,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gad #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fjhh ,report ,no4 #aae-iba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ac1 #bjah ,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 and ,mr4 ,gohmert7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,september #f1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,la,malfa and ,mr4 ,cramer ,september #f1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #ac1 #bjah ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,mineral ,leasing ,act to authorize notifications of permit to drill1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,streamlining ,permitting ,efficiencies in ,energy ,development ,act or the ,,speed ,act4 #b4 ,notifications of permit to drill ,the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is amended by-- 7#a7 redesignating section #dd as section #de2 and 7#b7 inserting after section #dc the following3 #dd4 ,notifications of permit to drill 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall establish procedures by which an operator may conduct drilling and production activities on available ,federal land and non-,federal land after sending to the ,secretary a notification of permit to drill under this section in lieu of obtaining an ,,apd4 7b7 ,content of notification ,to be considered a complete notification of permit to drill under this section1 an operator shall include in the notification of permit to drill submitted under this section-- 7#a7 a notification of permit to drill form2 7#b7 a surface use plan of operations2 7#c7 a drilling plan2 7#d7 a well plat certified by a registered surveyor2 7#e7 an operator certification2 7#f7 evidence of bond coverage2 and 7#g7 a notification of permit to drill fee in an amount to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,justifications for objection 7#a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise provided in this subsection1 the ,secretary may not object to a notification of permit to drill under this section if the notification-- 7,a7 demonstrates that the drilling operations described in the notification of permit to drill will be located in-- 7i7 a developed field1 where there are existing oil and gas wells within a #e-mile radius and for which an approved land use plan or environmental review was prepared within the last #aj years under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 that analyzed such drilling operations as a reasonably foreseeable activity2 7ii7 a location or well pad site at which drilling has occurred within #aj years before the date of spudding the well and the proposed operations do not increase the surface disturbance on the location or well pad site2 7iii7 an area consisting of individual surface disturbances of less than #aj acres and the total surface disturbance on the lease is not greater than #aej acres and for which an approved land use plan or environmental review was prepared within the last #aj years under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 that analyzed such drilling operations as a reasonably foreseeable activity2 7iv7 an area consisting of ,federal mineral interests that is located within the boundaries of a communitization agreement or unit agreement which contains minerals leased by a ,state or private mineral owner for which a drilling permit has been approved by a ,state regulatory agency2 or 7v7 an area in which a categorical exclusion under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 applies for oil and gas drilling or re-entry activities2 or 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 an environmental review that concludes that actions described in the notification of permit to drill pose no significant effects on the human environment or threatened or endangered species2 and 7ii7 an archeological review that concludes that actions described in the notification of permit to drill pose no significant effects on cultural or historic properties or resources4 7#b7 ,endangered species protection 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall object to a notification of permit to drill if the activity described in such notification of permit to drill is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a species that is a threatened species or endangered species under the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat of such species4 7,b7 ,withdrawal of objection ,the ,secretary may withdraw an objection under subparagraph 7,a7 if the operator consults with the ,secretary on such objection and places conditions on the notification of permit to drill sufficient to comply with the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474 7#c7 ,national ,historic ,preservation 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall object to a notification of permit to drill if the activity described in such notification of permit to drill is likely to affect properties listed1 or eligible for listing1 in the ,national ,register of ,historic ,places under section #cjfajh of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,national ,historic ,preservation ,act of #aiff74 7,b7 ,withdrawal of objection ,the ,secretary may withdraw an objection under subparagraph 7,a7 if the operator consults with the ,secretary on such objection and places conditions on the notification of permit to drill sufficient to comply with section #cjfajh of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,national ,historic ,preservation ,act of #aiff74 7d7 ,objection or no action 7#a7 ,notification of incomplete notification ,not later than #ae days after receipt of a notification of permit to drill1 or a revised notification of permit to drill1 from an operator under this section1 the ,secretary shall notify the operator in writing if the notification of permit to drill is not complete4 7#b7 ,notification of objections ,not later than #de days after receipt of a complete notification of permit to drill from an operator under this section1 the ,secretary shall review the notification of permit to drill and-- 7,a7 notify the operator in writing of any objections to the notification of permit to drill2 or 7,b7 take no action4 7#c7 ,no action required ,if the ,secretary has not notified an operator under either paragraph 7#a7 or paragraph 7#b7 within #de days after receipt of a notification of permit to drill from the operator under this section1 the operator may1 without further action from the ,secretary1 conduct the drilling and production activities for which the notification of permit to drill was submitted4 7#d7 ,opportunity to resubmit notification ,if the ,secretary notifies an operator under paragraph 7#a7 of an incomplete notification or paragraph 7#b7 of an objection1 the ,secretary shall allow the operator to address such incomplete notification or objection and revise and resubmit the notification of permit to drill4 7#e7 ,opportunity to resubmit notification as ,,apd ,if the ,secretary notifies an operator under paragraph 7#b7 of an objection1 the ,secretary shall allow the operator to resubmit such information in the form of an ,,apd4 7e7 ,notification fee ,the ,secretary may not charge an operator under this section a fee for submitting a notification of permit to drill greater than the fee the ,secretary charges an applicant for an ,,apd4 7f7 ,environmental review 7#a7 ,in general ,an environmental review or archeological review described in subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 may be completed by a third-party contractor approved by the ,secretary or pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the operator and the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,field work authorization ,the ,secretary shall issue a field work authorization to a third-party contractor for the purposes of paragraph 7#a7 within a reasonable time4 7#c7 ,request for concurrence ,the ,secretary shall allow a third-party contractor to submit a request to the ,state ,historic ,preservation ,office on behalf of the ,secretary4 7g7 ,additional surface use permits ,the ,secretary may not require an operator that has submitted a notification of permit to drill for which the ,secretary did not object to obtain a surface use permit for an action included in the notification of permit to drill4 7h7 ,site inspection ,the ,secretary may not require an operator that has submitted a notification of permit to drill for which the ,secretary did not object to submit to a site inspection before commencement of the activities described in the notification of permit to drill4 7i7 ,federal enforcement ,the ,secretary may conduct inspections of and evaluate activities described in a notification of permit to drill for purposes of bringing an enforcement action4 ,the ,secretary may suspend enforcement proceedings if the operator modifies its activities to comply with the notification of permit to drill or obtains an ,,apd for such activities4 7j7 ,application of ,,nepa 7#a7 ,no action by ,secretary ,the decision by the ,secretary to take no action under subsection 7c77#a77;,b77#b7 shall not constitute a major ,federal action under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774 7#b7 ,development of regulations ,the development of any regulation pursuant to this section shall constitute a major ,federal action under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774 7k7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,,apd ,the term ,,apd means an application to drill or re-enter a well4 7#b7 ,available federal land ,the term available ,federal land means ,federal land that-- 7,a7 is located within the boundaries of a ,state2 7,b7 is not held by the ,united ,states in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized ,indian ,tribe2 7,c7 is not a unit of the ,national ,park ,system2 7,d7 is not a unit of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system2 7,e7 is not a ,congressionally-approved wilderness area under the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 and 7,f7 is managed by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management or the ,chief of the ,u4,s4 ,forest ,service4 7#c7 ,drilling operations ,the term drilling operations means the drilling or re-entry of a well4 7#d7 ,drilling plan ,the term drilling plan means a plan containing-- 7,a7 a description of the drilling program2 7,b7 the surface and projected completion zone location2 7,c7 pertinent geologic data2 7,d7 expected hazards2 7,e7 proposed mitigation measures to address such hazards2 7,f7 any other information specified in applicable notices or orders2 and 7,g7 any other pertinent data as the ,secretary may require4 7#e7 ,surface use plan of operation ,the term surface use plan of operation means a plan containing-- 7,a7 the road and drill pad location2 7,b7 details of pad construction2 7,c7 methods for containment and disposal of waste material2 7,d7 plans for reclamation of the surface2 7,e7 any other information specified in applicable orders or notices2 and 7,f7 any other pertinent data as the ,secretary may require4 4 ,september #f1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed