[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2413 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2413

To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded 
projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2021

  Mr. Kustoff (for himself and Mr. Crawford) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded 
projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Paving the Way for Rural Communities 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES NOT IN METROPOLITAN 
              STATISTICAL AREAS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and division A 
of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the 
``National Historic Preservation Act''), shall not apply to any project 
or activity that--
            (1) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as 
        defined by the Office of Management and Budget); and
            (2) is carried out using Federal funds.
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