,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 
,got!im] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi to cl>ify ! scope ( review1       
e/abli% limits = judicial review (      
environm5tal docum5ts relat+ to en]gy   
infra/ructure1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mak+ ,reviews ,c]ta9 ,act4  #b4 ,scope 
( review ,section #ajf ( ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !   
head+1 by ins]t+ 2 scope ( review aft]  
level ( review2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,scope ( review ,9      
prep>+ an environm5tal docum5t = a      
propos$ ag5cy action1 a ,f$]al ag5cy is 
only requir$ to consid] ^? effects t %>e
 a reasonably close causal relation%ip  
to1 & are proximately caus$ by1 !       
imm$iate project or action "u           

consid]ation1 to comply ) ! requirem5ts 
( ?is ,act4  4  #c4 ,limitations on     
judicial review ( environm5tal docum5ts 
relat+ to en]gy infra/ructure ,title ,i 
( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act
 ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq47  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ section  
#aab z section #aaj;,a & mov+ su*       
section s z to appe> aft] section #aaj2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ be=e section #aaa !   
foll[+3  #aaj;,b4 ,limitations on       
judicial review ( environm5tal docum5ts 
relat+ to en]gy infra/ructure  7a7      
,limitations on claims  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law 7except
 z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect 
to a %ort] deadl9e71 a claim *all5g+    
:e!r a f9al ag5cy action relat+ to en]gy
 infra/ructure complies ) ! requirem5ts 
( ?is ,act %all be b>r$ unless-- 7,a7   
su* claim is fil$ n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! f9al ag5cy action is made public1
 unless a %ort] deadl9e is specifi$ "u  
law2  7,b7 9 ! case ( a f9al ag5cy      
action = :i* !re 0 a public comm5t p]iod

 on an environm5tal docum5t1 su* claim--
 7i7 is fil$ by a p>ty t submitt$ a     
sub/antive & unique comm5t dur+ su*     
public comm5t p]iod by ! notic$ comm5t  
deadl9e = ! environm5tal docum5t & su*  
comm5t 0 suffici5tly detail$ to put !   
applicable ,f$]al ag5cy on notice ( !   
issue ^u :i* ! p>ty seeks review2 &     
7ii7 conc]ns ! same subject matt] rais$ 
9 ! comm5t submitt$ dur+ ! public comm5t
 p]iod2  7,c7 su* claim is fil$ by a    
p>ty t has suff]$ or imm95tly w suff]   
direct h>m f ! f9al ag5cy action2 &     
7,d7 su* claim does n *all5ge !         
e/abli%m5t ( a categorical exclusion4   
7#b7 ,en]gy infra/ructure def9$ ,9 ?is  
subsection1 ! t]m en]gy infra/ructure   
means a facility1 & associat$ equipm5t1 
us$ = enabl+ ! id5tification1 leas+1    
developm5t1 production1 process+1       
transportation1 transmission1 ref9+1 &  
g5]ation ne$$ = en]gy4  7b7 ,limitations
 on rem&  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 no f9al ag5cy action  
%all be vacat$ by a c\rt1 foll[+ a      

decision on ! m]its1 unless ! c\rt      
det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! major ,f$]al action 
= :i* ! environm5tal docum5t or f9al    
ag5cy action is prep>$ w pose a         
significant risk ( a proximate &        
sub/antial environm5tal h>m2 &  7,b7 !re
 is no o!r equitable rem$y available z a
 matt] ( law4  7#b7 ,rem& ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 if a c\rt det]m9es 
!re are errors or defici5cies ) an      
environm5tal docum5t or f9al ag5cy      
action t ne$ to be correct$--  7,a7 !   
c\rt may rem& ! environm5tal docum5t to 
! applicable ,f$]al ag5cy ) specific    
in/ruction to correct su* errors or     
defici5cies )9 #ahj days f ! date on :i*
 ! ord] ( ! c\rt 0 issu$ to ! applicable
 ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7,b7 ! major ,f$]al   
action may be c>ri$ out pursuant to !   
f9al ag5cy action not)/&+ ! rem& ( !    
environm5tal docum5t or f9al ag5cy      
action "u subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ dur+
 ! "t prescrib$ by ! c\rt to ! ,f$]al   
ag5cy to correct su* errors or          
defici5cies1 s long z ! c\rt has n      

det]m9$ t vacatur is appropriate "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,no effect on review
 ( compliance ) o!r deadl9es ,?is       
section %all n affect ! "r to obta9     
review "u section #ajg7;g77#c74  4  #d4 
,def]5ce to ag5cies 9 judicial review   
,section #aaa ( ! ,national             
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccf;e7 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#ad7 ,reasonably       
=eseeable ,to comply ) ! requirem5ts (  
?is ,act1 ! t]m reasonably =eseeable1 ) 
respect to environm5tal effects ( a     
propos$ ag5cy action1 means effects t   
%>e a reasonably close causal           
relation%ip to1 & are proximately caus$ 
by1 ! imm$iate project or action "u     
consid]ation4  4