,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aehg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,marino 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and ,mr4 ,turner7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture to issue permits for rights-of-way1 temporary easements1 or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas1 oil1 and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible ,federal lands1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,infrastructure ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,authority for natural gas and oil pipelines 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any provision of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7cite71 the ,secretary may issue permits for rights-of-way1 temporary easements1 or other necessary authorizations to allow a permittee to construct1 operate1 maintain1 expand1 or modify a natural gas1 oil1 or petroleum products pipeline and related facilities on eligible ,federal lands4 7b7 ,terms and ,conditions ,a permit issued under this section shall be consistent with the laws and regulations generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within the respective eligible ,federal land and subject to such terms and conditions as the ,secretary deems appropriate4 7c7 ,fees 7#a7 ,permit fee ,the ,secretary shall charge and retain a fee for any permit issued under this section4 ,the fee shall be calculated to provide for recovery of costs incurred by the ,united ,states associated with processing1 issuing1 and monitoring the permit4 7#b7 ,annual fee ,the ,secretary shall charge an annual fee related to each permit which requires payment1 in advance1 of the fair market rental value of permitted use as determined by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,term 7#a7 ,initial term ,the ,secretary shall determine the initial fixed term for a permit issued under this section1 taking into consideration the following3 7,a7 ,the cost of planning1 approval1 construction1 operation1 and maintenance of the pipeline and its related facility 7in terms of time and money74 7,b7 ,the useful life of the pipeline and its related facility4 7,c7 ,the public or economic purpose served by the pipeline and its related facility4 7#b7 ,renewals ,the ,secretary shall renew any right-of-way issued under this section1 in accordance with the provisions of this section1 if the pipeline and its related facility is in commercial operation and operated and maintained in accordance with this section and the permit issued under this section for that pipeline and its related facility4 7e7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may impose citations or fines or suspend or revoke any authority under a permit issued under this section for failure to comply with or for violation of any term or condition of the permit4 7#b7 ,suspension or termination of the right-of-way ,abandonment of a permit or deliberate noncompliance with any provision of this section or of a permit issued under this section may be grounds for suspension or termination of the permit if the ,secretary determines that such grounds exist and that suspension or termination is justified after the permittee has been given-- 7,a7 due notice2 7,b7 a reasonable opportunity to remedy the abandonment or noncompliance2 and 7,c7 an appropriate administrative proceeding pursuant to section #eed of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,misuse or nonuse of permit ,deliberate failure to use a permit for the purpose for which it was granted or renewed for any continuous two-year period shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of abandonment of the permit4 ,where the failure to use the permit is due to circumstances not within the permittee's control1 the ,secretary is not required to commence proceedings to suspend or terminate the permit4 7#d7 ,judicial review ,not later than #ij days after a final decision by the ,secretary under this subsection1 a permittee may file a suit to challenge that decision in the ,united ,states court of appeals for the circuit in which the ,federal land which is the subject of the permit is located4 ,such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit brought as provided in this subsection4 7f7 ,modifications ,the ,secretary may modify a permit issued under this section if the modification is agreed upon by the permittee and complies with this section4 ,any action taken by the ,secretary pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered a major ,federal action requiring a detailed statement under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aigj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774 7g7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,eligible ,federal lands ,the term eligible ,federal lands means-- 7,a7 ,federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,interior1 except-- 7i7 lands held in trust for a federal recognized ,indian tribe or a member of a federally recognized ,indian tribe2 and 7ii7 lands on the ,outer ,continental ,shelf2 and 7,b7 ,national ,forest ,system lands4 7#b7 ,facility ,the term facility-- 7,a7 includes such things as buildings1 pipelines1 and auxiliary or appurtenant facilities related to the construction1 operation1 and maintenance of the pipeline2 and 7,b7 does not include wells1 drills1 or drilling platforms4 7#c7 ,permittee ,the term permittee means the owner of a natural gas1 oil1 or petroleum products pipeline and the owner's successors or assigns4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as appropriate in regard the ,secretary with administrative jurisdiction over the ,federal lands involved4