,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aib #aacth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aijj
 ,report ,no4 #aac-bfi ,,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  ,november #ah1               
#bjac;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,radel1 ,mr4 ,latta1   
,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,hall1 
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4    
,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,barton1 
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,terry1 ,mr4        
,harper1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,barletta1   
,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,sessions1 and ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south   
,carolina  ,november #ah1 #bjac,reported
 with an amendment1 committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     

printed in italic  ,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  #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 subsection3  7i7 7#a7 
,the ,commission shall approve or deny  
an application for a certificate of     
public convenience and necessity for a  
prefiled project not later than #ab     
months after receiving a complete       
application that is ready to be         
processed1 as defined by the ,commission
 by regulation4  7#b7 ,the agency       
responsible for issuing any license1    
permit1 or approval required under      
,federal law in connection with a       
prefiled 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#c7 ,the ,commission may
 extend the time period under paragraph 
7#b7 by #cj days if an agency           

demonstrates that it cannot otherwise   
complete the process required to approve
 or deny the license1 permit1 or        
approval1 and therefor will be compelled
 to deny the license1 permit1 or        
approval4 ,in granting an extension     
under this paragraph1 the ,commission   
may offer technical assistance to the   
agency as necessary to address          
conditions preventing the completion of 
the review of the application for the   
license1 permit1 or approval4  7#d7 ,if 
an agency described in paragraph 7#b7   
does not approve or deny the issuance of
 the license1 permit1 or approval within
 the time period specified under        
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 as applicable1  
such license1 permit1 or approval shall 
take effect upon the expiration of #cj  
days after the end of such period4 ,the 
,commission shall incorporate into the  
terms of such license1 permit1 or       
approval any conditions proffered by the
 agency described in paragraph 7#b7 that
 the ,commission does not find are      

inconsistent with the final             
environmental document4  7#e7 ,for      
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
prefiled project means a project for the
 siting1 construction1 expansion1 or    
operation of a natural gas pipeline with
 respect to which a prefiling docket    
number has been assigned by the         
,commission pursuant to a prefiling     
process established by the ,commission  
for the purpose of facilitating the     
formal application process for obtaining
 a certificate of public convenience and
 necessity4  4  ,november #ah1          
#bjac,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed