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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eeji
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fhb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1    
#bjbc,ms4 ,port] 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,la,malfa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,septemb] #ag1               
#bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,donalds1 ,mrs4 ,peltola1 ,mr4 ,mol9>o1 
& ,mr4 ,ca/5  ,septemb] #ag1            
#bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,septemb] #ad1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
mod]nize p]mitt+ sy/ems at ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,electronic ,p]mitt+ ,mod]nization ,act4
  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior p]mit      
accessibility ,9 ord] to improve !      
ov]all economy1 effici5cy1 & managem5t (

 op]ations & activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
,dep>tm5t71 r$uce pap]work1 & provide   
high-quality s]vices & access to !      
public1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all1  
to ! ext5t practicable-- 7#a7 design &  
deliv] mod]niz$ electronic p]mitt+      
sy/ems to accept1 process1 & record     
applications 7includ+ plan submissions1 
paym5t activity1 & o!r relat$           
correspond5ce7 = p]mits1 =ms1 & o!r     
pap]work requir$ = activities regulat$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 provide a         
c5traliz$ electronic p]mitt+ sy/em onl9e
 repository1 available to ! public on ! 
,dep>tm5t's website1 t includes-- 7,a7  
hyp]l9ks to facilitate navigation to all
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7,b7 ) respect to p]mits1 ! contact     
in=mation = ! appropriate ,dep>tm5t     
employees provid+ assi/ance to ,/ate1   
,tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts2 &  7#c7     
provide to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural       

,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate p]iodic updates on 
! implem5tation ( p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74
  #c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5t to ensure         
consi/5cy ) ! ,fiscal ,responsibility   
,act ( #bjbc ,9 develop+ ! p]mitt+      
sy/ems requir$ "u section #b ( ?is ,act1
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! ,dep>tm5t's electronic p]mitt+ sy/ems 
are consi/5t ) ! priorities id5tifi$ 9  
section #aaj ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
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#dccf;d7 ) respect to any p]mit t       
requires review "u t ,act4  ,septemb]   
#ag1 #bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
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