,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,begich introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
establish outer ,continental ,shelf     
lease and permit processing coordination
 offices1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,permit 
,processing ,coordination ,act4  #b4    
,definitions  ,in this ,act3  7#a7      
,coordination office  ,the term         
coordination office means a regional    
joint outer ,continental ,shelf lease   
and permit processing coordination      
office established under section #c7;a74
  7#b7  ,secretary  ,the term ,secretary
 means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 
#c4  ,outer continental shelf permit    
processing coordination offices  7a7    
,establishment  ,the ,secretary shall   
establish--  7#a7 a regional joint outer

 ,continental ,shelf lease and permit   
processing coordination office for the  
,alaska region of the outer ,continental
 ,shelf2 and  7#b7 subject to subsection
 7c7--  7,a7 a regional joint outer     
,continental ,shelf lease and permit    
processing coordination office for the  
,atlantic region of the outer           
,continental ,shelf2 and  7,b7 a        
regional joint outer ,continental ,shelf
 lease and permit processing            
coordination office for the ,pacific    
region of the outer ,continental ,shelf4
  7b7  ,memorandum of understanding     
7#a7  ,in general  ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall enter into a
 memorandum of understanding for the    
purposes of carrying out this section   
with--  7,a7 the ,secretary of          
,commerce2  7,b7 the ,chief of          
,engineers2  7,c7 the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 
7,d7 the head of any other ,federal     
agency that may have a role in          

permitting activities2 and  7,e7 in the 
case of the coordination office         
described in subsection 7a77#a71 the    
head of each borough government that is 
located adjacent to any active lease    
area4  7#b7  ,state participation  ,the 
,secretary shall request that the       
,governor of a ,state adjacent to the   
applicable outer ,continental ,shelf    
region be a signatory to the memorandum 
of understanding4  7c7  ,date of        
establishment  ,a coordination office   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  
of subsection 7a77#b7 shall not be      
established until the date on which a   
proposed lease sale is conducted for the
 ,atlantic or ,pacific region of the    
outer ,continental ,shelf1 as           
applicable4  7d7  ,designation of       
qualified staff  7#a7  ,in general      
,each ,federal signatory party shall1 if
 appropriate1 assign to each of the     
coordination offices an employee who has
 expertise in the regulatory issues     
administered by the office in which the 

employee is employed relating to leasing
 and the permitting of oil and gas      
activities on the outer ,continental    
,shelf by the date that is--  7,a7 in   
the case of the coordination office     
described in subsection 7a77#a71 not    
later than #cj days after the date of   
the signing of the memorandum of        
understanding relating to the applicable
 coordination office under subsection   
7b72 or  7,b7 in the case of a          
coordination office established under   
subsection 7a77#b71 not later than #cj  
days after the date of establishment of 
the applicable coordination office under
 subsection 7c74  7#b7  ,duties  ,an    
employee assigned under paragraph 7#a7  
shall--  7,a7 not later than #ij days   
after the date of assignment1 report to 
the applicable coordination office2     
7,b7 be responsible for all issues      
relating to the jurisdiction of the home
 office or agency of the employee2 and  
7,c7 participate as part of the         
applicable team of personnel working on 

proposed oil and gas leasing and        
permitting1 including planning and      
environmental analyses4  7e7  ,transfer 
of funds  ,for the purposes of          
coordination and processing of oil and  
gas use authorizations for the          
applicable outer ,continental ,shelf    
region1 the ,secretary may authorize the
 expenditure or transfer of such funds  
as are necessary to--  7#a7 the         
,secretary of ,commerce2  7#b7 the      
,chief of ,engineers2  7#c7 the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency2  7#d7 the head of  
any other ,federal agency having a role 
in permitting activities2  7#e7 any     
,state adjacent to the applicable outer 
,continental ,shelf region2 and  7#f7 in
 the case of the coordination office    
described in subsection 7a77#a71 the    
head of each borough government that is 
located adjacent to any active lease    
area4  7f7  ,effect  ,nothing in this   
section--  7#a7 authorizes the          
establishment of a regional joint outer 

,continental ,shelf lease and permit    
processing coordination office for the  
,gulf of ,mexico region of the outer    
,continental ,shelf2  7#b7 affects the  
operation of any ,federal or ,state law2
 or  7#c7 affects any delegation of     
authority made by the head of a ,federal
 agency for employees that are assigned 
to a coordination office4  7g7  ,funding
  7#a7  ,in general  ,there is          
authorized to be appropriated #b1jjj1jjj
 for the coordination office described  
in subsection 7a77#a7 for each of fiscal
 years #bjae through #bjbe1 to remain   
available until expended4  7#b7  ,other 
coordination offices  ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law--  7,a7 of   
the amounts received by the ,secretary  
from the sale of bonus bids in the      
,atlantic region of the outer           
,continental ,shelf ,continental ,shelf 
region1 #b1jjj1jjj shall be made        
available for the applicable            
coordination office described in        
subsection 7,a77#b77;,a7 for the fiscal 

year2 and  7,b7 of the amounts received 
by the ,secretary from the sale of bonus
 bids in the ,pacific region of the     
outer ,continental ,shelf ,continental  
,shelf region1 #b1jjj1jjj shall be made 
available for the applicable            
coordination office described in        
subsection 7,a77#b77;,b7 for the fiscal 
year4  #d4  ,judicial review  7a7       
,exclusive jurisdiction  ,except for    
review by the ,supreme ,court on writ of
 certiorari1 the ,united ,states ,court 
of ,appeals for the ,district of        
,columbia ,circuit shall have original  
and exclusive jurisdiction to review any
 claim relating to an action by the     
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency or the ,secretary of
 the ,interior with respect to the      
review1 approval1 denial1 or issuance of
 an oil or natural gas lease or permit  
in the area of the outer ,continental   
,shelf described in section #c7;a77#a74 
7b7  ,deadline for filing claim  ,a     
claim described in subsection 7a7 may be

 brought not later than #fj days after  
the date of the action giving rise to   
the claim4  7c7  ,expedited             
consideration  ,the ,united ,states     
,court of ,appeals for the ,district of 
,columbia ,circuit shall set any action 
brought under subsection 7a7 for        
expedited consideration1 taking into    
account the national interest of        
enhancing national energy security by   
providing access to the significant oil 
and natural gas resources in the area of
 the outer ,continental ,shelf described
 in section #c7;a77#a7 that are needed  
to meet the anticipated demand for oil  
and natural gas4