National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska

(a) Restoration of NPR–A oil and gas program Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) expeditiously restore and resume the Program for domestic energy production to generate Federal revenue, subject to the requirements of section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a); and (2) cease to implement, administer, or enforce the regulations contained in part 2360 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Program The term Program means the competitive oil and gas leasing, exploration, development, and production program established under section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a). (B) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Purpose The Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 is amended by inserting before section 101 (42 U.S.C. 6501) the following: 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to require and facilitate a leasing program in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for the expeditious exploration, development, and production of petroleum to meet the energy needs of the Nation and the world. In order to accomplish this purpose, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough, Alaska, expedite administration of the Program for domestic energy production and Federal revenue as prescribed in section 107(d) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(d)).. (c) Required lease sales Section 107(d) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(d)) is amended— (1) by striking First Lease Sale.— The first lease and inserting Required lease sales.— (1) First lease sale The first lease; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Subsequent lease sales (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), beginning in the first full calendar year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall conduct an oil and gas lease sale in the reserve not less frequently than once every two years. (B) Acreages The Secretary shall offer not fewer than 4,000,000 acres in each lease sale conducted under subparagraph (A). (C) Terms and stipulations for NPR–A lease sales In conducting lease sales under this paragraph, the Secretary shall offer the same lease form as lease form AK–3130–1 (March 2018) and the same lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as described in the NPR–A record of decision published by the Bureau of Land Management entitled National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision (December 2020).. (d) Receipts Section 107(l) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(l)) is amended— (1) by striking All receipts from and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), all receipts from; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Percent share for fiscal year 2035 and thereafter Beginning in fiscal year 2035, of the receipts described in paragraph (1)— (A) 90 percent shall be paid to the State of Alaska; and (B) 10 percent shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States.. (e) Facilitation Section 107(n)(2) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(n)(2)) is amended to read as follows: (2) Subsequent lease sales The detailed environmental study and assessments that have been conducted and identified in the document titled Notice of Availability of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement (85 Fed. Reg. 38388 (June 26, 2020)) are deemed to fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with regard to the oil and gas lease sales required by subsection (d)(2).. (f) Geophysical surveys; judicial preclusion Section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Geophysical surveys Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Interior receives a complete application pursuant to section 3152.1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), to conduct oil and gas geophysical exploration operations in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, the Secretary of the Interior shall approve such application. (r) Judicial preclusion (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), no court shall have jurisdiction to review any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior, a State or municipal government administrative agency, or any other Federal agency (acting pursuant to Federal law) to grant or issue a right-of-way, easement, authorization, permit, verification, biological opinion, incidental take statement, or other approval for a lease issued under this Act, whether issued prior to, on, or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and including any lawsuit or any other action pending in a court as of the date of enactment of this subsection. (2) Petition by leaseholder (A) In general A leaseholder or the State of Alaska may obtain a review of an alleged failure by the Secretary of the Interior to act in accordance with this Act by filing a written petition with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking an order. (B) Deadlines If a court of competent jurisdiction finds pursuant to subparagraph (A) that an agency has failed to act in accordance with this Act, the court shall set a schedule and deadline for the agency to act as soon as practicable, which shall not exceed 90 days from the date on which the order of the court is issued, unless the court determines a longer time period is necessary to comply with applicable law..