,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,valadao introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi to all[ ,f$]al ag5cies to rely on
 c]ta9 previ\sly complet$ environm5tal  
assessm5ts & environm5tal impact        
/atem5ts to satisfy ! 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 ,reliance on       
previ\sly complet$ environm5tal         
assessm5ts & environm5tal impact        
/atem5ts ,section #ajh ( ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccf;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !  
head+ by /rik+ ,programmatic            
environm5tal docum5t & ins]t+           
,programmatic ,environm5tal ,docum5ts & 
,reliance on ,previ\sly ,complet$       

,environm5tal ,docum5ts2  7#b7 by /rik+ 
,:5 an ag5cy prep>es & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7a7 ,programmatic environm5tal docum5ts 
,:5 an ag5cy prep>es  2 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,reliance on    
,previ\sly ,complet$ ,environm5tal      
,docum5ts  7#a7 ,actions t are          
sub/antially ! same ,a lead ag5cy may   
satisfy ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act )      
respect to a new major ,f$]al action by 
rely+ on an environm5tal assessm5t or   
environm5tal impact /atem5t t ! lead    
ag5cy1 ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy1 or a project 
sponsor "u ! sup]vision ( a ,f$]al ag5cy
 complet$ = ano!r major ,f$]al action if
 ! lead ag5cy det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! new   
major ,f$]al action is sub/antially !   
same z ! o!r major ,f$]al action or an  
alt]native analyz$ 9 su* environm5tal   
assessm5t or environm5tal impact        
/atem5t2 &  7,b7 ! effects ( ! new major
 ,f$]al action are sub/antially ! same z
 ! effects analyz$ 9 su* environm5tal   
assessm5t or environm5tal impact        
/atem5t4  7#b7 ,actions t are n         

sub/antially ! same ,if a new major     
,f$]al action is n sub/antially ! same z
 ano!r major ,f$]al action or an        
alt]native analyz$ 9 an environm5tal    
assessm5t or environm5tal impact /atem5t
 complet$ by ! lead ag5cy1 ano!r ,f$]al 
ag5cy1 or a project sponsor "u !        
sup]vision ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 ! lead     
ag5cy may modify any su* previ\sly      
complet$ environm5tal assessm5t or      
environm5tal impact /atem5t z necess>y  
to satisfy ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act )   
respect to ! new major ,f$]al action4 ,!
 lead ag5cy %all make su* modifi$       
environm5tal assessm5t or environm5tal  
impact /atem5t publicly available z a   
new environm5tal assessm5t or           
environm5tal impact /atem5t4  4