Sec. 505. Departmental accountability for development
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate regulations to establish clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the Reserve. At a minimum, the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall— require the Secretary of the Interior to respond, acknowledging receipt of any permit application for development, by not later than 5 business days after the date of receipt of the application; and establish a timeline for the processing of each such application that— specifies deadlines for decisions and actions regarding permit applications; and provides that the period for issuing each permit after the date of submission of the application shall not exceed 60 days, absent the concurrence of the applicant.
If the Secretary of the Interior fails to comply with any deadline described in subsection
(b)with respect to a permit application, the Secretary shall notify the applicant not less frequently than once every 5 days with specific information regarding— the reasons for the permit delay; the name of each specific office of the Department of the Interior responsible for— issuing the permit; or monitoring the permit delay; and an estimate of the date on which the permit will be issued. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the State of Alaska and after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall approve right-of-way corridors for the construction of 2 separate additional bridges and pipeline rights-of-way to help facilitate timely oil and gas development of the Reserve.