,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #addi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjbc,mr4    
,ful*] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj to increase
 ! frequ5cy ( lease sales1 to require   
replacem5t sales1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,committ+ ,leases = ,en]gy ,access ,n[  
,act or ! ,,clean ,act4  #b4 ,geo!rmal  
leas+  7a7 ,annual leas+ ,section #d7;b7
 ( ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ #b ye>s & ins]t+
 ye>2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c7
 & 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#e7 & 7#f71        
respectively2 &  7#c7 aft] p>agraph     
7#b71 by ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7         
,replacem5t ,sales ,if a lease sale "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 = a ye> is cancel$ or     
delay$1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all   
conduct a replacem5t sale dur+ ! same   
ye>4  7#d7 ,requirem5t ,9 conduct+ a    

lease sale "u p>agraph 7#b7 9 a ,/ate   
describ$ 9 t p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior %all (f] all nom9at$ p>cels    
eligible = geo!rmal developm5t &        
utilization "u ! res\rce managem5t plan 
9 effect = ! ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,deadl9es = 
consid]ation ( geo!rmal drill+ p]mits   
,section #d ( ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act (  
#aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,deadl9es =
 consid]ation ( geo!rmal drill+ p]mits  
7#a7 ,notice ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives an    
application = any geo!rmal drill+ p]mit1
 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 provide writt5 
notice to ! applicant t ! application is
 complete2 or  7,b7 notify ! applicant t
 in=mation is miss+ & specify any       
in=mation t is requir$ to be submitt$ = 
! application to be complete4  7#b7     
,issuance ( decision ,if ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es t an application = a geo!rmal  
drill+ p]mit is complete "u p>agraph    
7#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y %all issue a f9al
 decision on ! application n lat] ?an   

#cj days aft] ! ,secret>y notifies !    
applicant t ! application is complete4  
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