,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself and ,mr4   
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,department of ,energy as the lead     
agency for coordinating all requirements
 under ,federal law with respect to     
eligible clean coal and advanced coal   
technology generating projects1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,coordination of   
clean coal and advanced coal technology 
generating projects  7a7 ,definition of 
eligible project ,in this section1 the  
term eligible project means-- 7#a7 any  
project undertaken to install and       
operate an advanced carbon capture and  
storage technology or carbon capture    
utilization and storage technology at a 
new or existing steam generating unit2  
or  7#b7 any project designed to        
increase the efficiency of converting   

coal to useful energy or to a feedstock 
for the manufacture of other products4  
7b7 ,lead agency ,the ,department of    
,energy shall be the lead agency for the
 purposes of coordinating all           
requirements under ,federal law with    
respect to eligible projects1 including 
any requirements of--  7#a7 the ,clean  
,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472
  7#b7 the ,federal ,water ,pollution   
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et   
seq472  7#c7 the ,endangered ,species   
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et   
seq472  7#d7 the ,national              
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 and  7#e7
 the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq474  7c7         
,schedule ,in carrying out subsection   
7b71 the ,secretary of ,energy shall    
establish a schedule for all ,federal   
authorizations with respect to each     
eligible project1 including by--  7#a7  
setting binding intermediate milestones 
and deadlines to ensure expeditious     

completion of all proceedings and final 
action on all ,federal authorizations   
relating to the eligible project2  7#b7 
requiring that all permit decisions and 
related environmental reviews under     
applicable ,federal law shall be        
completed not later than #a year after  
the date on which a complete application
 for each environmental review is       
submitted1 or as soon as practicable    
thereafter2 and  7#c7 coordinating1 to  
the maximum extent practicable1 any     
,state permitting and environmental     
requirements4  7d7 ,memoranda of        
understanding ,to streamline and        
expedite review of ,federal             
authorizations for eligible projects1   
the ,secretary of ,energy shall--  7#a7 
enter into memoranda of understanding   
with applicable ,federal agencies2  7#b7
 facilitate a pre-application review    
process with applicable ,federal        
agencies2 and  7#c7 consolidate all     
environmental reviews of the eligible   
project into a single environmental     

review document4  7e7 ,judicial review  
,with respect to an application for     
,federal authorization relating to an   
eligible project1 the applicable        
,federal circuit court may review and   
remedy--  7#a7 any failure by a ,federal
 agency to complete action on the       
application by the date that is #a year 
after the date on which the complete    
application was submitted to the agency2
 and  7#b7 any issuance of an action or 
order by a ,federal agency with respect 
to the application that is inconsistent 
with applicable ,federal law4