,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjbe ,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,barrasso7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to take certain actions with respect to 
certain qualified coal applications1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,combating ,obstruction ,against        
,leasing ,act of #bjbe or the ,,coal    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4  ,leasing for       
certain qualified coal applications  7a7
  ,definitions  ,in this section3 7#a7  
,coal lease ,the term coal lease means a
 lease entered into by the ,united      
,states as lessor1 through the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management1 and an applicant1 
as lessee1 on ,bureau of ,land          
,management ,form #cdjj-jab 7or a       
successor form74  7#b7  ,qualified      

application  ,the term qualified        
application means any application for a 
coal lease pending as of the date of    
enactment of this ,act submitted under  
the lease by application program        
administered by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management pursuant to the ,mineral    
,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et    
seq47 and subpart #cdbe of part #cdbj of
 title #dc1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 for which   
the environmental review process under  
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et   
seq47 has commenced as of that date of  
enactment4  7b7  ,mandatory leasing and 
other required approvals  ,as soon as   
practicable after the date of enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall--    
7#a7 with respect to each qualified     
application-- 7,a7 if not previously    
published for public comment1 publish-- 
7i7 a draft environmental assessment1 as
 required under the ,national           

,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 and  7ii7
 any applicable implementing            
regulations2  7,b7 finalize the fair    
market value of the coal tract for which
 the qualified application is pending2  
7,c7 take all intermediate actions      
necessary to grant the qualified        
application2 and  7,d7 grant the        
qualified application2 and  7#b7 with   
respect to previously awarded coal      
leases1 grant any additional approvals  
of the ,department of the ,interior or  
any bureau1 agency1 or division of the  
,department of the ,interior required   
for mining activities to commence4  #c4 
,future coal leasing  ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law1 ,secretarial
 ,order #ccch1 issued by the ,secretary 
of the ,interior on ,january #ae1 #bjaf 
7relating to the ,federal coal          
moratorium71 shall have no force or     
effect4