,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bidi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #f1 #bjba,mr4  
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje &
 ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj to      
describe ! scope ( activities subject to
 a presumption ( ! applicability ( an   
exclusion "u ! ,national ,environm5tal  
,policy ,act ( #aifi4  #a4 ,,nepa review
 ( geo!rmal exploration or developm5t   
activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#cij7;b7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeidb7;b77 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,conv]sion
 ( an oil or gas well to a geo!rmal     
well4  4  7b7 ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act (    
#aigj ,! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj   
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cj4 ,,nepa 
review ( geo!rmal exploration or        
developm5t activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,action by ! ,secret>y 9 manag+ l&      

subject to geo!rmal leas+ "u ?is ,act ) 
respect to any ( ! activities describ$ 9
 subsection 7b7 %all be subject to a    
rebuttable presumption t ! use ( a      
categorical exclusion "u ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ,,nepa7 w\ld apply if !   
activity is conduct$ pursuant to ?is    
,act = ! purpose ( exploration or       
developm5t ( geo!rmal res\rces4  7b7    
,activities describ$ ,! activities      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 are ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,individual surface di/urbances ( 
less ?an #e acres1 on ! condition t--   
7,a7 ! total surface di/urbance on !    
lease is n great] ?an #aej acres2 &     
7,b7 site-specific analysis 9 a docum5t 
prep>$ pursuant to ,,nepa has be5       
previ\sly complet$4  7#b7 ,drill+ a     
geo!rmal well at a location or well pad 
site at :i* drill+ has occurr$ dur+ !   
#e-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( spudd+ !   
well4  7#c7 ,drill+ a geo!rmal well )9 a
 develop$ field = :i* an approv$ l& use 

plan or any environm5tal docum5t prep>$ 
pursuant to ,,nepa analyz$ ! drill+ z a 
reasonably =eseeable activity1 on !     
condition t ! l& use plan or            
environm5tal docum5t 0 approv$ dur+ !   
#e-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( spudd+ !   
well4  7#d7 ,placem5t ( a pipel9e or    
transmission l9e 9 an approv$ "r-(-way  
corridor1 on ! condition t ! corridor 0 
approv$ dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod prec$+ !    
date ( placem5t ( ! pipel9e or          
transmission l9e4  7#e7 ,ma9t5ance ( a  
m9or activity1 o!r ?an any con/ruction  
or major r5ovation ( a build+ or        
facility4  7#f7 ,conv]sion ( an oil or  
gas well to a geo!rmal well4  4