PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
119 STAT. 725
(f) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall assign to each field office identified in subsection (d) any additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of— (1) the Pilot Project; and (2) other programs administered by the field offices, including inspection and enforcement relating to energy development on Federal land, in accordance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (g) PERMIT PROCESSING IMPROVEMENT FUND.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding the first sentence of subsection (a), any rentals received from leases in any State (other than the State of Alaska) on or after the date of enactment of this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be allocated in accordance with paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) Of the amounts deposited in the Treasury under paragraph (1)— ‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State within the boundaries of which the leased land is located or the deposits were derived; and ‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury, to be known as the ‘BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’). ‘‘(3) For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015, the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Pilot Project offices identified in section 365(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.’’. (h) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—For the purposes of coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on Federal land under the administration of the Pilot Project offices identified in subsection (d), the Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to— (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (3) the Forest Service; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Corps of Engineers; and (6) the States of Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. (i) FEES.—During the period in which the Pilot Project is authorized, the Secretary shall not implement a rulemaking that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs related to processing drilling-related permit applications and use authorizations. (j) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section affects— (1) the operation of any Federal or State law; or (2) any delegation of authority made by the head of a Federal agency whose employees are participating in the Pilot Project.
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