,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aijj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4  
,pompeo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,matheson1   
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4    
,johnson of ,ohio7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the timely   
consideration of all licenses1 permits1 
and approvals required under ,federal   
law with respect to the siting1         
construction1 expansion1 or operation of
 any natural gas pipeline projects4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,natural ,gas ,pipeline ,permitting
 ,reform ,act4  #b4 ,regulatory approval
 of natural gas pipeline projects       
,section #g of the ,natural ,gas ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;f7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsections3  7i7 ,the ,commission shall
 approve or deny a certificate of public
 convenience and necessity that is      
sought under this ,act not later than   

#ab months after providing public notice
 of the application4  7j7 7#a7 ,the     
agency responsible for issuing any      
license1 permit1 or approval required   
under ,federal law in connection with   
the siting1 construction1 expansion1 or 
operation of any natural gas pipeline   
project for which a certificate of      
public convenience and necessity is     
sought under this ,act shall approve or 
deny the issuance of the license1       
permit1 or approval not later than #ij  
days after the ,commission issues its   
final environmental document relating to
 the project4  7#b7 ,an agency may      
request that the ,commission extend the 
time period under paragraph 7#a7 by #cj 
days4 ,the ,commission shall grant such 
extension if the agency demonstrates    
that the extension is necessary because 
of unforeseen circumstances beyond the  
control of the agency4  7#c7 ,if an     
agency described in paragraph 7#a7 does 
not approve or deny the issuance of the 
license1 permit1 or approval within the 

time period specified under para-graph  
7#a7 or 7#b71 as applicable1 such       
license1 permit1 or approval shall go   
into effect4  4