,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fag  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#addi  ,report ,no4 #aah-gcj  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#h1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,fulcher introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,november #ab1 #bjbd ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,geothermal ,steam ,act of #aigj to     
increase the frequency of lease sales1  
to require replacement sales1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,committing    
,leases for ,energy ,access ,now ,act or
 the ,,clean ,act4  #b4 ,geothermal     
leasing  7a7 ,annual leasing ,section   
#d7;b7 of the ,geothermal ,steam ,act of
 #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7;b77 is     
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
striking #b years and inserting year2   
7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7   
and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71   

respectively2 and  7#c7 after paragraph 
7#b71 by inserting the following3  7#c7 
,replacement ,sales ,if a lease sale    
under paragraph 7#a7 for a year is      
canceled or delayed1 the ,secretary of  
the ,interior shall conduct a           
replacement sale during the same year4  
7#d7 ,requirement ,in conducting a lease
 sale under paragraph 7#b7 in a ,state  
described in that paragraph1 the        
,secretary of the ,interior shall offer 
all nominated parcels eligible for      
geothermal development and utilization  
under the resource management plan in   
effect for the ,state4  4  7b7          
,deadlines for consideration of         
geothermal drilling permits ,section #d 
of the ,geothermal ,steam ,act of #aigj 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,deadlines for consideration of         
geothermal drilling permits  7#a7       
,notice ,not later than #cj days after  
the date on which the ,secretary        
receives an application for any         

geothermal drilling permit1 the         
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 provide written 
notice to the applicant that the        
application is complete2 or  7,b7 notify
 the applicant that information is      
missing and specify any information that
 is required to be submitted for the    
application to be complete4  7#b7       
,issuance of decision ,if the ,secretary
 determines that an application for a   
geothermal drilling permit is complete  
under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the          
,secretary shall issue a final decision 
on the application not later than #cj   
days after the ,secretary notifies the  
applicant that the application is       
complete4  4  ,november #ab1 #bjbd      
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed