3.0.0 481 2023-01-11T13:34:25Z 2023-01-11T13:34:25Z House HR 2017-01-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CALVERT:H.R. 481.Congress hasthe power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution,specifically clause 18 (relating to the power tomake all laws necessary and proper for carrying out thepowers vested inCongress).[Page H472]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-12T15:03:15Z 2017-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Environmental Protection 00 2017-01-12 Introduced in House 2017-02-03T22:41:40Z Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2017 Act or the REBUILD Act

This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize: (1) the assignment to states of federal environmental review responsibilities under NEPA and other relevant federal environmental laws for covered federal projects, and (2) states to assume all or part of those responsibilities.

Each responsible federal official who is authorized to assign such responsibility must promulgate regulations that establish requirements relating to information required to be contained in state applications to assume those responsibilities.

An official may approve an application only if: (1) public notice requirements have been met, (2) the state has the capability to assume the responsibilities, and (3) the head of the state agency having primary jurisdiction over covered projects enters into a written agreement with an official to assume the responsibilities and to maintain the financial resources necessary to carry them out.

The officials must audit state compliance with federal laws for which responsibilities are assumed. The officials may terminate the responsibilities assigned to states after providing notice to states of any noncompliance and an opportunity to take corrective action.

]]> REBUILD Act Display Title REBUILD Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced REBUILD Act Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr481ih/xml/BILLS-115hr481ih.xml 2017-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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.