,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas 7=     
himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4           
,ratcliffe1 & ,mr4 ,h5s>l+7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to limit claims "u ,f$]al law seek+    
judicial review ( any environm5tal      
impact /atem5t1 environm5tal review1 or 
au?orization = ! ,l[] ,bois d',arc      
,creek ,res]voir ,project 9 ,fann9      
,c\nty1 ,texas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,nor? ,texas ,wat] ,supply ,security    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,limitations on      
claims "u ,f$]al law seek+ judicial     
review ( any environm5tal impact        
/atem5t1 environm5tal review1 &_/or     
au?orization = ! ,l[] ,bois d',arc      
,creek ,res]voir ,project 9 ,fann9      
,c\nty1 ,texas  7a7 ,def9itions  7#a7   
,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$   

,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,au?orization ,! t]m
 au?orization means any lic5se1 p]mit1  
approval1 f9d+1 det]m9ation1            
c]tification1 or o!r adm9i/rative       
decision issu$ by an ag5cy or a ,/ate   
ag5cy act+ "u delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al    
au?ority t is requir$ or au?oriz$ "u    
,f$]al law 9 ord] to site1 con/ruct1    
recon/ruct1 or comm5ce op]ations ( !    
res]voir project4  7#c7 ,environm5tal   
impact /atem5t ,! t]m environm5tal      
impact /atem5t means ! detail$ /atem5t  
requir$ "u section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774    
7#d7 ,environm5tal review ,! t]m        
environm5tal review means proc$ures &   
processes conduct$ to comply ) section  
#ajb ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy
 ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74    
7#e7 ,project sponsor ,! t]m project    
sponsor means ! ,nor? ,texas ,municipal 
,wat] ,di/rict4  7#f7 ,res]voir project 
,! t]m res]voir project means ! ,l[]    
,bois d',arc ,creek ,res]voir ,project  

locat$ 9 ,fann9 ,c\nty1 ,texas1 propos$ 
= con/ruction by ! ,nor? ,texas         
,municipal ,wat] ,di/rict4  7b7         
,judicial review ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 a claim aris+ "u ,f$]al
 law seek+ judicial review ( any        
environm5tal impact /atem5t1            
environm5tal review1 &_/or au?orization 
issu$ by an ag5cy or a ,/ate ag5cy act+ 
"u delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al au?ority = !  
res]voir project %all be b>r$ unless--  
7#a7 ! action is fil$ n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] ! date ( publication 9 !      
,f$]al ,regi/] ( ! f9al record (        
decision or approval or1 unless a %ort] 
"t is specifi$ 9 ,f$]al law "u :i*      
judicial review is all[$2 &  7#b7 9 !   
case ( an action p]ta9+ to an           
environm5tal impact /atem5t =1          
environm5tal review (1 or au?orization =
 ! res]voir project1 ! action is fil$ by
 a p>ty t submitt$ a comm5t dur+ !      
public comm5t p]iod on ! revis$ draft   
environm5tal impact /atem5t = ! res]voir
 project4  7c7 ,sep>ate action ,! f9al  

ag5cy action t foll[s prep>ation ( a    
supplem5tal environm5tal impact /atem5t1
 if requir$1 %all be consid]$ a sep>ate 
f9al ag5cy action1 & ! deadl9e = fil+ a 
claim = judicial review %all be #fj days
 aft] ! date ( ! ,f$]al ,regi/] notice (
 ! f9al ag5cy action4  7d7 ,di/rict c\rt
 v5ue & deadl9e ,all actions relat$ to !
 res]voir project-- 7#a7 %all be br\ght 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !    
,ea/]n ,di/rict ( ,texas2 &  7#b7 %all  
be resolv$ z exp$iti\sly z possible4    
7e7 ,injunctive relief  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 addition to consid]+ any o!r applicable
 equitable factors1 9 any motion = a    
tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or any injunction 
aga9/ an ag5cy1 a ,/ate ag5cy act+ "u   
delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al au?ority or !    
project sponsor 9 connection ) review or
 au?orization ( ! res]voir project1 !   
c\rt %all--  7,a7 consid] ! pot5tial    
effects on public heal?1 safety1 & !    
environm5t1 & ! pot5tial = significant  
negative economic effects result+ f an  
ord] or injunction2  7,b7 n presume t ! 

h>ms describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 are    
rep>able2  7,c7 n waive or limit !      
requirem5ts ( ,f$]al ,rule ( ,civil     
,proc$ure #fe7;c7 z to any movant = a   
tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or injunction2 &  
7,d7 det]m9e ! am\nt ( security describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 9 ! same proce$+ 9  
:i* ! c\rt consid]s ! tempor>y re/ra9+  
ord] or any injunction4  7#b7 ,security 
,) respect to ! security describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a77;,c7-- 7,a7 an ord] grant+
 injunctive relief %all n be effective  
unless & until su* security has be5 po/$
 by ! movant2  7,b7 an ord] grant+      
injunctive relief %all require su*      
security to be po/$ )9 #ae cal5d> days  
or less f ! issuance ( ! ord]2 &  7,c7  
if ! movant fails to po/ su* security )9
 ! "t provid$ 9 an ord] grant+          
injunctive relief1 ! ord] grant+        
injunctive relief automatically         
t]m9ates4  7f7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 
?is section-- 7#a7 creates a "r to      
judicial review2  7#b7 sup]s$es1 am5ds1 
or modifies any ,f$]al /atute or affects

 ! responsibility ( any ,/ate or ,f$]al 
(fic] to comply ) or en=ce any /atute2  
7#c7 creates a presumption t ! res]voir 
project w be approv$ or favorably       
review$ by any ag5cy or a ,/ate ag5cy   
act+ "u delegat$ or o!r ,f$]al au?ority2
 or  7#d7 places any limit on fil+ a    
claim t a p]son has violat$ ! t]ms or   
conditions ( a p]mit1 lic5se1 approval1 
or c]tification4