,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fc #aaith   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fgg 
,report ,no4 #aai-hh ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #bc1   
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,may #e1 #bjbe,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
 ,january #bc1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
establish a process to expedite the     
review of appeals of certain decisions  
by the ,department of the ,interior4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,expedited ,appeals ,review ,act
 or the ,,eara4  #b4 ,expedited reviews 
7a7 ,request for expedited review ,a    
party that files an appeal of a         
,department of the ,interior decision   

described under section #d4a7;b77#b7 of 
title #dc1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations71 with the ,board of ,land  
,appeals may submit to the ,board of    
,land ,appeals written notice of such   
party's intent to seek expedited review 
of the appeal4 ,if a party submits such 
written notice1 the ,board of ,land     
,appeals shall issue a final decision on
 the appeal by not later than the date  
that is #f months after the date on     
which such written notice is received1  
except such deadline may not be earlier 
than the date that is #ah months after  
the date on which the appeal was        
initially filed with the ,board of ,land
 ,appeals4  7b7 ,no final decision ,if  
the ,board of ,land ,appeals does not   
issue a final decision on an appeal by  
the deadline described in subsection    
7a7-- 7#a7 the ,department of the       
,interior decision is deemed to be a    
final agency action for purposes of     
section #gjd of title #e1 ,united       

,states ,code2 and  7#b7 notwithstanding
 section #gjf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 judicial review of such  
decision shall be de novo4  7c7         
,applicability ,this section shall apply
 to any appeal described in subsection  
7a7 that-- 7#a7 is pending before the   
,board of ,land ,appeals as of the date 
of enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 is  
filed with the ,board of ,land ,appeals 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7d7 ,conflict ,in the event of a 
conflict between the deadline described 
in subsection 7a7 and a deadline under  
section #aae7;h7 of the ,federal ,oil   
and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of   
#aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agbd7;h77 or      
section #ebe7;b7 of the ,surface ,mining
 ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg
 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abge7;b771 the deadline
 described in subsection 7a7 shall      
control4  ,may #e1 #bjbe,reported with  
an amendment1 committed to the          
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 

printed