#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#aijj  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide = !      
timely consid]ation ( all lic5ses1      
p]mits1 & approvals requir$ "u ,f$]al   
law ) respect to ! sit+1 con/ruction1   
expansion1 or op]ation ( any natural gas
 pipel9e projects4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,natural ,gas     
,pipel9e ,p]mitt+ ,re=m ,act4  #b4      
,regulatory approval ( natural gas      
pipel9e projects ,section #g ( !        
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;f7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7i7  7#a7 ,!    
,commission %all approve or d5y an      
application = a c]tificate ( public     
conv5i5ce & necessity = a prefil$       
project n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft]       
receiv+ a complete application t is     
ready to be process$1 z def9$ by !      
,commission by regulation4  7#b7 ,!     
ag5cy responsible = issu+ any lic5se1   
p]mit1 or approval requir$ "u ,f$]al law
 9 connection ) a prefil$ project = :i* 
a c]tificate ( public conv5i5ce &       

necessity is s\ght "u ?is ,act %all     
approve or d5y ! issuance ( ! lic5se1   
p]mit1 or approval n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! ,commission issues its f9al      
environm5tal docum5t relat+ to !        
project4  7#c7 ,! ,commission may ext5d 
! "t p]iod "u p>agraph 7#b7 by #cj days 
if an ag5cy demon/rates t x _c o!rwise  
complete ! process requir$ to approve or
 d5y ! lic5se1 p]mit1 or approval1 &    
!re= w be compell$ to d5y ! lic5se1     
p]mit1 or approval4 ,9 grant+ an        
ext5sion "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,commission 
may (f] te*nical assi/ance to ! ag5cy z 
necess>y to address conditions prev5t+ !
 completion ( ! review ( ! application =
 ! lic5se1 p]mit1 or approval4  7#d7 ,if
 an ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 does 
n approve or d5y ! issuance ( ! lic5se1 
p]mit1 or approval )9 ! "t p]iod        
specifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 z    
applicable1 su* lic5se1 p]mit1 or       
approval %all take effect ^u !          
expiration ( #cj days aft] ! end ( su*  
p]iod4 ,! ,commission %all incorporate  

into ! t]ms ( su* lic5se1 p]mit1 or     
approval any conditions pr(f]$ by !     
ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 t !      
,commission does n f9d are inconsi/5t ) 
! f9al environm5tal docum5t4  7#e7 ,=   
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m prefil$
 project means a project = ! sit+1      
con/ruction1 expansion1 or op]ation ( a 
natural gas pipel9e ) respect to :i* a  
prefil+ docket numb] has be5 assign$ by 
! ,commission pursuant to a prefil+     
process e/abli%$ by ! ,commission = !   
purpose ( facilitat+ ! =mal application 
process = obta9+ a c]tificate ( public  
conv5i5ce & necessity4  4  ,pass$ !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ba1   
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