To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires Interior and Agriculture Secretaries to notify right-of-way applicants within 90 days whether their application is complete or what information is missing.
Who Benefits and How
Right-of-way applicants get faster response on application status. Infrastructure projects gain predictability. Permitting timeline transparency improves.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Interior and Agriculture must respond within 90 days. Agencies must specify missing information.
Key Provisions
- 90-day deadline for completeness determination
- Must specify missing information if incomplete
- Covers FLPMA and Mineral Leasing Act rights-of-way
- Applies to public lands and National Forest System lands
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires 90-day response on right-of-way applications
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Speed up right-of-way application processing through deadlines"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_interior"
- → Secretary of Interior
- "secretary_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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