Sec. 415. Having open access to relevant data
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This section may be cited as the or the Having Open Access to Relevant Data Act HOARD Act . Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report on the following statistics: The number of APDs approved by the BLM during the previous fiscal year for which the applicant has not begun drilling by the end of such year. The number of APDs approved by the BLM during any fiscal year for which the applicant has not begun drilling by the end of the previous fiscal year.
With respect to APDs approved by the BLM during the previous fiscal year, the average number of days between receipt of an APD by the BLM and the approval of such APD, disaggregated by the average number of such days— the APD was being processed by BLM; and the BLM was waiting on additional information from the applicant. With respect to APDs approved by the BLM during the previous fiscal year, the average cost of approving an APD. The Secretary of the Interior shall disaggregate each statistic required under paragraph
(1)by the location of the site for which the APD was requested, including by— the State in which such site is located; the BLM field office that administers the land upon which such site is located; whether or not the site is located on Federal land; and whether or not the site is located on Indian land. No Federal funds may be used to streamline BLM processing of APDs during a fiscal year if, on the last day of the previous fiscal year, the number of APDs approved by the BLM during any fiscal year, but for which the applicant has not begun drilling, is greater than twice the number of APDs received by the BLM during any fiscal year for which the BLM has neither approved nor requested more information from the applicant. If any applicant, including its affiliates, has received greater than 100 approved APDs from the BLM for which such applicant, including its affiliates, has not begun drilling, then such applicant, including its affiliates, shall not be eligible to participate in the competitive and noncompetitive bidding processes for oil and gas exploration and production under the Minerals Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) during the 5-year period beginning on the first day of the next fiscal year. In this section: With respect to an applicant, the term affiliate means any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the applicant. The term APD means an application received by the BLM for a permit to drill an oil or gas well. The term BLM means the Bureau of Land Management.
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