3.0.0 2497 2023-01-11T13:31:19Z 2023-01-11T13:31:19Z House HR 2015-05-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DENHAM:H.R. 2497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States), Clause 3(related to regulation of Commerce among the several States),and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all lawsnecessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested inCongress).[Page H3562]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-22T21:20:31Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-22T21:20:22Z Referred to 2015-05-21T14:04:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-05-21T14:04:40Z 2015-05-22 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2015-05-22 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-05-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-05-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 N W000820 Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] Mimi Walters R CA 45 2015-05-21 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-05-21 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2015-05-21 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2015-05-21 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2015-05-21 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2015-05-21 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2015-05-21 True H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 2015-05-21 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2015-05-21 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2015-05-22 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-06-03 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2015-06-15 False Transportation and Public Works Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Railroads Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-05-21 Introduced in House 2015-06-04T16:14:30Z NEPA Reciprocity Act

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under state and federal law for rail and highway transportation projects. Authorizes a state to use state environmental review and approval laws and procedures, consistent with certain requirements, in lieu of federal environmental laws and regulations.

]]> NEPA Reciprocity Act Display Title NEPA Reciprocity Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and highway projects, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced NEPA Reciprocity Act Introduced in House 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2497ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2497ih.xml 2015-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.