Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 7, strike ``30'' and insert ``90''. Page 4, strike lines 17 through 23 and insert the following: ``(2) Decision.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which an applicant submits a complete application for a geothermal drilling permit under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall-- ``(A) grant or deny the application, if the requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other applicable law have been completed; or ``(B) defer the decision on the application and provide to the applicant notice-- ``(i) that specifies steps that the applicant can take for the decision on the application to be issued; and ``(ii) of a list of actions that need to be taken by the agency in order to comply with applicable law, and timelines and deadlines for completing those actions.''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1576, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
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