Sec. 203. Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on Federal land
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In this section: The term energy projects includes oil, natural gas, and other energy projects, as defined by the Secretary. The term Project means the Federal Permit Streamlining Project established under subsection (b). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary shall establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in every Bureau of Land Management field office with responsibility for permitting energy projects on Federal land. 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— the Secretary of Agriculture; the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Chief of Engineers.
The Secretary may request that the Governor of any State in which energy projects on Federal land are located be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding. Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c), all Federal signatory 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 employed, including, as applicable, particular expertise in— the consultations and the preparation of biological opinions under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536); permits under section 404 of Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); regulatory matters under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); planning under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.); and the preparation of analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Each employee assigned under paragraph
(1)shall— 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; be responsible for all issues relating to the energy projects that arise under the authorities of the agency of the employee; and participate as part of the team of personnel working on proposed energy projects, planning, and environmental analyses on Federal land. The Secretary shall assign to each Bureau of Land Management field office identified in subsection
(b)any additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the effective approval and implementation of energy projects administered by the Bureau of Land Management field offices, including inspection and enforcement relating to energy development on Federal land, in accordance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Salaries for the additional personnel shall be funded from the collection of fees described in section 17(p)(2)(D) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)(D)) (as amended by section 202). Nothing in this section affects— the operation of any Federal or State law; or any delegation of authority made by the head of a Federal agency whose employees are participating in the Project.
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Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on Federal land
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