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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
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S3970119th CongressWALLET
Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
Introduced
Summary
Narrowing NEPA review for rural infill housing. This bill would exempt certain USDA housing assistance for constructing or modifying homes on infill sites from being treated as a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act, to speed approvals and reduce administrative hurdles.
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- Rural families and communities: May speed the delivery of affordable housing on infill sites so households can move in sooner and projects clear local bottlenecks faster.
- USDA applicants and administrators: Could reduce time and administrative costs for the specific programs named in the Housing Act of 1949, and requires the Agriculture Secretary to report to Congress within 5 years on time and cost changes, impacts on rural affordable housing, and recommended next steps.
- Environmental and planning limits: The exemption applies only to sites served by existing infrastructure and specifically excludes greenfields and census tracts with very high or relatively high FEMA National Risk Index ratings for wildfire or flooding.
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Faster USDA rural infill housing approvals
If enacted, this bill would say certain USDA housing help for building or fixing homes on qualifying infill sites would not be a "major Federal action" under NEPA. It would apply to assistance under sections 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949. An infill site would be one already served by water, sewer, and roads. The bill would not cover greenfields, sites served only by a road, or census tracts FEMA marks as very high or relatively high risk for wildfire, coastal flooding, or riverine flooding. The change would not affect laws other than NEPA. The Agriculture Secretary would report to Congress within five years on review time, administrative costs, effects on rural affordable housing, and any recommendations. The change would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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