[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3015. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 44___. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS ON 
                   INDIAN LAND.

       Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the first 
     sentence; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Review of Major Federal Actions on Indian Land.--
       ``(1) Review and comment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the statement required under subsection (a)(2)(C) for a major 
     Federal action regarding an activity on Indian land of an 
     Indian tribe shall only be available for review and comment 
     by the members of the Indian tribe, other individuals 
     residing within the affected area, and State, federally 
     recognized tribal, and local governments within the affected 
     area.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     statement for a major Federal action regarding an activity on 
     Indian land of an Indian tribe related to gaming under the 
     Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Chairman of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality shall develop regulations to implement 
     this section, including descriptions of affected areas for 
     specific major Federal actions, in consultation with Indian 
     tribes.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, each of the terms 
     `Indian land' and `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3501).
       ``(4) Clarification of authority.--Nothing in this 
     subsection gives the Secretary any additional authority over 
     energy projects on Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     land.''.
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