3.0.0 4740 2022-12-31T05:04:55Z 2022-12-31T05:04:55Z House HR 2021-07-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4740.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress's authority to enact laws regulating theenvironment, in this case the National Environmental PolicyAct, derives primarily from findings related to the CommerceClause, found in Article I Sec. 8 of the U.S. Constitution.The Commerce Clause reserves to the federal government theright to regulate interstate commerce--or commerce betweenstates.[Page H4250]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-28T14:06:05Z NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act 117 4739 HR 2021-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS UNSHACKLE Act 117 3814 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act 117 715 S 2021-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS UNSHACKLE Act 117 717 S 2021-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act 117 718 S 2021-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 00 2021-07-28 Introduced in House 2021-08-20T13:48:09Z NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act

This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill.

In addition, the bill requires agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed major federal actions that are technically and economically feasible. Agencies must track and report on specified NEPA data, such as the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.

]]> NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to reform agency process requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act Short Title(s) as Introduced NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4740ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4740ih.xml 2021-07-28 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.