sec.166Proposed GHG, mining or petroleum lease for which EIS approval given

### sec.166 Proposed GHG, mining or petroleum lease for which EIS approval given This section applies for a geothermal lease application if— before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and the EIS is for a project that is or includes a proposed GHG lease, mining lease or petroleum lease (the other proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. The application must not be decided until— if no application is made for the other proposed lease within 2 years after the granting of the approval—the end of the 2 years; or if an application is made for the other proposed lease within the 2 years—that application is decided. (sec.166-ssec.1) This section applies for a geothermal lease application if— before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and the EIS is for a project that is or includes a proposed GHG lease, mining lease or petroleum lease (the other proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. (sec.166-ssec.2) The application must not be decided until— if no application is made for the other proposed lease within 2 years after the granting of the approval—the end of the 2 years; or if an application is made for the other proposed lease within the 2 years—that application is decided. - (a) before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and - (b) the EIS is for a project that is or includes a proposed GHG lease, mining lease or petroleum lease (the other proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. - (a) if no application is made for the other proposed lease within 2 years after the granting of the approval—the end of the 2 years; or - (b) if an application is made for the other proposed lease within the 2 years—that application is decided.