110 HR 2057 IH: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a U.S. House of Representatives 2007-04-26 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2057 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2007 Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply with respect to actions by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to certain activities for the purpose of exploration or development of oil or gas.

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Repeal of rebuttable presumption regarding application of categorical exclusion under NEPA for oil and gas exploration and development activities

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended— (1)by repealing section 390 (42 U.S.C. 15942); and (2)in section 1(b) by striking the item relating to that section.