,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,m>9o 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4   
,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,coll9s ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,amodei7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d *apt] #g ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 to provide = c]ta9        
limitations on judicial review ( ag5cy  
actions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p]mitt+
 ,litigation ,effici5cy ,act ( #bjah4   
#b4 ,limitations on judicial review (   
ag5cy actions ,section #gjf ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ ,to ! ext5t & ins]t+ 7a7 ,to !   
ext5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7b7 ,a c\rt %all presume a     
delay 9 f9al action on an application = 
,f$]ally-requir$ p]mits to be an        
unreasonable delay = purposes (         
subsection 7a7 if f9al action on all    
p]mits appli$ = is n tak5 be=e-- 7#a7 ! 

date = f9al action e/abli%$ 9 a s*$ule  
set by an (ficial designat$ by !        
,presid5t1 provid$ t su* s*$ule is      
e/abli%$ n lat] ?an #fj days ( ! fil+ ( 
! complet$ application & includes1 9    
addition to su* date = f9al action1 a   
date prior to su* date = ! f9al         
det]m9ation ( ! scope ( any /atutorily  
requir$ environm5tal review2 or  7#b7 9 
! abs5ce ( su* a date = f9al action on !
 application1 ! date t is #b ye>s aft] !
 date ! complet$ application 0 fil$1 o!r
 ?an 9 accordance )-- 7,a7 a timetable  
"u section #dajjc7;c77#b7 ( ! ,fix+     
,am]ica's ,surface ,transportation ,act2
  7,b7 section #aci ( title #bc1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2 or  7,c7 section #bjde ( !
 ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t ,act (     
#bjjg4  7c7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 judicial review ( any p]mitt+     
det]m9ation = a p]mit describ$ 9        
subsection 7b7 %all be b>r$ unless !    
action is fil$ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! f9al record ( decision or   
approval or d5ial ( ! p]mit1 unless a   

diff]5t "t is o!rwise specifi$ 9 law4 ,9
 any action seek+ judicial review ( su* 
a det]m9ation1 su* review %all be limit$
 only to matt]s t 7 includ$ 9 any record
 ( ! proce$+ ( ! ag5cy t p]ta9 to !     
issuance ( ! p]mit1 includ+ ! f9al      
det]m9ation ( ! scope ( any environm5tal
 review4  4  #c4 ,issuance ( re/ra9+    
ord]s & injunctions  7a7 ,prelim9>y     
injunctions or tempor>y re/ra9+ ord]s   
,section #gje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,:5 an 
ag5cy & ins]t+ 7a7 ,:5 an ag5cy2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,9 any 
action seek+ review ( a det]m9ation to  
issue a p]mit1 if a p>ty moves = a      
tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or prelim9>y      
injunction p]ta9+ to ! p]mit or !       
p]mitt$ activity1 ! c\rt1 9 addition to 
any o!r applicable equitable            
consid]ations-- 7#a7 %all consid]1 9    
assess+ ! balance ( ! equities & !      
public int]e/1 ! pot5tial b5eficial &   
h>mful effects result+ f su* an ord] or 
injunction on public heal?1 safety1 !   

environm5t1 & economic int]e/s1 includ+ 
9 areas t w be affect$ by ! p]mitt$     
activity & on ! employm5t ( ,unit$      
,/ates work]s2  7#b7 may n presume t any
 h>ms id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7
 are rep>able2  7#c7 may condition su*  
an ord] or injunction ^u ! paym5t by !  
p>ty seek+ su* ord] or injunction ( a   
bond equal to an am\nt n to exce$       
#e1jjj1jjj or a less]1 b mat]ial1       
p]c5tage ( ! reasonably anticipat$ co/s 
( delay ( ! project = :i* ! p]mit or    
p]mits 7 appli$2 &  7#d7 may n issue a  
tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] unless ! p>ty     
seek+ ! ord] %[s t x 0 n reasonably     
possible to seek a prelim9>y injunction 
at an e>li] date4  4  7b7 ,p]man5t      
injunctions ,section #gjf ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by ?is     
,act1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7d7 ,9 any action seek+ review 
( a det]m9ation to issue a p]mit1 if a  
p>ty moves = a re/ra9+ ord] or          
injunction p]ta9+ to ! p]mit or !       
p]mitt$ activity1 ! c\rt1 9 addition to 

consid]+ any o!r applicable equitable   
factors1 %all issue su* ord] only if x  
is det]m9$ to be 9 ! public int]e/1 &   
%all1 9 mak+ su* det]m9ation1 consid]-- 
7#a7 ! environm5tal b5efits ( ! p]mitt$ 
activity2 &  7#b7 ! co/s1 includ+       
detrim5tal effects on ! environm5t1 (   
any delay 9 und]tak+ ! p]mitt$ activity4
  7e7 ,! c\rt may preclude recov]y by a 
p]mit applicant on a bond requir$ "u    
section #gje7;b77#c7 if ! c\rt det]m9es 
! action 0 sub/antially ju/ifi$4  4