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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,valadao 7= himself & ,mr4    
,we/]man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture to use c]ta9 previ\sly     
complet$ environm5tal assessm5ts &      
environm5tal impact /atem5ts to satisfy 
! review requirem5ts ( ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,det]m9ation ( ,,nepa  
,adequacy ,/reaml9+ ,act4  #b4          
,det]m9ation ( ,national ,environm5tal  
,policy ,act adequacy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y conc]n$ %all use previ\sly    
complet$ environm5tal assessm5ts &      

environm5tal impact /atem5ts to satisfy 
! requirem5ts ( section #ajb ( !        
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 ) respect to
 any propos$ transmission project1 any  
propos$ project to con/ruct1 connect1   
op]ate1 or ma9ta9 a pipel9e facility to 
transport an en]gy res\rce1 hydrog51    
c>bon dioxide1 or natural gas1 or any   
propos$ project to con/ruct or ma9ta9 a 
r5ewable en]gy facility if su* ,secret>y
 det]m9es t--  7#a7 ! new propos$ action
 is sub/antially ! same z a previ\sly   
analyz$ propos$ action or alt]native    
analyz$ 9 a previ\s environm5tal        
assessm5t or environm5tal impact        
/atem5t2 &  7#b7 ! effects ( ! propos$  
action are sub/antially ! same z !      
effects analyz$ 9 su* exi/+ environm5tal
 assessm5ts or environm5tal impact      
/atem5ts4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,r5ewable en]gy facility  
,! t]m r5ewable en]gy facility means any
 equipm5t or facility t produces        
electricity f a r5ewable en]gy res\rce1 

includ+ w9d1 sol>1 tidal1 biomass1      
l&fill gas1 geo!rmal1 me?ane1 hydrog51  
or wat]4  7#b7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m 
,secret>y conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ) respect
 to public l&s1 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior2 &  7,b7 ) respect to ,national
 ,=e/ ,sy/em ,l&s1 ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture4