,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfc  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#gcgj  ,report ,no4 #aah-efa  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #ae1 #bjbd ,mr4 ,curtis       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,june #bg1 #bjbd ,reported  
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,february #ae1 #bjbd  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,geothermal ,steam
 ,act of #aigj to establish a deadline  
for processing applications related to  
geothermal leasing4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,geothermal ,energy ,opportunity ,act or
 the ,,geo ,act4  #b4 ,effect of pending
 civil actions on processing            
applications related to geothermal      

leasing ,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 ,effect of pending  
civil actions on processing applications
 related to geothermal leasing  7#a7    
,requirement to process applications    
,notwithstanding the existence of any   
pending civil action that affects an    
application for a geothermal drilling   
permit1 sundry notice1 notice to        
proceed1 right-of-way1 or any other     
authorization under a valid existing    
geothermal lease1 the ,secretary shall1 
unless a ,united ,states ,federal court 
vacates or provides injunctive relief   
for the applicable geothermal lease1    
geothermal drilling permit1 sundry      
notice1 notice to proceed1 right-of-way1
 or other authorization1 approve and    
issue1 or deny1 each such application   
not later than #fj days after completing
 all requirements under applicable      
,federal laws and regulations1 including
 the ,national ,environmental ,policy   

,act of #aifi1 the ,endangered ,species 
,act of #aigc1 and division ,a of       
subtitle ,,iii of title #ed1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,no new authority  
for ,federal courts ,nothing in this    
subsection shall be construed as        
modifying any existing authority of a   
,federal court to vacate or provide     
injunctive relief for a geothermal      
lease1 geothermal drilling permit1      
sundry notice1 notice to proceed1       
right-of-way1 or other authorization4   
7#c7 ,definition of authorization ,in   
this subsection1 the term authorization 
means any license1 permit1 approval1    
finding1 determination1 or other        
administrative decision issued by a     
,federal agency1 or any interagency     
consultation1 that is required or       
authorized under ,federal law or        
regulations in order to site1 construct1
 reconstruct1 or commence operations of 
a geothermal project administered by a  
,federal agency4  4  ,june #bg1 #bjbd   
,reported with an amendment1 committed  

to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed