3.0.0 4829 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z Senate S 2020-10-21 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-21T19:44:55Z 2020-10-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-10-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2020-10-21 True Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Legal fees and court costs Environmental Protection 00 2020-10-21 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-13T15:39:33Z NEPA Legal Reform Act of 2020

This bill establishes requirements concerning the judicial review of cases about the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Specifically, the bill establishes standing requirements for NEPA claims, including a requirement that a plaintiff must personally suffer, or will likely personally suffer, a direct, tangible harm.

In addition, the bill sets a statute of limitations for all claims related to NEPA.

The bill also provides statutory authority for certain evidentiary standards concerning motions for temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions.

In addition, the bill limits fees that may be awarded to environmental attorneys.

]]> NEPA Legal Reform Act of 2020 Display Title NEPA Legal Reform Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced NEPA Legal Reform Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for legal reform, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4829is/xml/BILLS-116s4829is.xml 2020-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.