,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,herrera ,beutler 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,schrader7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #bjjj to allow certain private       
entities to receive expedited permits4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,timely ,permitting             
,accessibility ,act4  #b4 ,funding to   
process permits ,section #bad7;a7 of the
 ,water ,resources ,development ,act of 
#bjjj 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja note7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,private entity ,the term private entity
 includes a business association1 a     
cooperative of businesses1 associations1
 or individuals4  2  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#b7 by inserting private entity1 after 
public entity2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c7--

  7,a7 by striking 7#c7 ,limitation for 
public-utility and natural gas          
companies4 and inserting the following3 
7#c7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,limitation for 
public-utility and natural gas companies
  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7,b7 ,limitation for private
 entities ,the authority provided under 
paragraph 7#b7 to a private entity shall
 expire on the date that is #aj years   
after the date of enactment of this     
subparagraph4  2 and  7#d7 in paragraph 
7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking 7#e7 ,,gao      
,study4-- and inserting the following3  
7#e7 ,,gao studies  7,a7                
,public-utilities and natural gas       
companies  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7,b7 ,private       
entities ,not later than #g years after 
the date of enactment of this           
subparagraph1 the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states shall carry out a
 study of the implementation by the     
,secretary of the authority provided    
under paragraph 7#b7 to private         

entities4  4