,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,mal9[ski 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new 
,hamp%ire1 & ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,natural ,gas ,act ) 
respect to ! rehe>+ process1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,l&[n]s' ,"r to ,due       
,process 9 ,rehe>+s at ,,f]c ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,natural ,gas ,act rehe>+s  
,section #ai7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagr7a77 is am5d$ to    
read z foll[s3  7a7 ,rehe>+s  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,any p]son1 ,/ate1 municipality1  
or ,/ate commission aggriev$ by an ord] 
issu$ by ! ,commission 9 a proce$+ "u   
?is ,act to :i* su* p]son1 ,/ate1       
municipality1 or ,/ate commission is a  
p>ty may apply = a rehe>+ )9 #cj days   
aft] ! issuance ( su* ord]4 ,!          
application = rehe>+ %all set =?        
specifically ! gr\nd or gr\nds ^u :i*   

su* application is bas$4 ,^u su*        
application ! ,commission %all h p[] to 
grant or d5y rehe>+ or to abrogate or   
modify its ord] )\t fur!r he>+4 ,no     
proce$+ to review any ord] ( !          
,commission %all be br\ght by any p]son 
unless su* p]son %all h made application
 to ! ,commission = a rehe>+ !reon4     
,until ! record 9 a proce$+ %all h be5  
fil$ 9 a c\rt ( appeals1 z provid$ 9    
subsection 7b71 ! ,commission may at any
 "t1 ^u reasonable notice & 9 su* mann] 
z x %all deem prop]1 modify or set      
aside1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 any f9d+ or ord] 
made or issu$ by x "u ! provisions ( ?is
 ,act4  7#b7 ,deadl9e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! 
,commission %all act on ! m]its ( an    
application fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 by !  
date t is #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
applicable ord] is issu$4  7,b7 ,lack ( 
quorum ,if ! ,commission fails to act on
 ! m]its ( an application fil$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 by ! date t is #ij days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! applicable ord] is 

issu$ because ! ,commission lacks a     
quorum on su* date1 ! ,commission %all  
act on ! m]its ( ! application by ! date
 t is #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !     
,commission e/abli%es a quorum4  7,c7   
,failure to act ,if ! ,commission fails 
to act on ! m]its ( an application fil$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 by ! applicable deadl9e
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 !         
application %all be deem$ to be d5i$4   
7#c7 ,c]ta9 ord]s  7,a7 ,prohibition ,) 
respect to an ord] issu$ "u section #c  
or #g1 dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod-- 7i7 !       
,commission may n au?orize any          
con/ruction-relat$ activity t is relat$ 
to ! ord]2 &  7ii7 not)/&+ section      
#g7;h71 a hold] ( a c]tificate ( public 
conv5i5ce & necessity t is ! subject ( !
 ord] may n ex]cise ! "r ( em95t doma9  
to acquire l& or o!r prop]ty to c>ry out
 an activity au?oriz$ by ! ord]4  7,b7  
,cov]$ p]iod ,= purposes ( subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! t]m cov]$ p]iod means ! p]iod t 
beg9s on ! date on :i* ! applicable ord]
 is issu$ & ends-- 7i7 on ! date t is   

#cj days aft] su* date1 if no           
application = rehe>+ ) respect to ! ord]
 is fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 by su* date2  
or  7ii7 if su* an application is s     
fil$1 on ! date on :i* ! ,commission act
 on ! m]its ( ! application1 or !       
application is deem$ to be d5i$1 z      
applicable4  4