,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,m>9o 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1  
,mr4 ,re$1 & ,mr4 ,turn]7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture to issue p]mits =          
rights-(-way1 tempor>y easem5ts1 or o!r 
necess>y au?orizations to facilitate    
natural gas1 oil1 & petroleum product   
pipel9es & relat$ facilities on eligible
 ,f$]al l&s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,en]gy ,infra/ructure ,improvem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,au?ority = natural gas & oil       
pipel9es  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any     
provision ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7cite71

 ! ,secret>y may issue p]mits =         
rights-(-way1 tempor>y easem5ts1 or o!r 
necess>y au?orizations to all[ a        
p]mittee to con/ruct1 op]ate1 ma9ta91   
exp&1 or modify a natural gas1 oil1 or  
petroleum products pipel9e & relat$     
facilities on eligible ,f$]al l&s4  7b7 
,t]ms & ,conditions ,a p]mit issu$ "u   
?is section %all be consi/5t ) ! laws & 
regulations g5]ally applicable to       
utility rights-(-way )9 ! respective    
eligible ,f$]al l& & subject to su* t]ms
 & conditions z ! ,secret>y deems       
appropriate4  7c7 ,fees  7#a7 ,p]mit fee
 ,! ,secret>y %all *>ge & reta9 a fee = 
any p]mit issu$ "u ?is section4 ,! fee  
%all be calculat$ to provide = recov]y (
 co/s incurr$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
associat$ ) process+1 issu+1 & monitor+ 
! p]mit4  7#b7 ,annual fee ,! ,secret>y 
%all *>ge an annual fee relat$ to ea*   
p]mit :i* requires paym5t1 9 advance1 ( 
! fair m>ket r5tal value ( p]mitt$ use z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,t]m  7#a7
 ,initial t]m ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e 

! initial fix$ t]m = a p]mit issu$ "u   
?is section1 tak+ into consid]ation !   
foll[+3  7,a7 ,! co/ ( plann+1 approval1
 con/ruction1 op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( ! 
pipel9e & its relat$ facility 79 t]ms ( 
"t & money74  7,b7 ,! useful life ( !   
pipel9e & its relat$ facility4  7,c7 ,! 
public or economic purpose s]v$ by !    
pipel9e & its relat$ facility4  7#b7    
,r5ewals ,! ,secret>y %all r5ew any     
"r-(-way issu$ "u ?is section1 9        
accordance ) ! provisions ( ?is section1
 if ! pipel9e & its relat$ facility is 9
 comm]cial op]ation & op]at$ & ma9ta9$ 9
 accordance ) ?is section & ! p]mit     
issu$ "u ?is section = t pipel9e & its  
relat$ facility4  7e7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may impose citations
 or f9es or susp5d or revoke any        
au?ority "u a p]mit issu$ "u ?is section
 = failure to comply ) or = violation ( 
any t]m or condition ( ! p]mit4  7#b7   
,susp5sion or t]m9ation ( ! "r-(-way    
,ab&onm5t ( a p]mit or delib]ate        
noncompliance ) any provision ( ?is     

section or ( a p]mit issu$ "u ?is       
section may be gr\nds = susp5sion or    
t]m9ation ( ! p]mit if ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es t su* gr\nds exi/ & t susp5sion
 or t]m9ation is ju/ifi$ aft] ! p]mittee
 has be5 giv5--  7,a7 due notice2  7,b7 
a reasonable opportunity to rem$y !     
ab&onm5t or noncompliance2 &  7,c7 an   
appropriate adm9i/rative proce$+        
pursuant to section #eed ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,misuse or   
nonuse ( p]mit ,delib]ate failure to use
 a p]mit = ! purpose = :i* x 0 grant$ or
 r5ew$ = any cont9u\s two-ye> p]iod %all
 con/itute a rebuttable presumption (   
ab&onm5t ( ! p]mit4 ,:]e ! failure to   
use ! p]mit is due to circum/ances n )9 
! p]mittee's control1 ! ,secret>y is n  
requir$ to comm5ce proce$+s to susp5d or
 t]m9ate ! p]mit4  7#d7 ,judicial review
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] a f9al       
decision by ! ,secret>y "u ?is          
subsection1 a p]mittee may file a suit  
to *all5ge t decision 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
c\rt ( appeals = ! circuit 9 :i* !      

,f$]al l& :i* is ! subject ( ! p]mit is 
locat$4 ,su* c\rt %all h jurisdiction to
 he> & det]m9e any suit br\ght z provid$
 9 ?is subsection4  7f7 ,modifications  
,! ,secret>y may modify a p]mit issu$ "u
 ?is section if ! modification is agre$ 
^u by ! p]mittee & complies ) ?is       
section4 ,any action tak5 by ! ,secret>y
 pursuant to ?is subsection %all n be   
consid]$ a major ,f$]al action requir+ a
 detail$ /atem5t "u section #ajb7b77;,c7
 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aigj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#dccb7b77;,c774  7g7 ,def9itions ,=     
purposes ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,eligible 
,f$]al l&s ,! t]m eligible ,f$]al l&s   
means--  7,a7 ,f$]al l&s "u !           
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior1 except--  7i7 l&s held 9  
tru/ = a f$]al recogniz$ ,indian tribe  
or a memb] ( a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian
 tribe2 &  7ii7 l&s on ! ,out]          
,cont95tal ,%elf2 &  7,b7 ,national ,=e/
 ,sy/em l&s4  7#b7 ,facility ,! t]m     
facility--  7,a7 includes su* ?+s z     

build+s1 pipel9es1 & auxili>y or        
appurt5ant facilities relat$ to !       
con/ruction1 op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( !  
pipel9e2 &  7,b7 does n include wells1  
drills1 or drill+ plat=ms4  7#c7        
,p]mittee ,! t]m p]mittee means ! own] (
 a natural gas1 oil1 or petroleum       
products pipel9e & ! own]'s successors  
or assigns4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m      
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 z       
appropriate 9 reg>d ! ,secret>y )       
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ov] ! ,f$]al  
l&s involv$4