,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national 
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi to   
impose "t limits on ! completion ( c]ta9
 requir$ actions "u ! ,act1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,nepa ,acc\ntability &    
,ov]sight ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,national  
,environm5tal ,policy ,act timel9es     
,title ,i ( ! ,national ,environm5tal   
,policy ,act ( #aifi is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ section #aje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#dcce7 z section #ajf2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] section #ajd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccd7
 ! foll[+3  #aje4 ,applicable timel9es  
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,environm5tal impact /atem5t ,! t]m     
environm5tal impact /atem5t means a     
detail$ /atem5t requir$ "u section      
#ajb7b77;,c74  7#b7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m 

,f$]al ag5cy includes a ,/ate t has     
assum$ responsibility "u section #cbg ( 
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7   
,head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m head ( a  
,f$]al ag5cy includes ! gov]nor or head 
( an applicable ,/ate ag5cy ( a ,/ate t 
has assum$ responsibility "u section    
#cbg ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#d7 ,,nepa process  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m ,,nepa process means ! entirety ( e 
process1 analysis1 or o!r measure1      
includ+ an environm5tal impact /atem5t1 
requir$ to be c>ri$ out by a ,f$]al     
ag5cy "u ?is title be=e ! ag5cy         
und]takes a propos$ action4  7,b7 ,p]iod
 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 !      
,,nepa process-- 7i7 beg9s on ! date on 
:i* ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy receives an 
application = a propos$ action f a      
project sponsor2 &  7ii7 ends on ! date 
on :i* ! ,f$]al ag5cy issues1 ) respect 
to ! propos$ action-- 7,i7 a record (   
decision1 includ+1 if necess>y1 a revis$
 record ( decision2  7,,ii7 a f9d+ ( no 
significant impact2 or  7,,iii7 a       

categorical exclusion "u ?is title4     
7#e7 ,project sponsor ,! t]m project    
sponsor means a ,f$]al ag5cy or o!r     
entity1 includ+ a private or            
public-private entity1 t seeks approval 
( a propos$ action4  7b7 ,applicable    
timel9es  7#a7 ,,nepa process  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy %all     
complete ! ,,nepa process = a propos$   
action ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 z describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#d77;,b77ii71 n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date describ$ 9          
subsection 7a77#d77;,b77i74  7,b7       
,environm5tal docum5ts ,)9 ! p]iod      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date describ$ 9 subsection
 7a77#d77;,b77i71 ! head ( ! ,f$]al     
ag5cy %all1 ) respect to ! propos$      
action-- 7i7 issue-- 7,i7 a f9d+ t a    
categorical exclusion applies to !      
propos$ action2 or  7,,ii7 a f9d+ ( no  
significant impact2 or  7ii7 publi% a   
notice ( int5t to prep>e an environm5tal
 impact /atem5t 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4     
7,c7 ,environm5tal impact /atem5t ,if ! 

head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy publi%es a notice 
( int5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77ii71
 )9 ! p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
& n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !
 head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy publi%es ! notice
 ( int5t1 ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy %all  
complete ! environm5tal impact /atem5t  
&1 if necess>y1 any supplem5tal         
environm5tal impact /atem5t = ! propos$ 
action4  7#b7 ,au?orizations & p]mits   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date describ$ 9 subsection            
7a77#d77;,b77ii71 ! head ( a ,f$]al     
ag5cy %all issue-- 7i7 any necess>y     
p]mit or au?orization to c>ry out !     
propos$ action2 or  7ii7 a d5ial ( !    
p]mit or au?orization necess>y to c>ry  
out ! propos$ action4  7,b7 ,effect (   
failure to issue au?orization or p]mit  
,if a p]mit or au?orization describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 is n issu$ or d5i$ )9 !
 p]iod describ$ 9 t subp>agraph1 ! p]mit
 or au?orization %all be consid]$ to be 
approv$4  7,c7 ,d5ial ( p]mit or        
au?orization  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,if a p]mit  

or au?orization describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 is d5i$1 ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy   
%all describe to ! project sponsor--    
7,i7 ! basis ( ! d5ial2 &  7,,ii7       
recomm5dations = ! project sponsor )    
respect to h[ to address ! reasons = !  
d5ial4  7ii7 ,recomm5d$ *anges ,if !    
project sponsor c>ries out !            
recomm5dations ( ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy
 "u clause 7i77,,ii7 & notifies ! head (
 ! ,f$]al ag5cy t ! recomm5dations h be5
 c>ri$ out1 ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy--   
7,i7 %all decide :e!r to issue ! p]mit  
or au?orization describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on 
:i* ! project sponsor submitt$ !        
notification2 &  7,,ii7 %all n c>ry out 
! ,,nepa process ) respect to ! propos$ 
action aga94  4