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Introduced
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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require any air quality impact of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources to be measured or modeled and determined solely with respect to the impacts in the corresponding onshore area. Provides that: (1) emissions from any vessel servicing or associated with an OCS source, including emissions while at the OCS source or in route to or from the OCS source within 25 miles of the OCS source, shall be considered direct emissions from the OCS source (current law) but shall not be subject to any emission control requirement applicable to such source; and (2) an OCS source, for platform or drill ship exploration, is established when drilling commences at a location and ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates. Requires: (1) final agency action on a permit application for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source under such Act to be taken no later than six months after the filing of such application; (2) such final agency action to be considered to be nationally applicable under judicial review; and (3) judicial review of such action to be without additional administrative review or adjudication. Prohibits: (1) the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having any authority to consider any matter regarding the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit; and (2) extending any administrative stay of the effectiveness of such permit beyond six months after the date of filing of such application.
AI Summary
This bill, the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011, amends the Clean Air Act to streamline permitting for oil and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which refers to submerged lands lying beyond state boundaries. It mandates that air quality impacts from OCS sources, such as offshore drilling platforms, be measured or modeled solely based on their effects on the corresponding onshore area. While emissions from vessels servicing these OCS sources are still considered direct emissions from the source, they will not be subject to emission control requirements. The bill also defines an OCS source for platform or drill ship exploration as existing from the commencement of drilling until its end or temporary interruption due to relocation. Crucially, it sets a strict six-month deadline for final agency action on permit applications for such exploration, prohibits the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from reviewing these permits, and limits administrative stays to six months, with judicial review directly available without further administrative steps.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (27)
Cory Gardner (R)*,
Joe Barton (R),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Mary Bono Mack (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Bill Cassidy (R),
Tom Cole (R),
Phil Gingrey (R),
Gene Green (D),
Morgan Griffith (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Gregg Harper (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
Leonard Lance (R),
Bob Latta (R),
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Pete Olson (R),
Joseph Pitts (R),
Mike Pompeo (R),
Steve Scalise (R),
John Shimkus (R),
Lee Terry (R),
Fred Upton (R),
Greg Walden (R),
Ed Whitfield (R),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86. (on 06/27/2011)
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