,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #add #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aifd ,report ,no4 #aac-aig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ad1 #bjac,mr4 ,hastings of ,washington 7for himself and ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,september #aj1 #bjac;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,naval ,petroleum ,reserves ,production ,act of #aigf to direct the ,secretary of the ,interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska1 including at least one lease sale in the ,reserve each year in the period #bjac through #bjbc1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this bill shall be called the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve ,alaska ,access ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress and reaffirming national policy for the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska remains explicitly designated1 both in name and legal status1 for purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 accordingly1 the national policy is to actively advance oil and gas development within the ,reserve by facilitating the expeditious exploration1 production1 and transportation of oil and natural gas from and through the ,reserve4 #c4 ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska3 lease sales ,section #ajg7;a7 of the ,naval ,petroleum ,reserves ,production ,act of #aigf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fejf;a7a77 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,secretary shall conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the reserve in accordance with this ,act4 ,such program shall include at least one lease sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period #bjac through #bjbc4 4 #d4 ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska3 planning and permitting pipeline and road construction 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 in consultation with other appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall facilitate and ensure permits1 in a timely and environmentally responsible manner1 for all surface development activities1 including for the construction of pipelines and roads1 necessary to-- 7#a7 develop and bring into production any areas within the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska that are subject to oil and gas leases2 and 7#b7 transport oil and gas from and through the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska in the most direct manner possible to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the ,north ,slope of ,alaska4 7b7 ,timeline ,the ,secretary shall ensure that any ,federal permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance with the following timeline3 7#a7 ,permits for such construction for transportation of oil and natural gas produced under existing ,federal oil and gas leases with respect to which the ,secretary has issued a permit to drill shall be approved within #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,permits for such construction for transportation of oil and natural gas produced under ,federal oil and gas leases shall be approved within #f months after the submission to the ,secretary of a request for a permit to drill4 7c7 ,plan ,to ensure timely future development of the ,reserve1 within #bgj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall submit to ,congress a plan for approved rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline1 road1 and any other surface infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure that all leasable tracts in the ,reserve are within #be miles of an approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future development of the ,reserve4 #e4 ,issuance of a new integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement 7a7 ,issuance of new integrated activity plan ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall1 within #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 issue-- 7#a7 a new proposed integrated activity plan from among the non-adopted alternatives in the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve ,alaska ,integrated ,activity ,plan ,record of ,decision issued by the ,secretary of the ,interior and dated ,february #ba1 #bjac2 and 7#b7 an environmental impact statement under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 for issuance of oil and gas leases in the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve-,alaska to promote efficient and maximum development of oil and natural gas resources of such reserve4 7b7 ,nullification of existing record of decision1 ,,iap1 and ,,eis ,except as provided in subsection 7a71 the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve-,alaska ,integrated ,activity ,plan ,record of ,decision issued by the ,secretary of the ,interior and dated ,february #ba1 #bjac1 including the integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement referred to in that record of decision1 shall have no force or effect4 #f4 ,departmental accountability for development ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall issue regulations not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act that establish clear requirements to ensure that the ,department of the ,interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve-,alaska4 #g4 ,deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan ,at a minimum1 the new proposed integrated activity plan issued under section #e7;a77#a7 shall-- 7#a7 require the ,department of the ,interior to respond within #e business days to a person who submits an application for a permit for development of oil and natural gas leases in the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve-,alaska acknowledging receipt of such application2 and 7#b7 establish a timeline for the processing of each such application1 that-- 7,a7 specifies deadlines for decisions and actions on permit applications2 and 7,b7 provide that the period for issuing each permit after submission of such an application shall not exceed #fj days without the concurrence of the applicant4 #h4 ,updated resource assessment 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall complete a comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska1 including all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas4 7b7 ,cooperation and consultation ,the resource assessment required by subsection 7a7 shall be carried out by the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey in cooperation and consultation with the ,state of ,alaska and the ,american ,association of ,petroleum ,geologists4 7c7 ,timing ,the resource assessment required by subsection 7a7 shall be completed within #bd months of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,funding ,the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey may1 in carrying out the duties under this section1 cooperatively use resources and funds provided by the ,state of ,alaska4 ,september #aj1 #bjac;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed