#aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bddj ,,an ,,act ,to expand and extend the program to improve permit coordination by the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,blm ,permit ,processing ,improvement ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,program to improve ,federal permit coordination ,section #cfe of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeibd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,pilot2 7#b7 by striking ,pilot ,project each place it appears and inserting ,project2 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking ,wyoming1 ,montana1 ,colorado1 ,utah1 and ,new ,mexico and inserting the ,states in which ,project offices are located2 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,pilot2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,any other ,state1 district1 or field office of the ,bureau of ,land ,management determined by the ,secretary4 2 7#e7 by striking subsection 7e7 and inserting the following3 7e7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than ,february #a of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the ,,blm ,permit ,processing ,improvement ,act of #bjad and each ,february #a thereafter1 the ,secretary shall report to the ,chairman and ranking minority ,member of the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives1 which shall include-- 7#a7 the allocation of funds to each ,project office for the previous fiscal year2 and 7#b7 the accomplishments of each ,project office relating to the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations during that fiscal year4 2 7#f7 in subsection 7h71 by striking paragraph 7#f7 and inserting the following3 7#f7 the ,states in which ,project offices are located4 2 7#g7 by striking subsection 7i72 and 7#h7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7i74 #c4 ,,blm oil and gas permit processing fee ,section #ce of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,,blm oil and gas permit processing fee 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbf1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 shall collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill that is submitted to the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,amount ,the amount of the fee shall be #i1ejj for each new application1 as indexed for ,united ,states dollar inflation from ,october #a1 #bjae 7as measured by the ,consumer ,price ,index74 7#c7 ,use ,of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall transfer-- 7,a7 for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai-- 7i7 #ae percent to the field offices that collected the fees and used to process protests1 leases1 and permits under this ,act1 subject to appropriation2 and 7ii7 #he percent to the ,,blm ,permit ,processing ,improvement ,fund established under subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 7referred to in this subsection as the ,fund72 and 7,b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbf1 all of the fees to the ,fund4 7#d7 ,additional costs ,during each of fiscal years of #bjaf through #bjbf1 the ,secretary shall not implement a rulemaking that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs related to processing applications for permits to drill4 4 #d4 ,,blm ,permit ,processing ,improvement ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,section #ce7;c7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;c77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 ,use of ,fund 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,fund shall be available to the ,secretary of the ,interior for expenditure1 without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation1 for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore ,federal and ,indian trust mineral estate land4 7,b7 ,accounts ,the ,secretary shall divide the ,fund into-- 7i7 a ,rental ,account 7referred to in this subsection as the ,rental ,account7 comprised of rental receipts collected under this section2 and 7ii7 a ,fee ,account 7referred to in this subsection as the ,fee ,account7 comprised of fees collected under subsection 7d74 7#d7 ,rental ,account 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall use the ,rental ,account for-- 7i7 the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore ,federal and ,indian trust mineral estate land under the jurisdiction of the ,project offices identified under section #cfe7;d7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeibd7;d772 and 7ii7 training programs for development of expertise related to coordinating and processing oil and gas use authorizations4 7,b7 ,allocation ,in determining the allocation of the ,rental ,account among ,project offices for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall consider-- 7i7 the number of applications for permit to drill received in a ,project office during the previous fiscal year2 7ii7 the backlog of applications described in clause 7i7 in a ,project office2 7iii7 publicly available industry forecasts for development of oil and gas resources under the jurisdiction of a ,project office2 and 7iv7 any opportunities for partnership with local industry organizations and educational institutions in developing training programs to facilitate the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations4 7#e7 ,fee ,account 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall use the ,fee ,account for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore ,federal and ,indian trust mineral estate land4 7,b7 ,allocation ,the ,secretary shall transfer not less than #ge percent of the revenues collected by an office for the processing of applications for permits to the ,state office of the ,state in which the fees were collected4 4 7b7 ,interest on overpayment adjustment ,section #aaa7;h7 of the ,federal ,oil and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agba7;h77 is amended in the first sentence by striking the rate and all that follows through the period at the end of the sentence and inserting a rate equal to the sum of the ,federal short-term rate determined under section #ffba7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf plus #a percentage point44 #e4 ,budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go-,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,senate ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #af1 #bjad4,secretary