Sec. 2. Federal energy authorizations
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In this section, the term Federal energy authorization means a permit, waiver, license, or other authorization required from a Federal agency relating to— a natural gas transmission project; a natural gas interstate project; the exportation of natural gas; oil and gas lease sales; onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling exploration; or alternative energy production, including— geothermal production; solar production; wind production; and mineral production. The President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall require each applicable Federal agency to, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, review and approve or deny each application for a Federal energy authorization that is pending with the Federal agency on the date of enactment of this Act.
The President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall require each applicable Federal agency to, not later than 60 days after the date on which the Federal agency receives an application for a Federal energy authorization, review and approve or deny the application. If a Federal agency denies an application for a Federal energy authorization under paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection (b), not later than 5 days after the date of the denial, the Federal agency shall submit to Congress a detailed explanation of the reasons for the denial. On request by the head of a Federal agency, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may grant an extension of the deadline under paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection
(b)of not more than 30 days, on the condition that the head of the Federal agency submits to Congress an explanation of the reasons why the extension is necessary.