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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to e/abli% an int]ag5cy gr\p on
 categorical exclusions1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,commons5se ,review ,act4  
#b4 ,int]ag5cy gr\p on categorical      
exclusions  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is     
e/abli%$ an int]ag5cy gr\p t %all "w    
t[>d int]ag5cy alignm5t on categorical  
exclusions4  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,! int]ag5cy 
gr\p e/abli%$ by subsection 7a7 %all    
consi/ (-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy2   
7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior2  7#c7 ea*
 memb] ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory    
,commission2 &  7#d7 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture4  7c7 ,*air ,! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy %all s]ve z ! *air ( ! int]ag5cy 
gr\p e/abli%$ by subsection 7a74  7d7   
,duties ,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* memb] ( 

! int]ag5cy gr\p e/abli%$ by subsection 
7a7 %all-- 7#a7 pursuant to section #aji
 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccf;c71   
adopt any categorical exclusion )       
respect to :i*--  7,a7 ! memb] id5tifies
 ! categorical exclusion "u p>agraph    
7#a7 ( su* section z li/$ 9 ! ,,nepa    
proc$ures ( ano!r memb] ( su* int]ag5cy 
gr\p2 &  7,b7 ! memb] ensures ! adoption
 ( su* categorical exclusion to a       
category ( actions is appropriate ?r\gh 
consultation "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*     
section2 &  7#b7 jo9tly ) ano!r memb] ( 
su* int]ag5cy gr\p1 e/abli% a new       
categorical exclusion = any category (  
actions relat+ to ! int]/ate            
transmission ( electric en]gy or to a   
batt]y en]gy /orage project t su* memb]s
 det]m9e normally does n significantly  
affect ! quality ( ! human environm5t )9
 ! mean+ ( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774    
7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] !

 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! int]ag5cy
 gr\p e/abli%$ by subsection 7a7 %all   
submit to ,congress a report on--  7#a7 
any categorical exclusion t a memb] ( ! 
int]ag5cy gr\p adopt$ or e/abli%$       
pursuant to ?is section2  7#b7 if any   
memb] ( ! int]ag5cy gr\p did n adopt or 
e/abli% a categorical exclusion pursuant
 to ?is section1 ! reason :y ! memb] did
 n take su* action2 &  7#c7 any         
recomm5dations to ,congress on-- 7,a7   
future areas = int]ag5cy collaboration  
on categorical exclusions2 &  7,b7 any  
ne$ = a /atutory categorical exclusion4 
7f7 ,sunset ,! int]ag5cy gr\p e/abli%$  
by subsection 7a7 %all dissolve aft]    
submission ( ! report "u subsection 7e74