,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjac,mr4 ,k+/on introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on ,=eign     
,affairs1 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & ,natural 
,res\rces1 = 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 provide = ! exp$it$        
approval ( ! con/ruction1 op]ation1 &   
ma9t5ance ( ! ,key/one ,,xl pipel9e1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,approve ! ,pipel9e
 ,n[ ,act4  #b4 ,key/one ,,xl pipel9e & 
environm5tal impact /atem5t approval    
7a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all-- 7#a7 issue a   
,presid5tial p]mit approv+ ! pipel9e    
describ$ 9 ! application fil$ on ,may   
#d1 #bjab1 by ,trans,canada ,key/one    

,pipel9e1 ,l4,p4 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
= ! ,key/one ,,xl pipel9e1 z supplem5t$ 
to include ! ,nebraska r]\te evaluat$ 9 
! ,f9al ,evaluation ,report issu$ by !  
,nebraska ,dep>tm5t ( ,environm5tal     
,quality 9 ,janu>y #bjac & approv$ by ! 
,nebraska gov]nor2 &  7#b7 issue a f9al 
environm5tal impact /atem5t = su*       
pipel9e4  7b7 ,satisfaction (           
requirem5ts ,! f9al environm5tal impact 
/atem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b71  
c\pl$ ) ! ,f9al ,evaluation ,report     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 %all be  
consid]$ to satisfy all requirem5ts ( ! 
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 ( !
 ,national ,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj et seq471 & (       
section #g ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (
 #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74  7c7      
,consequ5ce ( failure ,to comply  7#a7  
,g5]al rule ,if ei!r ! ,presid5tial     
p]mit describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 or !
 environm5tal impact /atem5t describ$ 9 
subsection 7a77#b7 rema9s unissu$ ^u !  

expiration ( #cj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 until su* p]mit &  
environm5tal impact /atem5t are bo?     
issu$ no ,f$]al funds may be exp5d$ to  
pay m ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! sal>y ( any     
s5ior (ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4    
7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 s5ior (ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate    
means ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & any ,deputy 
,secret>y or ,"u ,secret>y at !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  #c4 ,associat$      
p]mits  7a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act--
 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all     
issue all p]mits associat$ ) ! pipel9e  
project describ$ 9 section #b7;a7 t 7   
appli$ = be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 includ+ a grant ( "r-(-way &      
tempor>y use p]mit "u section #bh ( !   
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ahe7 
& ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act
 ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 &
 any p]mit requir$ "u ! ,migratory ,bird
 ,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et    
seq472 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army    

%all issue all p]mits associat$ ) su*   
pipel9e project t 7 appli$ = be=e ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act "u section #djd (
 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd74  7b7 ,consequ5ce
 ( failure ,to comply  7#a7 ,g5]al rule 
,if any p]mit describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
rema9s unissu$ ^u ! expiration ( #cj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
until all su* p]mits are issu$ no ,f$]al
 funds may be exp5d$ to pay m ?an #ge   
p]c5t ( ! sal>y (-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a   
p]mit describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 any
 s5ior (ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a p]mit    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b71 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,army & ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y ( ! ,army = ,civil ,works4    
7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 s5ior (ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
& any ,deputy ,secret>y or ,"u ,secret>y
 at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4