Sec. 153. Lease deviations
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In this section, the term covered lease deviation means a change in terms from the existing lease that requires approval from the Secretary for a lease— of Federal land within the State of Oklahoma that is associated with a water resources development project, under— section 2667 of title 10, United States Code; or section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d ); and with respect to which the lessee is in good standing. In the case of a request for a covered lease deviation— the Division Commander of the Southwestern Division shall— notify the Secretary of the request via electronic means by not later than 24 hours after receiving the request; and by not later than 10 business days after the date on which the Division Commander notifies the Secretary under subparagraph (A)— make a determination approving, denying, or requesting a modification to the request; and provide to the Secretary the determination under clause (i); and if the Division Commander does not make a determination under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall make a determination approving, denying, or requesting a modification to the request by not later than 10 business days after the date on which the deadline described in paragraph (1)(B) expires.
If the Secretary does not make a determination under subsection (b)(2) by the deadline described in that subsection, the Secretary shall submit a notification of the failure to make a determination with respect to the covered lease deviation, including the reason for the failure and a description of any outstanding issues, to— the entity seeking the covered lease deviation; the members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation; the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.