119 HR 10261 IH: Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-09-03 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10261IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 3, 2026Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require additional information and analysis in environmental impact statements prepared for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act.

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Requirements for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property

Section 106(b)(1) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336(b)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking An agency shall issue and inserting the following: (A)

In general

An agency shall issue; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (B)

Actions that involve the acquisition of private property

If an agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement under this Act for a proposed agency action that involves the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property, the agency shall— (i)identify in the environmental impact statement an estimate of the acreage or other measure of private property anticipated to be acquired for the proposed agency action and each alternative to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and (ii)if the environmental impact statement identifies a preferred alternative— (I)identify whether the preferred alternative results in the least amount of acquisition of private property compared to the proposed agency action and the other alternatives to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and (II)include in the environmental impact statement an analysis of how public comments regarding the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property were taken into account when identifying the preferred alternative. .