,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,labrador introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote timely
 exploration = geo!rmal res\rces "u     
exi/+ geo!rmal leases1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,explor+ = ,geo!rmal ,en]gy on      
,f$]al ,l&s ,act4  #b4 ,geo!rmal        
exploration notice & exclusion  7a7     
,def9ition ( geo!rmal exploration te/   
project ,9 ?is section ! t]m geo!rmal   
exploration te/ project means ! drill+ (
 a well to te/ or explore = geo!rmal    
res\rces on l&s leas$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior = ! developm5t & production ( 
geo!rmal res\rces1 t--  7#a7 is c>ri$   
out by ! hold] ( ! lease2  7#b7 causes--
  7,a7 less ?an #e acres ( soil or      
vegetation disruption at ! location (   
ea* geo!rmal exploration well2 &  7,b7 n
 m ?an an additional #e acres ( soil or 
vegetation disruption dur+ access or    

egress to ! te/ site2  7#c7 is          
develop$--  7,a7 no deep] ?an #b1ejj    
feet2  7,b7 less ?an #h in*es 9 diamet]2
  7,c7 9 a mann] t does n require       
(f-road motoriz$ access o!r ?an to & f !
 well site along an id5tifi$ (f-road    
r\te = :i* notice is provid$ to !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior "u subsection    
7c72  7,d7 )\t con/ruction ( new roads  
o!r ?an upgrad+ ( exi/+ dra9age cross+s 
= safety purposes2 &  7,e7 ) ! use (    
rubb]-tir$ digg+ or drill+ equipm5t     
vehicles2  7#d7 is complet$ 9 less ?an  
#de days1 includ+ ! removal ( any       
surface infra/ructure f ! site2 &  7#e7 
requires ! re/oration ( ! project site  
)9 #c ye>s to approximately ! condition 
t exi/$ at ! "t ! project began1 unless 
! site is subsequ5tly us$ z "p ( en]gy  
developm5t on ! lease4  7b7 ,,nepa      
exclusion ,section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 %all
 n apply ) respect to a project t !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior det]m9es "u      

subsection 7c7 is a geo!rmal exploration
 te/ project4  7c7 ,notice ( int5t2     
review & det]m9ation  7#a7 ,requirem5t  
to provide notice ,a leasehold] int5d+  
to c>ry out a geo!rmal exploration te/  
project %all provide notice to !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior n lat] ?an #cj   
days prior to ! />t ( drill+ "u !       
project4  7#b7 ,review ( project ,!     
,secret>y %all by n lat] ?an #aj days   
aft] receipt ( a notice ( int5t "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 f a leasehold]--  7,a7    
review ! project describ$ 9 ! notice &  
det]m9e :e!r x is a geo!rmal exploration
 te/ project "u subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 
notify ! leasehold]--  7i7 t "u         
subsection 7b7 ( ?is section1 section   
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c77 does n apply to !        
project2 or  7ii7 t section #ajb7b77;,c7
 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#dccb7b77;,c77 applies to ! project1    
includ+ cle> & detail$ f9d+s on any     

defici5cies 9 ! project t preclude !    
application ( subsection 7b7 ( ?is      
section to ! project4  7#c7 ,opportunity
 to rem$y ,if ! ,secret>y provides      
notice "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b77ii7 t      
section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 applies to !   
project1 ! ,secret>y %all provide !     
leasehold] an opportunity to rem$y !    
defici5cies describ$ 9 ! notice prior to
 ! date ! leasehold] int5d$ to />t      
drill+ "u ! project4