,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,b>rasso introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide       
c]ta9ty ) respect to ! tim+ ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,en]gy decisions to approve or d5y    
applications to export natural gas1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,lng ,p]mitt+ ,c]ta9ty
 & ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,action on    
applications to export liquefi$ natural 
gas  7a7 ,decision deadl9e ,= proposals 
t mu/ also obta9 au?orization f ! ,f$]al
 ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission or !    
,m>itime ,adm9i/ration to site1         
con/ruct1 exp&1 or op]ate liquefi$      
natural gas export facilities1 !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all issue a f9al       
decision on any application = !         
au?orization to export natural gas "u   
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act   

7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a77 n lat] ?an #de
 days aft] ! lat] (--  7#a7 ! conclusion
 ( ! review to site1 con/ruct1 exp&1 or 
op]ate ! liquefi$ natural gas export    
facilities requir$ by ! ,national       
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or  7#b7 !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7        
,conclusion ( review ,= purposes (      
subsection 7a71 review requir$ by !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 %all
 be consid]$ conclud$ :5 ! lead ag5cy-- 
7#a7 = a project requir+ an             
,environm5tal ,impact ,/atem5t1 publi%es
 a ,f9al ,environm5tal ,impact ,/atem5t2
  7#b7 = a project = :i* an             
,environm5tal ,assessm5t has be5 prep>$1
 publi%es a ,f9d+ ( ,no ,significant    
,impact2 or  7#c7 det]m9es t an         
application is eligible = a categorical 
exclusion pursuant to ,national         
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 implem5t+      
regulations4  7c7 ,judicial review  7#a7

 ,9 g5]al ,except = review 9 ! ,supreme 
,c\rt1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals 
= ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,circuit or !  
circuit 9 :i* ! liquefi$ natural gas    
export facility w be locat$ pursuant to 
an application describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 %all h orig9al & exclusive jurisdiction
 ov] any civil action = ! review (--    
7,a7 an ord] issu$ by ! ,secret>y )     
respect to su* application2 or  7,b7 !  
failure ( ! ,secret>y to issue a f9al   
decision on su* application4  7#b7 ,ord]
 ,if ! ,c\rt 9 a civil action describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 f9ds t ! ,secret>y has   
fail$ to issue a f9al decision on !     
application z requir$ "u subsection 7a71
 ! ,c\rt %all ord] ! ,secret>y to issue 
! f9al decision n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! ord] ( ! ,c\rt4  7#c7 ,exp$it$       
consid]ation ,! ,c\rt %all-- 7,a7 set   
any civil action br\ght "u ?is          
subsection = exp$it$ consid]ation2 &    
7,b7 set ! matt] on ! docket z soon z   
practicable aft] ! fil+ date ( ! initial
 plead+4  7#d7 ,transf]s ,9 ! case ( an 

application describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = 
:i* a petition = review has be5 fil$--  
7,a7 ^u motion by an applicant1 ! matt] 
%all be transf]r$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia ,circuit or ! circuit 9 :i* a 
liquefi$ natural gas export facility w  
be locat$ pursuant to an application    
describ$ 9 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural  
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a772 &  
7,b7 ! provisions ( ?is section %all    
apply4