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Union Calendar No. 577 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5509 

[Report No. 118–682] 

To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Ms. PORTER (for herself and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DONALDS, Mrs. PELTOLA, Mr. MOLINARO, and Mr. 

CASTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 14, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the 

Interior, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electronic Permitting 

5 Modernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PERMIT ACCESSI7 BILITY. 

8 In order to improve the overall economy, efficiency, 

9 and management of operations and activities of the Depart10 ment of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘De11 partment’’), reduce paperwork, and provide high-quality 

12 services and access to the public, the Secretary of the Inte13 rior shall, to the extent practicable— 

14 (1) design and deliver modernized electronic per15 mitting systems to accept, process, and record appli16 cations (including plan submissions, payment activ17 ity, and other related correspondence) for permits, 

18 forms, and other paperwork required for activities 

19 regulated by the Department; 

20 (2) provide a centralized electronic permitting 

21 system online repository, available to the public on 

22 the Department’s website, that includes— 

23 (A) hyperlinks to facilitate navigation to all 

24 Department electronic permitting systems; and 


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1 (B) with respect to permits, the contact in2 formation for the appropriate Department em3 ployees providing assistance to State, Tribal, 

4 and local governments; and 

5 (3) provide to the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen8 ate periodic updates on the implementation of para9 graphs (1) and (2). 

10 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ENSURE CONSIST11 ENCY WITH THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT 

12 OF 2023. 

13 In developing the permitting systems required under 

14 section 2 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall en15 sure that the Department’s electronic permitting systems 

16 are consistent with the priorities identified in section 110 

17 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

18 U.S.C. 4336d) with respect to any permit that requires re19 view under that Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 577 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5509 

[Report No. 118–682] 

A BILL 

To modernize permitting systems at the 

Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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