Commonsense Coordination Act
Summary
Commonsense Coordination Act This bill allows a federal agency to categorically exclude certain actions from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if another agency has categorically excluded such actions. Such a categorical exclusion shall not be subject to judicial review. The bill also categorically excludes certain forest management activities from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. The forest management activities designated for such a categorical exclusion are those carried out by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior jointly with another federal agency on certain National Forest System lands or certain public lands, respectively; and for which a categorical exclusion applies with respect to such other agency. USDA or Interior, as appropriate, may use the categorical exclusion after first obtaining written confirmation from the other federal agency that the categorical exclusion applies to the proposed forest management activity.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 22, 2021
Last action Aug 13, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Aug 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Jul 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Bentz
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
Co
Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
Co
Lauren Boebert
RRepublican
Co
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
RRepublican
Co
Mike Garcia
RRepublican
Co
Pete Stauber
RRepublican
Co
Thomas P. Tiffany
RRepublican
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