,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,hageman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt ,f$]al 
actions relat$ to en]gy & m9]al         
activities on c]ta9 ,f$]al l&s f !      
requirem5ts ( ! ,national ,environm5tal 
,policy ,act ( #aifi4  #a4 ,,nepa       
exemption = ,f$]al actions relat$ to    
en]gy & m9]al activities on c]ta9 ,f$]al
 l&s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !
 foll[+ %all n be consid]$ a major      
,f$]al action "u section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( 
! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c773   
7#a7 ,issu+1 grant+1 or r5ew+ a lease1  
easem5t1 or "r-(-way "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ 
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 = !   
exploration1 developm5t1 or production (
 oil1 gas1 or coal4  7#b7 ,issu+1       
grant+1 or r5ew+ a p]mit or o!r         
au?orization "u ! ,m9+ ,law ( #ahgb 7#cj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bb et seq47 = ! exploration1

 location1 developm5t1 or extraction ( a
 critical m9]al on l& t is op5 to m9]al 
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