,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efh #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cja 
,report ,no4 #aai-fed ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #i1   
#bjbe,ms4 ,maloy introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,may #bj1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3   
,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4
 ,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 
,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mr4 ,fulcher1 and ,ms4
 ,elfreth  ,may #bj1 #bjbf;,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     
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  ,may #bj1          
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  

,union and ordered to be printed