text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Permit 
  Processing Coordination Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Coordination office.--The term ``coordination office'' 
          means a regional joint outer Continental Shelf lease and permit 
          processing coordination office established under section 3(a).
              (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 3. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PERMIT PROCESSING COORDINATION OFFICES.
  
      (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish--
              (1) a regional joint outer Continental Shelf lease and 
          permit processing coordination office for the Alaska region of 
          the outer Continental Shelf; and
              (2) subject to subsection (c)--
                      (A) a regional joint outer Continental Shelf lease 
                  and permit processing coordination office for the 
                  Atlantic region of the outer Continental Shelf; and
                      (B) a regional joint outer Continental Shelf lease 
                  and permit processing coordination office for the 
                  Pacific region of the outer Continental Shelf.
      (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
          memorandum of understanding for the purposes of carrying out 
          this section with--
                      (A) the Secretary of Commerce;
                      (B) the Chief of Engineers;
                      (C) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                  Protection Agency;
                      (D) the head of any other Federal agency that may 
                  have a role in permitting activities; and
                      (E) in the case of the coordination office 
                  described in subsection (a)(1), the head of each 
                  borough government that is located adjacent to any 
                  active lease area.
              (2) 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 
          understanding.
      (c) Date of Establishment.--A coordination office described in 
  subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) 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 Shelf, as 
  applicable.
      (d) Designation of Qualified Staff.--
              (1) In general.--Each Federal signatory party shall, if 
          appropriate, 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--
                      (A) in the case of the coordination office 
                  described in subsection (a)(1), not later than 30 days 
                  after the date of the signing of the memorandum of 
                  understanding relating to the applicable coordination 
                  office under subsection (b); or
                      (B) in the case of a coordination office 
                  established under subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 
                  days after the date of establishment of the applicable 
                  coordination office under subsection (c).
              (2) Duties.--An employee assigned under paragraph (1) 
          shall--
                      (A) not later than 90 days after the date of 
                  assignment, report to the applicable coordination 
                  office;
                      (B) be responsible for all issues relating to the 
                  jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the 
                  employee; and
                      (C) participate as part of the applicable team of 
                  personnel working on proposed oil and gas leasing and 
                  permitting, including planning and environmental 
                  analyses.
      (e) Transfer of Funds.--For the purposes of coordination and 
  processing of oil and gas use authorizations for the applicable outer 
  Continental Shelf region, the Secretary may authorize the expenditure 
  or transfer of such funds as are necessary to--
              (1) the Secretary of Commerce;
              (2) the Chief of Engineers;
              (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
          Agency;
              (4) the head of any other Federal agency having a role in 
          permitting activities;
              (5) any State adjacent to the applicable outer Continental 
          Shelf region; and
              (6) in the case of the coordination office described in 
          subsection (a)(1), the head of each borough government that is 
          located adjacent to any active lease area.
      (f) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
              (1) 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 
          Shelf;
              (2) affects the operation of any Federal or State law; or
              (3) affects any delegation of authority made by the head of 
          a Federal agency for employees that are assigned to a 
          coordination office.
      (g) Funding.--
              (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
          $2,000,000 for the coordination office described in subsection 
          (a)(1) for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2021, to remain 
          available until expended.
              (2) Other coordination offices.--Notwithstanding any other 
          provision of law--
                      (A) of the amounts received by the Secretary from 
                  the sale of bonus bids in the Atlantic region of the 
                  outer Continental Shelf Continental Shelf region, 
                  $2,000,000 shall be made available for the applicable 
                  coordination office described in subsection (A)(2)(A) 
                  for the fiscal year; and
                      (B) of the amounts received by the Secretary from 
                  the sale of bonus bids in the Pacific region of the 
                  outer Continental Shelf Continental Shelf region, 
                  $2,000,000 shall be made available for the applicable 
                  coordination office described in subsection (A)(2)(B) 
                  for the fiscal year.
  
  SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
  
      (a) Exclusive Jurisdiction.--Except for review by the Supreme Court 
  on writ of certiorari, 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 review, approval, denial, or 
  issuance of an oil or natural gas lease or permit in the area of the 
  outer Continental Shelf described in section 3(a)(1).
      (b) Deadline for Filing Claim.--A claim described in subsection (a) 
  may be brought not later than 60 days after the date of the action 
  giving rise to the claim.
      (c) Expedited Consideration.--The United States Court of Appeals 
  for the District of Columbia Circuit shall set any action brought under 
  subsection (a) for expedited consideration, 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 3(a)(1) that are 
  needed to meet the anticipated demand for oil and natural gas.
target: Outer Continental Shelf Permit Processing Coordination Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish three regional joint outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease and permit processing coordination offices, one for the Alaska region of the OCS, one for the Atlantic region, and one for the Pacific region.
feat_title: A bill to establish outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing coordination offices, and for other purposes.