,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,gray 7= himself & ,mr4 ,co/a7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces   
,a ,,bill  ,to optimize ! environm5tal  
review process = ,c5tral ,valley        
,project p]mits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,build ,n[ ,act4  #b4 ,c5tral ,valley   
,project ,environm5tal ,review ,timel9e 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 if a f$]ally issu$ p]mit = a     
,,cvp enhancem5t project requires an    
environm5tal review1 ! environm5tal     
review %all be complet$ n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! p]mit          
application is submitt$ by ! p]mit      
applicant4  7b7  ,failure ,to meet      
deadl9e  ,if ! ag5cy responsible = c>ry+
 out an environm5tal review describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 is unable to meet !      
timel9e "u t subsection1 ! head ( !     
ag5cy issu+ ! applicable p]mit %all--   

7#a7 ) ! approval ( ! p]mit applicant1  
grant an ext5sion = ! environm5tal      
review2 or  7#b7 d5y ! p]mit4  7c7      
,action aft] d5ial  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an   
applicant = a p]mit t is d5i$ due to a  
failure to meet ! timel9e "u ?is section
 may re-apply = ! p]mit at any "t aft] !
 d5ial is issu$4  7#b7 ,lead ag5cy ,if  
an applicant re-applies = a p]mit "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! head ( ! ag5cy         
responsible = c>ry+ out ! environm5tal  
review requir$ "u ! previ\s application 
%all furni% to ! applicant1 to ! ext5t  
p]mitt$ by law1 any in=mation ga!r$ z "p
 (1 or relat$ to1 su* environm5tal      
review to facilitate an exp$it$         
environm5tal review = ! new application4
  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7    
,,cvp enhancem5t project ,! t]m ,,cvp   
enhancem5t project means a project ) a  
prim>y purpose ( support+1 enhanc+1 or  
ma9ta9+ ! ,c5tral ,valley ,project &    
relat$ infra/ructure1 includ+-- 7,a7    
gr\ndwat] re*>ge projects2  7,b7 aquif] 
/orage projects2 &  7,c7 wat] s\rce     

sub/itution projects4  7#b7             
,environm5tal review ,! t]m environm5tal
 review means fulfill+ ! requirem5ts    
applicable to a ,,cvp enhancem5t project
 p]mit "u ! ,national ,environm5tal     
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcca et seq47 & section #g ( !         
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74