Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act
This bill allows federal agencies to use existing environmental reviews for new projects that are substantially similar to previously analyzed ones, avoiding redundant reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It requires agencies to confirm the new project's effects match those in prior assessments before relying on them. The law applies specifically to projects on public lands (managed by the Interior Department) or National Forest System lands (managed by the Agriculture Department). This streamlines the approval process for similar projects without requiring new environmental analysis.
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Introduced Mar 7, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Mar 7, 2023
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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.
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Mar 7, 2023
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David G. Valadao
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