same meaning given such term in sec-
tion 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian Land’’ 
has the same meaning given such term in section 
203(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58; 25 U.S.C. 3501), including lands 
owned by Native Corporations under the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92–203; 43 
U.S.C. 1601). 
(3) ENERGY RELATED ACTION.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy related action’’ means a cause of action that— 
(A) is filed on or after the effective date of 
this Act; and 
(B) seeks judicial review of a final agency 
action to issue a permit, license, or other form 
of agency permission allowing: 
(i) any person or entity to conduct ac-
tivities on Indian Land, which activities in-
volve the exploration, development, produc-
tion or transportation of oil, gas, coal, 
shale gas, oil shale, geothermal resources, 
wind or solar resources, underground coal 
gasification, biomass, or the generation of 
electricity; or
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(ii) any Indian Tribe, or any organiza-
tion of two or more entities, at least one 
of which is an Indian tribe, to conduct ac-
tivities involving the exploration, develop-
ment, production or transportation of oil, 
gas, coal, shale gas, oil shale, geothermal 
resources, wind or solar resources, under-
ground coal gasification, biomass, or the 
generation of electricity, regardless of 
where such activities are undertaken. 
(4) ULTIMATELY PREVAIL.—The phrase ‘‘ulti-
mately prevail’’ means, in a final enforceable judg-
ment, the court rules in the party’s favor on at least 
one cause of action which is an underlying rationale 
for the preliminary injunction, administrative stay, 
or other relief requested by the party, and does not 
include circumstances where the final agency action 
is modified or amended by the issuing agency unless 
such modification or amendment is required pursu-
ant to a final enforceable judgment of the court or 
a court-ordered consent decree. 
SEC. 25006. TRIBAL BIOMASS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 is amended 
by inserting after section 2 (25 U.S.C. 3115a) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘SEC. 3. TRIBAL BIOMASS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, the Secretary shall enter into stewardship 
contracts or other agreements, other than agreements that 
are exclusively direct service contracts, with Indian tribes 
to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass 
energy production (including biofuel, heat, and electricity 
generation) on Indian forest land and in nearby commu-
nities by providing reliable supplies of woody biomass from 
Federal land. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—The definitions in section 2 
shall apply to this section. 
‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In each fiscal 
year for which projects are authorized, the Secretary shall 
enter into contracts or other agreements described in sub-
section (a) to carry out at least 4 new demonstration 
projects that meet the eligibility criteria described in sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be eligible to enter 
into a contract or other agreement under this subsection, 
an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion— 
‘‘(1) containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and 
‘‘(2) that includes a description of—
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‘‘(A) the Indian forest land or rangeland 
under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(B) the demonstration project proposed 
to be carried out by the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION.—In evaluating the applications 
submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall take into consideration the factors set 
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(e) of 
Public Law 108–278; and whether a proposed dem-
onstration project would— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability or reliability 
of local or regional energy; 
‘‘(B) enhance the economic development of 
the Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) improve the connection of electric 
power transmission facilities serving the Indian 
tribe with other electric transmission facilities; 
‘‘(D) improve the forest health or water-
sheds of Federal land or Indian forest land or 
rangeland; or 
‘‘(E) otherwise promote the use of woody 
biomass; and 
‘‘(2) shall exclude from consideration any mer-
chantable logs that have been identified by the Sec-
retary for commercial sale.
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‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the criteria described in sub-
section (c) are publicly available by not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this section; 
and 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, consult 
with Indian tribes and appropriate intertribal orga-
nizations likely to be affected in developing the ap-
plication and otherwise carrying out this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than September 20, 2015, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that de-
scribes, with respect to the reporting period— 
‘‘(1) each individual tribal application received 
under this section; and 
‘‘(2) each contract and agreement entered into 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(h) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS.—In 
carrying out a contract or agreement under this section, 
on receipt of a request from an Indian tribe, the Secretary 
shall incorporate into the contract or agreement, to the 
extent practicable, management plans (including forest 
management and integrated resource management plans) 
in effect on the Indian forest land or rangeland of the re-
spective Indian tribe.
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‘‘(i) TERM.—A stewardship contract or other agree-
ment entered into under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be for a term of not more than 20 
years; and 
‘‘(2) may be renewed in accordance with this 
section for not more than an additional 10 years.’’. 
SEC. 25007. TRIBAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
Unless otherwise explicitly exempted by Federal law 
enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
activity conducted or resources harvested or produced pur-
suant to a tribal resource management plan or an inte-
grated resource management plan approved by the Sec-
retary of the Interior under the National Indian Forest 
Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or 
the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management 
Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), shall be considered a sus-
tainable management practice for purposes of any Federal 
standard, benefit, or requirement that requires a dem-
onstration of such sustainability. 
SEC. 25008. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAV-
AJO NATION. 
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Long-Term Leasing Act’’), is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘, except a lease for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including leases for’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘25’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘99 years;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration, 
development, or extraction of mineral resources, in-
cluding geothermal resources, 25 years, except that 
any such lease may include an option to renew for 
one additional term not to exceed 25 years.’’. 
SEC. 25009. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the develop-
ment or production of oil or gas resources shall have any 
effect on any land held in trust or restricted status for 
the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of 
the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust 
or restricted status.
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TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 30101. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ENERGY EM-
PLOYMENT AND TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish an Office of Energy Employment and 
Training, which shall oversee the hiring and training ef-
forts of the Department of the Interior’s energy planning, 
permitting, and regulatory agencies. 
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be under 
the direction of a Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Energy Employment and Training, who shall report 
directly to the Assistant Secretary for Energy, 
Lands and Minerals Management, and shall be fully 
employed to carry out the functions of the Office. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Energy Employment and Training shall perform 
the following functions: 
(A) Develop and implement systems to 
track the Department’s hiring of trained skilled 
workers in the energy permitting and inspection 
agencies. 
(B) Design and recommend to the Sec-
retary programs and policies aimed at expand-
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ing the Department’s hiring of women, minori-
ties, and veterans into the Department’s work-
force dealing with energy permitting and in-
spection programs. Such programs and policies 
shall include— 
(i) recruiting at historically black col-
leges and universities, Hispanic-serving in-
stitutions, women’s colleges, and colleges 
that typically serve majority minority pop-
ulations; 
(ii) sponsoring and recruiting at job 
fairs in urban communities; 
(iii) placing employment advertise-
ments in newspapers and magazines ori-
ented toward minorities, veterans, and 
women; 
(iv) partnering with organizations that 
are focused on developing opportunities for 
minorities, veterans, and women to be 
placed in Departmental internships, sum-
mer employment, and full-time positions 
relating to energy; 
(v) where feasible, partnering with 
inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, 
and high schools with majority minority
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populations to demonstrate career opportu-
nities and the path to those opportunities 
available at the Department; 
(vi) coordinating with the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
Defense in the hiring of veterans; and 
(vii) any other mass media commu-
nications that the Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary determines necessary to advertise, 
promote, or educate about opportunities at 
the Department. 
(C) Develop standards for— 
(i) equal employment opportunity and 
the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of 
the workforce and senior management of 
the Department; and 
(ii) increased participation of minor-
ity-owned, veteran-owned, and women- 
owned businesses in the programs and con-
tracts with the Department. 
(D) Review and propose for adoption the 
best practices of entities regulated by the De-
partment with regards to hiring and diversity 
policies, and publish those best practices for 
public review.
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(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report regarding the actions taken by the 
Department of the Interior agency and the Office pursu-
ant to this section, which shall include— 
(1) a statement of the total amounts paid by 
the Department to minority contractors; 
(2) the successes achieved and challenges faced 
by the Department in operating minority, veteran or 
service-disabled veteran, and women outreach pro-
grams; 
(3) the challenges the Department may face in 
hiring minority, veteran, and women employees and 
contracting with veteran or service-disabled veteran, 
minority-owned, and women-owned businesses; and 
(4) any other information, findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations for legislative or Department 
action, as the Director determines appropriate. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ means 
United States citizens who are Asian Indian Amer-
ican, Asian Pacific American, Black American, His-
panic American, or Native American. 
(2) MINORITY-OWNED
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘minority-owned business’’ means a for-profit enter-
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prise, regardless of size, physically located in the 
United States or its trust territories, that is owned, 
operated, and controlled by minority group members. 
‘‘Minority group members’’ are United States citi-
zens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific 
American, Black American, Hispanic American, or 
Native American (terminology in NMSDC cat-
egories). Ownership by minority individuals means 
the business is at least 51 percent owned by such in-
dividuals or, in the case of a publicly owned busi-
ness, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by 
one or more such individuals. Further, the manage-
ment and daily operations are controlled by those 
minority group members. For purposes of NMSDC’s 
program, a minority group member is an individual 
who is a United States citizen with at least 1⁄4 or 
25 percent minimum (documentation to support 
claim of 25 percent required from applicant) of one 
or more of the following: 
(A) Asian Indian American, which is a 
United States citizen whose origins are from 
India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh. 
(B) Asian Pacific American, which is a 
United States citizen whose origins are from 
Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan,
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Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Phil-
ippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the United 
States Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the 
Northern Marianas. 
(C) Black American, which is a United 
States citizen having origins in any of the Black 
racial groups of Africa. 
(D) Hispanic American, which is a United 
States citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, 
from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of the 
following regions: Mexico, Central America, 
South America, and the Caribbean Basin only. 
(E) Native American, which means a 
United States citizen enrolled to a federally rec-
ognized tribe, or a Native as defined under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 
(3) NMSDC.—The term ‘‘NMSDC’’ means the 
National Minority Supplier Development Council. 
(4) 
WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS.—The 
term 
‘‘women-owned business’’ means a business that can 
verify through evidence documentation that 51 per-
cent or more is women-owned, managed, and con-
trolled. The business must be open for at least 6 
months. The business owner must be a United
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States citizen or legal resident alien. Evidence must 
indicate that— 
(A) the contribution of capital or expertise 
by the woman business owner is real and sub-
stantial and in proportion to the interest owned; 
(B) the woman business owner directs or 
causes the direction of management, policy, fis-
cal, and operational matters; and 
(C) the woman business owner has the 
ability to perform in the area of specialty or ex-
pertise without reliance on either the finances 
or resources of a firm that is not owned by a 
woman. 
(5) SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN.—The term 
‘‘Service Disabled Veteran’’ must have a service-con-
nected disability that has been determined by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of 
Defense. The SDVOSBC must be small under the 
North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; the 
SDV must unconditionally own 51 percent of the 
SDVOSBC; the SDVO must control the manage-
ment and daily operations of the SDVOSBC; and 
the SDV must hold the highest officer position in 
the SDVOSBC.
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(6) VETERAN-OWNED
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘veteran-owned business’’ means a business that can 
verify through evidence documentation that 51 per-
cent or more is veteran-owned, managed, and con-
trolled. The business must be open for at least 6 
months. The business owner must be a United 
States citizen or legal resident alien and honorably 
or service-connected disability discharged from serv-
ice. 
SUBDIVISION 
B—BUREAU 
OF 
RECLAMATION CONDUIT HY-
DROPOWER 
DEVELOPMENT 
EQUITY AND JOBS ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Bureau of Rec-
lamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and 
Jobs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing 
construction of water conservation and utilization projects 
in the Great Plains and arid semiarid areas of the United 
States’’, approved August 11, 1939 (16 U.S.C. 590z–7; 
commonly known as the ‘‘Water Conservation and Utiliza-
tion Act’’), is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘In connection with’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) In connection with’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary is 
authorized to enter into leases of power privileges for elec-
tric power generation in connection with any project con-
structed under this Act, and shall have authority in addi-
tion to and alternative to any authority in existing laws 
relating to particular projects, including small conduit hy-
dropower development. 
‘‘(c) When entering into leases of power privileges 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall use the processes 
applicable to such leases under section 9(c) of the Rec-
lamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)). 
‘‘(d) Lease of power privilege contracts shall be at 
such rates as, in the Secretary’s judgment, will produce 
revenues at least sufficient to cover the appropriate share 
of the annual operation and maintenance cost of the 
project and such fixed charges, including interest, as the 
Secretary deems proper. Lease of power privilege con-
tracts shall be for periods not to exceed 40 years. 
‘‘(e) No findings under section 3 shall be required 
for a lease under subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) All right, title, and interest to installed power 
facilities constructed by non-Federal entities pursuant to
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a lease of power privilege, and direct revenues derived 
therefrom, shall remain with the lessee unless otherwise 
required under subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding section 8, lease revenues and 
fixed charges, if any, shall be covered into the Reclamation 
Fund to be credited to the project from which those reve-
nues or charges were derived. 
‘‘(h) When carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation 
district or water users association operating the applicable 
transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water 
users association receiving water from the applicable re-
served conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reason-
able timeframe for the irrigation district or water users 
association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege 
offer. If the irrigation district or water users association 
elects not to accept a lease of power privilege offer under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power 
privilege to other parties using the processes applicable to 
such leases under section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project 
Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)). 
‘‘(i) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its cat-
egorical exclusion process under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to 
small conduit hydropower development under this section,
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excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on 
Federal lands. 
‘‘(j) Nothing in this section shall obligate the Western 
Area Power Administration or the Bonneville Power Ad-
ministration to purchase or market any of the power pro-
duced by the facilities covered under this section and none 
of the costs associated with production or delivery of such 
power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion 
in project rates. 
‘‘(k) Nothing in this section shall alter or impede the 
delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclama-
tion facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower gen-
eration shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the 
original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall 
be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the 
exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the pur-
poses of the project or division involved and shall not cre-
ate any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the 
project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and 
consult with the irrigation district or legally organized 
water users association operating the transferred conduit 
in advance of offering the lease of power privilege and 
shall prescribe such terms and conditions necessary to 
adequately protect the planning, design, construction, op-
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eration, maintenance, and other interests of the United 
States and the project or division involved. 
‘‘(l) Nothing in this section shall alter or affect any 
agreements in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development 
Equity and Jobs Act for the development of conduit hy-
dropower projects or disposition of revenues. 
‘‘(m) In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘conduit’ means any Bureau of 
Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, 
ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is 
operated for the distribution of water for agricul-
tural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not 
primarily for the generation of electricity. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘irrigation district’ means any ir-
rigation, water conservation or conservancy, multi- 
county water conservation or conservancy district, or 
any separate public entity composed of two or more 
such districts and jointly exercising powers of its 
member districts. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘reserved conduit’ means any 
conduit that is included in project works the care, 
operation, and maintenance of which has been re-
served by the Secretary, through the Commissioner 
of the Bureau of Reclamation.
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‘‘(4) The term ‘transferred conduit’ means any 
conduit that is included in project works the care, 
operation, and maintenance of which has been trans-
ferred to a legally organized water users association 
or irrigation district. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘small conduit hydropower’ 
means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts 
or less of electric capacity.’’. 
SUBDIVISION C—CENTRAL OR-
EGON JOBS AND WATER SE-
CURITY ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Central Oregon 
Jobs and Water Security Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER; CROOKED, OREGON. 
Section 3(a)(72) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(72)) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘15-mile’’ and inserting ‘‘14.75- 
mile’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘8-mile’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘Bowman Dam’’ and inserting 
‘‘7.75-mile segment from a point one-quarter 
mile downstream from the toe of Bowman 
Dam’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The developer for any hydropower develop-
ment, including turbines and appurtenant facili-
ties, at Bowman Dam, in consultation with the 
Bureau of Land Management, shall analyze any 
impacts to the Outstandingly Remarkable Val-
ues of the Wild and Scenic River that may be 
caused by such development, including the fu-
ture need to undertake routine and emergency 
repairs, and shall propose mitigation for any 
impacts as part of any license application sub-
mitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission.’’. 
SEC. 3. CITY OF PRINEVILLE WATER SUPPLY. 
Section 4 of the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 
1058), (as amended by the Acts of September 14, 1959 
(73 Stat. 554), and September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 954)) 
is further amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘ten cubic feet’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘17 cubic feet’’. 
(2) By striking ‘‘during those months when 
there is no other discharge therefrom, but this re-
lease may be reduced for brief temporary periods by 
the Secretary whenever he may find that release of
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the full ten cubic feet per second is harmful to the 
primary purpose of the project’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following: ‘‘With-
out further action by the Secretary, and as deter-
mined necessary for any given year by the City of 
Prineville, up to seven of the 17 cubic feet per sec-
ond minimum release shall also serve as mitigation 
for City of Prineville groundwater pumping, pursu-
ant to and in a manner consistent with Oregon State 
law, including any shaping of the release of the up 
to seven cubic feet per second to coincide with City 
of Prineville groundwater pumping as may be re-
quired by the State of Oregon. As such, the Sec-
retary is authorized to make applications to the 
State of Oregon in conjunction with the City to pro-
tect these supplies instream. The City shall make 
payment to the Secretary for that portion of the 
minimum release that actually serves as mitigation 
pursuant to Oregon State law for the City in any 
given year, with the payment for any given year 
equal to the amount of mitigation in acre feet re-
quired to offset actual City groundwater pumping 
for that year in accordance with Reclamation ‘Water 
and Related Contract and Repayment Principles and 
Requirements’, Reclamation Manual Directives and
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Standards PEC 05–01, dated 09/12/2006, and guid-
ed by ‘Economic and Environmental Principles and 
Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources 
Implementation Studies’, dated March 10, 1983. 
The Secretary is authorized to contract exclusively 
with the City for additional amounts in the future 
at the request of the City.’’. 
SEC. 4. FIRST FILL PROTECTION. 
The Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058), as 
amended by the Acts of September 14, 1959 (73 Stat. 
554), and September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 954), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. Other than the 17 cubic feet per second re-
lease provided for in section 4, and subject to compliance 
with the Army Corps of Engineers’ flood curve require-
ments, the Secretary shall, on a ‘first fill’ priority basis, 
store in and release from Prineville Reservoir, whether 
from carryover, infill, or a combination thereof, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) 68,273 acre feet of water annually to fulfill 
all 16 Bureau of Reclamation contracts existing as 
of January 1, 2011, and up to 2,740 acre feet of 
water annually to supply the McKay Creek lands as 
provided for in section 5 of this Act.
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‘‘(2) Not more than 10,000 acre feet of water 
annually, to be made available to the North Unit Ir-
rigation District pursuant to a Temporary Water 
Service Contract, upon the request of the North 
Unit Irrigation District, consistent with the same 
terms and conditions as prior such contracts be-
tween the District and the Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘SEC. 7. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
nothing in this Act— 
‘‘(1) modifies contractual rights that may exist 
between contractors and the United States under 
Reclamation contracts; 
‘‘(2) amends or reopens contracts referred to in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(3) modifies any rights, obligations, or require-
ments that may be provided or governed by Oregon 
State law.’’. 
SEC. 5. OCHOCO IRRIGATION DISTRICT. 
(a) EARLY REPAYMENT.—Notwithstanding section 
213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm), any landowner within Ochoco Irrigation District 
in Oregon, may repay, at any time, the construction costs 
of the project facilities allocated to that landowner’s lands 
within the district. Upon discharge, in full, of the obliga-
tion for repayment of the construction costs allocated to
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all lands the landowner owns in the district, those lands 
shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing 
limitations of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 371 
et seq.), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that 
Act, including the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 
U.S.C. 390aa et seq.). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon the request of a land-
owner who has repaid, in full, the construction costs of 
the project facilities allocated to that landowner’s lands 
owned within the district, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall provide the certification provided for in subsection 
(b)(1) of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 
1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(b)(1)). 
(c) CONTRACT AMENDMENT.—On approval of the 
district directors and notwithstanding project authorizing 
legislation to the contrary, the district’s reclamation con-
tracts are modified, without further action by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, to— 
(1) authorize the use of water for instream pur-
poses, including fish or wildlife purposes, in order 
for the district to engage in, or take advantage of, 
conserved water projects and temporary instream 
leasing as authorized by Oregon State law; 
(2) include within the district boundary ap-
proximately 2,742 acres in the vicinity of McKay
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Creek, resulting in a total of approximately 44,937 
acres within the district boundary; 
(3) classify as irrigable approximately 685 acres 
within the approximately 2,742 acres of included 
lands in the vicinity of McKay Creek, where the ap-
proximately 685 acres are authorized to receive irri-
gation water pursuant to water rights issued by the 
State of Oregon and have in the past received water 
pursuant to such State water rights; and 
(4) provide the district with stored water from 
Prineville Reservoir for purposes of supplying up to 
the approximately 685 acres of lands added within 
the district boundary and classified as irrigable 
under paragraphs (2) and (3), with such stored 
water to be supplied on an acre-per-acre basis con-
tingent on the transfer of existing appurtenant 
McKay Creek water rights to instream use and the 
State’s issuance of water rights for the use of stored 
water. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
subsections (a) and (c), nothing in this section shall be 
construed to— 
(1) modify contractual rights that may exist be-
tween the district and the United States under the 
district’s Reclamation contracts;
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(2) amend or reopen the contracts referred to 
in paragraph (1); or 
(3) modify any rights, obligations or relation-
ships that may exist between the district and its 
landowners as may be provided or governed by Or-
egon State law. 
SUBDIVISION 
D—STATE 
AU-
THORITY 
FOR 
HYDRAULIC 
FRACTURING 
REGULATION; 
EPA 
HYDRAULIC 
FRAC-
TURING RESEARCH 
TITLE I—STATE AUTHORITY FOR 
HYDRAULIC 
FRACTURING 
REGULATION 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting States’ 
Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act’’. 
SEC. 102. STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION. 
The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 45, and 
by inserting after section 43 the following:
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‘‘SEC. 44. STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of the Interior 
shall not enforce any Federal regulation, guidance, or per-
mit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any 
component of that process, relating to oil, gas, or geo-
thermal production activities on or under any land in any 
State that has regulations, guidance, or permit require-
ments for that activity. 
‘‘(b) STATE AUTHORITY.—The Department of the 
Interior shall recognize and defer to State regulations, 
permitting, and guidance, for all activities related to hy-
draulic fracturing, or any component of that process, re-
lating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on 
Federal land. 
‘‘(c) TRANSPARENCY OF STATE REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall submit to 
the Bureau of Land Management a copy of its regu-
lations that apply to hydraulic fracturing operations 
on Federal land. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall make available to the public State regu-
lations submitted under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPARENCY OF STATE DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall submit to 
the Bureau of Land Management a copy of any reg-
ulations of the State that require disclosure of 
chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on 
Federal land. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall make available to the public State regu-
lations submitted under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) HYDRAULIC FRACTURING DEFINED.—In this 
section the term ‘hydraulic fracturing’ means the process 
by which fracturing fluids (or a fracturing fluid system) 
are pumped into an underground geologic formation at a 
calculated, predetermined rate and pressure to generate 
fractures or cracks in the target formation and thereby 
increase the permeability of the rock near the wellbore and 
improve production of natural gas or oil.’’. 
SEC. 103. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study examining the economic bene-
fits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from 
the process of hydraulic fracturing. This study will include 
identification of— 
(1) State and Federal revenue generated as a 
result of shale gas production;
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(2) jobs created both directly and indirectly as 
a result of shale oil and gas production; and 
(3) an estimate of potential energy prices with-
out domestic shale oil and gas production. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
a report on the findings of such study to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
within 30 days after completion of the study. 
SEC. 104. TRIBAL AUTHORITY ON TRUST LAND. 
The Department of the Interior shall not enforce any 
Federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement re-
garding the process of hydraulic fracturing (as that term 
is defined in section 44 of the Mineral Leasing Act, as 
amended by section 102 of this Act), or any component 
of that process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal produc-
tion activities on any land held in trust or restricted status 
for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent 
of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in 
trust or restricted status. 
TITLE II—EPA HYDRAULIC 
FRACTURING RESEARCH 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘EPA Hydraulic Frac-
turing Study Improvement Act’’.
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SEC. 202. EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH. 
In conducting its study of the potential impacts of 
hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, with re-
spect to which a request for information was issued under 
Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 218, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall adhere to the 
following requirements: 
(1) PEER
REVIEW
AND
INFORMATION
QUAL-
ITY.—Prior to issuance and dissemination of any 
final report or any interim report summarizing the 
Environmental Protection Agency’s research on the 
relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drink-
ing water, the Administrator shall— 
(A) consider such reports to be Highly In-
fluential Scientific Assessments and require 
peer review of such reports in accordance with 
guidelines governing such assessments, as de-
scribed in— 
(i) 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency’s Peer Review Handbook 3rd Edi-
tion; 
(ii) the Environmental Protection 
Agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy, as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and
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(iii) the Office of Management and 
Budget’s Peer Review Bulletin, as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) require such reports to meet the stand-
ards and procedures for the dissemination of in-
fluential scientific, financial, or statistical infor-
mation set forth in the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s Guidelines for Ensuring and 
Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, 
and Integrity of Information Disseminated by 
the Environmental Protection Agency, devel-
oped in response to guidelines issued by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget under section 
515(a) of the Treasury and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(Public Law 106–554). 
(2) PROBABILITY, UNCERTAINTY, AND
CON-
SEQUENCE.—In order to maximize the quality and 
utility of information developed through the study, 
the Administrator shall ensure that identification of 
the possible impacts of hydraulic fracturing on 
drinking water resources included in such reports be 
accompanied by objective estimates of the prob-
ability, uncertainty, and consequence of each identi-
fied impact, taking into account the risk manage-
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ment practices of States and industry. Estimates or 
descriptions of probability, uncertainty, and con-
sequence shall be as quantitative as possible given 
the validity, accuracy, precision, and other quality 
attributes of the underlying data and analyses, but 
no more quantitative than the data and analyses can 
support. 
(3) RELEASE OF FINAL REPORT.—The final re-
port shall be publicly released by September 30, 
2016. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. REVIEW OF STATE ACTIVITIES. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall annually review 
and report to Congress on all State activities relating to 
hydraulic fracturing. 
SUBDIVISION 
E—PREVENTING 
GOVERNMENT 
WASTE 
AND 
PROTECTING COAL MINING 
JOBS IN AMERICA 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing 
Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in 
America’’.
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SEC. 2. INCORPORATION OF SURFACE MINING STREAM 
BUFFER ZONE RULE INTO STATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the Surface Min-
ing Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1253) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STREAM BUFFER ZONE MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require-
ments under subsection (a), each State program 
shall incorporate the necessary rule regarding excess 
spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers for perennial and 
intermittent streams published by the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on De-
cember 12, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 75813 et seq.) which 
complies with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in view of the 2006 discus-
sions between the Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining and the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement’s consideration 
and review of comments submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service during the rule-
making process in 2007. 
‘‘(2) STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) at such time as the Secretary deter-
mines all States referred to in subsection (a)
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have fully incorporated the necessary rule re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection 
into their State programs, publish notice of 
such determination; 
‘‘(B) during the 5-year period beginning on 
the date of such publication, assess the effec-
tiveness of implementation of such rule by such 
States; 
‘‘(C) carry out all required consultation on 
the benefits and other impacts of the implemen-
tation of the rule to any threatened species or 
endangered species, with the participation of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the United States Geological Survey; and 
‘‘(D) upon the conclusion of such period, 
submit a comprehensive report on the impacts 
of such rule to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, including— 
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the effectiveness 
of such rule; 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of any ways in 
which the existing rule inhibits energy pro-
duction; and
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‘‘(iii) a description in detail of any 
proposed changes that should be made to 
the rule, the justification for such changes, 
all comments on such changes received by 
the Secretary from such States, and the 
projected costs and benefits of such 
changes. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON NEW REGULATIONS.—The 
Secretary may not issue any regulations under this 
Act relating to stream buffer zones or stream protec-
tion before the date of the publication of the report 
under paragraph (2), other than a rule necessary to 
implement paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR STATE IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, a State with a State program approved under section 
503 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1253) shall submit to the Secretary 
of the Interior amendments to such program pursuant to 
part 732 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, incor-
porating the necessary rule referred to in subsection (e)(1) 
of such section, as amended by this section.
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DIVISION C—JUDICIARY 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Responsibly And 
Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2014’’ or 
as the ‘‘RAPID Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE OP-
ERATIONS FOR EFFICIENT DECISIONMAKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of part 1 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sub-
chapter II the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IIA—INTERAGENCY 
COORDINATION REGARDING PERMITTING 
‘‘§ 560. Coordination of agency administrative oper-
ations for efficient decisionmaking 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.— 
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a framework 
and procedures to streamline, increase the efficiency of, 
and enhance coordination of agency administration of the 
regulatory review, environmental decisionmaking, and per-
mitting process for projects undertaken, reviewed, or fund-
ed by Federal agencies. This subchapter will ensure that 
agencies administer the regulatory process in a manner 
that is efficient so that citizens are not burdened with reg-
ulatory excuses and time delays.
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
chapter, the term— 
‘‘(1) ‘agency’ means any agency, department, or 
other unit of Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal 
government; 
‘‘(2) ‘category of projects’ means 2 or more 
projects related by project type, potential environ-
mental impacts, geographic location, or another 
similar project feature or characteristic; 
‘‘(3) ‘environmental assessment’ means a con-
cise public document for which a Federal agency is 
responsible that serves to— 
‘‘(A) briefly provide sufficient evidence and 
analysis for determining whether to prepare an 
environmental impact statement or a finding of 
no significant impact; 
‘‘(B) aid an agency’s compliance with 
NEPA when no environmental impact state-
ment is necessary; and 
‘‘(C) facilitate preparation of an environ-
mental impact statement when one is necessary; 
‘‘(4) ‘environmental impact statement’ means 
the detailed statement of significant environmental 
impacts required to be prepared under NEPA;
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‘‘(5) ‘environmental review’ means the Federal 
agency procedures for preparing an environmental 
impact statement, environmental assessment, cat-
egorical exclusion, or other document under NEPA; 
‘‘(6) ‘environmental decisionmaking process’ 
means the Federal agency procedures for under-
taking and completion of any environmental permit, 
decision, approval, review, or study under any Fed-
eral law other than NEPA for a project subject to 
an environmental review; 
‘‘(7) ‘environmental document’ means an envi-
ronmental assessment or environmental impact 
statement, and includes any supplemental document 
or document prepared pursuant to a court order; 
‘‘(8) ‘finding of no significant impact’ means a 
document by a Federal agency briefly presenting the 
reasons why a project, not otherwise subject to a 
categorical exclusion, will not have a significant ef-
fect on the human environment and for which an en-
vironmental impact statement therefore will not be 
prepared; 
‘‘(9) ‘lead agency’ means the Federal agency 
preparing or responsible for preparing the environ-
mental document;
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‘‘(10) ‘NEPA’ means the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(11) ‘project’ means major Federal actions 
that are construction activities undertaken with Fed-
eral funds or that are construction activities that re-
quire approval by a permit or regulatory decision 
issued by a Federal agency; 
‘‘(12) ‘project sponsor’ means the agency or 
other entity, including any private or public-private 
entity, that seeks approval for a project or is other-
wise responsible for undertaking a project; and 
‘‘(13) ‘record of decision’ means a document 
prepared by a lead agency under NEPA following an 
environmental impact statement that states the lead 
agency’s decision, identifies the alternatives consid-
ered by the agency in reaching its decision and 
states whether all practicable means to avoid or min-
imize environmental harm from the alternative se-
lected have been adopted, and if not, why they were 
not adopted. 
‘‘(c) PREPARATION
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—Upon the request of the lead agency, the project 
sponsor shall be authorized to prepare any document for 
purposes of an environmental review required in support 
of any project or approval by the lead agency if the lead
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agency furnishes oversight in such preparation and inde-
pendently evaluates such document and the document is 
approved and adopted by the lead agency prior to taking 
any action or making any approval based on such docu-
ment. 
‘‘(d) ADOPTION AND USE OF DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTS PREPARED UNDER NEPA.— 
‘‘(A) Not more than 1 environmental im-
pact statement and 1 environmental assessment 
shall be prepared under NEPA for a project 
(except for supplemental environmental docu-
ments prepared under NEPA or environmental 
documents prepared pursuant to a court order), 
and, except as otherwise provided by law, the 
lead agency shall prepare the environmental im-
pact statement or environmental assessment. 
After the lead agency issues a record of deci-
sion, no Federal agency responsible for making 
any approval for that project may rely on a doc-
ument other than the environmental document 
prepared by the lead agency. 
‘‘(B) Upon the request of a project spon-
sor, a lead agency may adopt, use, or rely upon 
secondary and cumulative impact analyses in-
cluded in any environmental document prepared
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under NEPA for projects in the same geo-
graphic area where the secondary and cumu-
lative impact analyses provide information and 
data that pertains to the NEPA decision for the 
project under review. 
‘‘(2) STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTS; 
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) Upon the request of a project spon-
sor, a lead agency may adopt a document that 
has been prepared for a project under State 
laws and procedures as the environmental im-
pact statement or environmental assessment for 
the project, provided that the State laws and 
procedures under which the document was pre-
pared provide environmental protection and op-
portunities for public involvement that are sub-
stantially equivalent to NEPA. 
‘‘(B) An environmental document adopted 
under subparagraph (A) is deemed to satisfy 
the lead agency’s obligation under NEPA to 
prepare an environmental impact statement or 
environmental assessment. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a document described 
in subparagraph (A), during the period after 
preparation of the document but before its