[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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