[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6371]
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  SA 3514. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2023 through 2031; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF PROJECTS FOR WHICH 
                   STATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ASSIGNED ALL OR PART 
                   OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FEDERAL AGENCY 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, 
                   CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED UNDER 
                   ANY FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PERTAINING TO THE 
                   REVIEW OR APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC PROJECT.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     expanding the scope of projects for which States are eligible 
     to be assigned all or part of the responsibilities of a 
     Federal agency with respect to environmental reviews, 
     consultations, and other actions required under any Federal 
     environmental law pertaining to the review or approval of a 
     specific project by the amounts provided in such legislation 
     for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 
     raise new revenue and would not increase the deficit over 
     either the period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2031.
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