,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,barrasso introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide certainty with respect to the   
timing of ,department of ,energy        
decisions to approve or deny            
applications to export natural gas1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,lng    
,permitting ,certainty and ,transparency
 ,act4  #b4 ,action on applications to  
export liquefied natural gas  7a7       
,decision deadline ,for proposals that  
must also obtain authorization from the 
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 or the ,maritime ,administration to    
site1 construct1 expand1 or operate     
liquefied natural gas export facilities1
 the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to 
in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall   
issue a final decision on any           

application for the authorization to    
export natural gas under section #c7;a7 
of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gag;b7a77 not later than #de days     
after the later of--  7#a7 the          
conclusion of the review to site1       
construct1 expand1 or operate the       
liquefied natural gas export facilities 
required by the ,national ,environmental
 ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dcba et seq472 or  7#b7 the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,conclusion
 of review ,for purposes of subsection  
7a71 review required by the ,national   
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 shall be  
considered concluded when the lead      
agency--  7#a7 for a project requiring  
an ,environmental ,impact ,statement1   
publishes a ,final ,environmental       
,impact ,statement2  7#b7 for a project 
for which an ,environmental ,assessment 
has been prepared1 publishes a ,finding 
of ,no ,significant ,impact2 or  7#c7   
determines that an application is       

eligible for a categorical exclusion    
pursuant to ,national ,environmental    
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 implementing regulations4
  7c7 ,judicial review  7#a7 ,in general
 ,except for review in the ,supreme     
,court1 the ,united ,states ,court of   
,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia 
,circuit or the circuit in which the    
liquefied natural gas export facility   
will be located pursuant to an          
application described in subsection 7a7 
shall have original and exclusive       
jurisdiction over any civil action for  
the review of--  7,a7 an order issued by
 the ,secretary with respect to such    
application2 or  7,b7 the failure of the
 ,secretary to issue a final decision on
 such application4  7#b7 ,order ,if the 
,court in a civil action described in   
paragraph 7#a7 finds that the ,secretary
 has failed to issue a final decision on
 the application as required under      
subsection 7a71 the ,court shall order  
the ,secretary to issue the final       

decision not later than #cj days after  
the order of the ,court4  7#c7          
,expedited consideration ,the ,court    
shall-- 7,a7 set any civil action       
brought under this subsection for       
expedited consideration2 and  7,b7 set  
the matter on the docket as soon as     
practicable after the filing date of the
 initial pleading4  7#d7 ,transfers ,in 
the case of an application described in 
subsection 7a7 for which a petition for 
review has been filed--  7,a7 upon      
motion by an applicant1 the matter shall
 be transferred to the ,united ,states  
,court of ,appeals for the ,district of 
,columbia ,circuit or the circuit in    
which a liquefied natural gas export    
facility will be located pursuant to an 
application described in section #c7;a7 
of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gag;b7a772 and  7,b7 the provisions of
 this section shall apply4