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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to provide an exemption f c]ta9
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activities 9 areas n 9 metropolitan     
/ati/ical areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pav+ ! ,way = ,rural ,communities ,act 
( #bjba4  #b4 ,f$]ally fund$ projects & 
activities n 9 metropolitan /ati/ical   
areas ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 ! 
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 & division ,a 
( subtitle ,,iii ( title #ed1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code 7=m]ly kn[n z ! ,national  
,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act71 %all n     
apply to any project or activity t--    
7#a7 is n locat$ 9 a metropolitan       
/ati/ical area 7z def9$ by ! ,(fice (   

,managem5t & ,budget72 &  7#b7 is c>ri$ 
out us+ ,f$]al funds4