Sec. 7. Federal Coordinator for Arctic Deepwater Port Projects
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There is established, as an independent office in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works of the Department of the Army, the Office of the Federal Arctic Deepwater Port Coordinator. The Office shall be headed by a Federal Coordinator for Arctic Deepwater Port Projects, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Coordinator shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule set out in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
The Coordinator shall be responsible for— coordinating the expeditious discharge of all activities of the agencies and departments of the United States for the preparation of environmental reviews related to the development of an Arctic deepwater port; ensuring the compliance of such agencies or departments with the provisions of this Act; assessing potential partnerships described in section 4 and advising the Secretary on such partnerships; and assessing applications for loan guarantees under section 5(d) and advising the Secretary on such terms as may be advisable to issue such guarantees.
No agency or department of the United States may include in any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued for an Arctic deepwater port any term or condition that may be permitted, but is not required by, any applicable law if the Coordinator determines that such term or condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation, or an expansion, of an Arctic deepwater port. Unless required by law, no agency or department of the United States shall add to, amend, or abrogate any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued to an Arctic deepwater port if the Coordinator determines that the action would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation, or an expansion, of an Arctic deepwater port.