S. 718 · 117th Congress · Senate

NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced
Mar 11, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act

This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill.

In addition, the bill requires agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed major federal actions that are technically and economically feasible. Agencies must track and report on specified NEPA data, such as the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 11, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 11, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Referred: Mar 11, 2021

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