[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 301 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 301

To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require that 
   Federal agencies consult with State agencies and county and local 
            governments on environmental impact statements.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2001

 Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. 
Enzi) 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 amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require that 
   Federal agencies consult with State agencies and county and local 
            governments on environmental impact statements.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Government 
Participation Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH STATE AGENCIES AND COUNTY AND LOCAL 
              GOVERNMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

    Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is amended in the first sentence after clause 
(v) by striking ``any Federal agency which has'' and by inserting in 
lieu thereof ``each Federal agency, State agency, county government, 
and local government that has''.
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