[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1176

To guarantee that Federal agencies identify State agencies and counties 
 as cooperating agencies when fulfilling their environmental planning 
     responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 1997

 Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Craig) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To guarantee that Federal agencies identify State agencies and counties 
 as cooperating agencies when fulfilling their environmental planning 
     responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

                              short title

    Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local 
Government Participation Act of 1997''. 
    Sec. 2. Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (43 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is amended)--
            (1) by striking ``any Federal agency which has'' in the 
        first full sentence after subparagraph (v); and
            (2) inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal and State agencies, 
        and county governments which have''.