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HR6163119th Congress

Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act

Sponsored By: Representative Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

Introduced

Summary

Allows federal agencies to reuse previous environmental assessments and impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act to satisfy NEPA for a new major Federal action. It would create two pathways: reuse when the new action and effects are substantially the same, or modify a prior document and publish it as a new analysis.

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  • Agencies: Would let a lead agency rely on an EA or EIS completed by itself, another federal agency, or a project sponsor under federal supervision when the agency finds the action and effects are substantially the same.
  • Project sponsors and developers: Would allow documents prepared by a project sponsor under federal supervision to be used for NEPA compliance for later federal actions after agency review.
  • Public and communities: Would require any modified or newly created environmental assessment or environmental impact statement to be publicly available.

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Reuse past environmental reviews for federal projects

The bill would let a lead federal agency reuse a past environmental review (EA or EIS) for a new major project. It could do this only if the new project and its effects are substantially the same as what was studied before. If not, the agency could modify the old review and publish it as a new EA or EIS. Prior reviews could come from another federal agency or a project sponsor under federal oversight. Any modified or new review would have to be public.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

CA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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