Sec. 202. Permit to drill application timeline
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Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is amended by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for a permit to drill, the Secretary shall decide whether to issue or deny the permit. On giving written notice of a delay to the applicant, the Secretary may extend the period described in clause
(i)for not more than 2 additional periods of 15 days each. The notice referred to in clause
(ii)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 expected. If the Secretary has not made a decision on the application by the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary, the application shall be considered to be approved, except in a case in which an existing review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is incomplete. If the Secretary decides not to issue a permit to drill in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— provide to the applicant a description of the reasons for the denial of the permit; 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 issue or deny any resubmitted application not later than 10 days after the date on which the application is submitted to the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the final decision is made whether to issue a permit under subparagraph (A). The fee described in clause
(i)shall not apply to any resubmitted application. Of all amounts collected as fees under this paragraph, 50 percent shall be— transferred to the field office where the fee is collected; and used to process leases and permits under this Act, subject to appropriation. .
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