,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjai,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,perdue1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide an       
exemption from certain requirements for 
federally funded projects and activities
 in areas not in metropolitan           
statistical areas1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,federally funded        
projects and activities not in          
metropolitan statistical areas          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,national ,environmental       
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq471 the ,endangered ,species
 ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et  
seq471 and division ,a of subtitle ,,iii
 of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code    
7formerly known as the ,national        
,historic ,preservation ,act71 shall not

 apply to any project or activity that--
  7#a7 is not located in a metropolitan 
statistical area 7as defined by the     
,office of ,management and ,budget72 and
  7#b7 is carried out using ,federal    
funds4