,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjah,mr4  
,pe>ce 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (
 #bjje to cl>ify ! au?oriz$ categorical 
exclusions & au?orize additional        
categorical exclusions to /reaml9e ! oil
 & gas p]mitt+ process1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,common ,s5se ,p]mitt+     
,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,en]gy ,policy
 ,act ( #bjje ,section #cij ( ! ,en]gy  
,policy ,act ( #bjje1 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeidb7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7a7 
,,nepa review ,action by ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior 9 manag+ ! public l&s1 or !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 9 manag+       
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ,l&s1 ) respect to
 any ( ! activities describ$ 9          
subsection 7d7 %all be categorically    

exclud$ f any fur!r analysis &          
docum5tation "u ! ,national             
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 if ! activity  
is conduct$ pursuant to ! ,m9]al ,leas+ 
,act = ! purpose ( exploration or       
developm5t ( oil or gas4  7b7           
,categorical exclusion ,use ( a         
categorical exclusion creat$ 9 ?is      
section-- 7#a7 %all n require a f9d+ (  
no extraord9>y circum/ances2 &  7#b7    
%all be effective = ! full t]m ( !      
au?oriz$ p]mit or approval4  7c7        
,application ,?is section %all n apply  
to an action ( ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture on ,indian
 l&s or res\rces manag$ 9 tru/ = !      
b5efit ( ,indian ,tribes4  7d7          
,activities describ$ ,! activities      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are3 7#a7    
,re9/at+ a lease pursuant to section #ca
 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ahh74  7#b7 ,! foll[+ activities1      
provid$ t any new surface di/urbance is 
contigu\s ) ! footpr9t ( ! orig9al      

au?orization & does n exce$ #bj acres or
 ! acreage evaluat$ 9 a docum5t         
previ\sly prep>$ "u section #ajb7b77;,c7
 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi ) respect to su* activity1 
:i*ev] is great]3  7,a7 ,drill+ oil or  
gas wells at a well pad site at :i*     
drill+ has occurr$ previ\sly4  7,b7     
,expansion ( an exi/+ oil or gas well   
pad site to accommodate additional      
wells4  7,c7 ,expansion or modification 
( an exi/+ oil or gas well pad site1    
road1 pipel9e1 facilities1 or utilities 
submitt$ 9 a sundry notice4  7#c7       
,drill+ ( oil & gas wells at new well   
pad sites1 provid$ t ! new surface      
di/urbance does n exce$ #bj acres or !  
acreage evaluat$ 9 a docum5t previ\sly  
prep>$ "u section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !      
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi ) respect to su* activity1 :i*ev] 
is great]4  7#d7 ,con/ruction or        
realignm5t ( a road1 pipel9e1 or        
utilities )9 an exi/+ "r-(-way or )9 a  
"r-(-way corridor e/abli%$ 9 a l& use   

plan4  7#e7 ,! foll[+ activities :5     
conduct$ f non-,f$]al surface into      
f$]ally own$ m9]als1 provid$ t ! op]ator
 submits to ! ,secret>y conc]n$         
c]tification ( a surface use agreem5t ) 
! non-,f$]al l&[n]3  7,a7 ,drill+ oil or
 gas wells at a well pad site at :i*    
drill+ has occurr$ previ\sly4  7,b7     
,expansion ( an exi/+ oil or gas well   
pad site to accommodate additional      
wells4  7,c7 ,expansion or modification 
( an exi/+ oil or gas well pad site1    
road1 pipel9e1 facilities or utilities  
submitt$ 9 a sundry notice4  7#f7       
,drill+ ( oil or gas wells f non-,f$]al 
surface & non-,f$]al subsurface into    
,f$]al m9]al e/ate4  7#g7 ,con/ruction (
 up to #a mile ( new road on ,f$]al or  
non-,f$]al surface1 n to exce$ #b miles 
9 total4  7#h7 ,con/ruction ( up to #c  
miles ( individual pipel9es or          
utilities1 reg>dless ( surface own]%ip4 
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