[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 820 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 820

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2021

Mrs. Blackburn 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 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. 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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