,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #i1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
ratify and approve all authorizations1  
permits1 verifications1 extensions1     
biological opinions1 incidental take    
statements1 and any other approvals or  
orders issued pursuant to ,federal law  
necessary for the establishment and     
administration of the ,coastal ,plain   
oil and gas leasing program1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,alaska's      
,right to ,produce ,act of #bjbc4  #b4  
,congressional findings ,congress finds 
that-- 7#a7 ,congress provided clear    
authorization and direction that the    
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
establish and administer a competitive  
oil and gas program for the leasing1    

development1 production1 and            
transportation of oil and gas in and    
from the ,coastal ,plain in section     
#bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note7 7commonly known as
 the ,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act72  7#b7  
the timely administration of the        
,coastal ,plain ,oil and ,gas ,leasing  
,program is required and in the national
 and public interest2  7#c7 the         
,department of the ,interior's          
cancelling of the leases for the covered
 ,coastal ,plain lease tracts represents
 a major decision of economic and       
political significance that ,congress   
did not delegate to the ,secretary2     
7#d7 the ,naval ,petroleum ,reserves    
,production ,act of #aigf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #feja et seq47 requires that the       
,bureau of ,land ,management-- 7,a7     
allow for the exploration1 development1 
and production of petroleum products in 
the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in    
,alaska2 and  7,b7 equally balance1 to  
the extent consistent with that ,act1   

the protection of ecological and        
cultural values in the ,national        
,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska2 and     
7#e7 the proposed rule of the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management entitled ,management 
and ,protection of the ,national        
,petroleum ,reserve in ,alaska 7#hh     
,fed4 ,reg4 #fbjbe 7,september #h1      
#bjbc77 fails to reflect the intent of  
,congress for the ,naval ,petroleum     
,reserves ,production ,act of #aigf 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq474  #c4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,coastal plain ,the term ,coastal ,plain
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #bjjja7;a7 of ,public ,law      
#aae-ig 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note74     
7#b7 ,coastal plain oil and gas leasing 
program ,the term ,coastal ,plain oil   
and gas leasing program means the       
program established under section       
#bjjja7;b77#b77;,a7 of ,public ,law     
#aae-ig 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note74     
7#c7 ,covered ,coastal ,plain lease     
tract ,the term covered ,coastal ,plain 

lease tract means any of tracts #af1    
#ag1 #bd1 #bf1 #bg1 and #cj as listed in
 exhibit ,b of the document published by
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management       
entitled ,amendment to the ,detailed    
,statement of ,sale and dated ,december 
#ah1 #bjbj 7relating to oil and gas     
leasing within the ,coastal ,plain      
,alaska74  7#d7 ,record of decision ,the
 term ,record of ,decision means the    
record of decision described in the     
notice of availability of the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management entitled ,notice of  
,availability of the ,record of         
,decision for the ,final ,environmental 
,impact ,statement for the ,coastal     
,plain ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,program1 
,alaska 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #eaged 7,august
 #ba1 #bjbj774  7#e7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  #d4 ,congressional      
approval of orders  7a7 ,moratorium on  
,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,any order or    
action by the ,president or the         
,secretary that has the effect of       

placing a moratorium on or otherwise    
suspending or pausing oil and gas       
leasing in the ,coastal ,plain shall    
have no force or effect4  7b7 ,approval 
and ratification of existing            
documentation and authorizations        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 ,congress-- 7#a7 ratifies and      
approves all authorizations1 permits1   
verifications1 extensions1 biological   
opinions1 incidental take statements1   
and any other approvals or orders issued
 pursuant to ,federal law1 as described 
in the ,record of ,decision1 necessary  
for the establishment and administration
 of the ,coastal ,plain ,oil and ,gas   
,leasing ,program2 and  7#b7 directs the
 ,secretary1 the ,administrator of the  
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and 
the heads of other as applicable        
,federal departments and agencies to    
process1 reinstate1 or continue to      
maintain such authorizations1 permits1  
verifications1 extensions1 biological   
opinions1 incidental take statements1   

and any other approvals or orders       
described in paragraph 7#a74  7c7       
,applicability of other law             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the authorizations1 permits1       
verifications1 extensions1 biological   
opinions1 incidental take statements1   
and any other approvals or orders       
described in subsection 7b77#a7 shall be
 considered to satisfy the requirements 
of-- 7#a7 section #ajjb of the ,alaska  
,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadb72  7#b7      
section #ajb7b77;c7 of the ,national    
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;c772  7#c7     
section #bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note72  7#d7 the   
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 and  7#e7     
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and chapter  
#g of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  
#e4 ,coastal ,plain oil and gas leasing 
program  7a7 ,reissuance of canceled    

leases  7#a7 ,acceptance of bids ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall1 without modification or delay--  
7,a7 accept the highest valid bid for   
each covered ,coastal ,plain lease tract
 for which a valid bid was received on  
,january #f1 #bjba1 pursuant to the     
requirement to hold the first lease sale
 in the ,coastal ,plain oil and gas     
leasing program2 and  7,b7 provide the  
appropriate lease form to each winning  
bidder under subparagraph 7,a7 to       
execute and return to the ,secretary4   
7#b7 ,lease issuance ,on receipt of an  
executed lease form under paragraph     
7#a77;,b7 and payment in accordance with
 that lease of the rental for the first 
year1 the balance of the bonus bid      
7unless deferred71 and any required bond
 or security from the high bidder1 the  
,secretary shall promptly issue to the  
high bidder a fully executed lease1 in  
accordance with-- 7,a7 the applicable   
regulations1 as in effect on ,january   

#f1 #bjba2 and  7,b7 the terms and      
conditions of the ,record of ,decision4 
7b7 ,requirement for future leases  7#a7
 ,second lease sale ,not later than     
,december #bb1 #bjbd1 the ,secretary    
shall conduct the second lease sale     
required by section                     
#bjjja7;c77#a77;,b77ii77,,ii7 of ,public
 ,law #aae-ig 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note7
 in accordance with the ,record of      
,decision4  7#b7 ,exceptions for        
canceling a lease ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 the ,president  
and the ,secretary may not cancel a     
lease issued under the ,coastal ,plain  
oil and gas leasing program if the      
,secretary has previously opened bids   
for such a lease or disclosed the high  
bidder for any tract that was included  
in a lease sale under the ,coastal      
,plain oil and gas leasing program      
unless the lessee is in violation of the
 terms of the lease and fails to cure   
the violation after a reasonable period 
of time4  7c7 ,applicability of prior   

record of decision ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and with respect 
to reissuing leases under subsection    
7a71 the ,record of ,decision shall be  
considered to satisfy the requirements  
of-- 7#a7 section #ajjb of the ,alaska  
,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadb72  7#b7      
section #ajb7b77;c7 of the ,national    
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;c772  7#c7     
section #bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note72  7#d7 the   
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc      
7,public ,law #ic-bje2 #af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecc72 and  7#e7 subchapter ,,ii of    
chapter #e of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 and chapter #g of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7d7 ,withdrawal 
of supplemental environmental impact    
statement ,the ,director of the ,bureau 
of ,land ,management-- 7#a7 shall       
withdraw the notice of availability     
entitled ,notice of ,availability of the
 ,draft ,coastal ,plain ,oil and ,gas   

,leasing ,program ,supplemental         
,environmental ,impact ,statement 7#hh  
,fed4 ,reg4 #fbajd 7,september #h1      
#bjbc772 and  7#b7 may not take any     
action to finalize1 implement1 or       
enforce the supplemental environmental  
impact statement described in paragraph 
7#a74  7e7 ,judicial review  7#a7       
,judicial preclusion ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law and except as
 provided in paragraph 7#b71 no court   
shall have jurisdiction to review any   
action taken by the ,secretary1 the     
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 a ,state           
administrative agency1 an ,indian       
,tribe1 or any other ,federal agency    
acting pursuant to ,federal law that    
grants an authorization1 permit1        
verification1 biological opinion1       
incidental take statement1 or other     
approval described in section #d7;b7 for
 the ,coastal ,plain ,oil and ,gas      
,leasing ,program1 whether issued prior 
to1 on1 or after the date of enactment  

of this ,act1 and including any lawsuit 
or any other action pending in a court  
as of the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7#b7 ,forum exclusivity ,the     
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,district of ,columbia ,circuit     
shall have original and exclusive       
jurisdiction over any claim regarding-- 
7,a7 the validity of this section2 or   
7,b7 the scope of authority conferred by
 this section4  7#c7 ,right to petition 
7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#a71 a lease holder may      
obtain a review of an alleged failure by
 an agency to act in accordance with    
section #bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note7 or with any  
law pertaining to the grant of an       
authorization1 permit1 verification1    
biological opinion1 incidental take     
statement1 or other approval related to 
the lease holder's lease by filing a    
written petition with a court of        
competent jurisdiction seeking an order 
under subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7          

,deadlines ,if a court of competent     
jurisdiction finds that an agency has   
failed to act in accordance with section
 #bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note7 or with any law   
pertaining to the grant of an           
authorization1 permit1 verification1    
biological opinion1 incidental take     
statement1 or other approval related to 
the lease holder's lease1 the court     
shall set a schedule and deadline for   
the agency to act as soon as            
practicable1 which shall not exceed #ij 
days from the date on which the order of
 the court is issued1 unless the court  
determines a longer time period is      
necessary to comply with applicable law4
  #f4 ,nullification of certain ,federal
 agency actions  7a7 ,,npra rule ,the   
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,bureau of ,land ,management--  
7#a7 shall withdraw the proposed rule of
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management       
entitled ,management and ,protection of 
the ,national ,petroleum ,reserve in    

,alaska 7#hh ,fed4 ,reg4 #fbjbe         
7,september #h1 #bjbc772 and  7#b7 may  
not take any action to finalize1        
implement1 administer1 or enforce the   
proposed rule described in paragraph    
7#a7 or any substantially similar rule4 
7b7 ,executive order #aciij  7#a7 ,in   
general ,section #d of ,executive ,order
 #aciij 7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #gjcg2 relating
 to protecting public health and the    
environment and restoring science to    
tackle the climate crisis7 shall have no
 force or effect4  7#b7 ,funding ,no    
,federal funds may be obligated or      
expended to carry out section #d of the 
,executive ,order described in paragraph
 7#a74  7c7 ,secretarial order #cdja    
7#a7 ,in general ,secretarial ,order    
#cdja 7relating to the ,comprehensive   
,analysis and ,temporary ,halt on all   
,activities in the ,arctic ,national    
,wildlife ,refuge ,relating to the      
,coastal ,plain ,oil and ,gas ,leasing  
,program71 issued by the ,secretary on  
,june #a1 #bjba1 shall have no force or 

effect4  7#b7 ,funding ,no ,federal     
funds may be obligated or expended to   
carry out the ,secretarial ,order       
described in paragraph 7#a74