,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cigj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbf,mr4     
,ricketts introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to exempt f ! requirem5ts ( ,,nepa !   
provision ( c]ta9 assi/ance = !         
con/ruction or modification ( resid5tial
 h\s+ on infill sites1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,rural ,h\s+ ,regulatory ,relief    
,act4  #b4 ,applicability ( ,,nepa to ! 
provision ( c]ta9 assi/ance = !         
con/ruction or modification ( resid5tial
 h\s+ on infill sites  7a7 ,exemption   
,provid+ assi/ance "u section #eja1     
#ejb1 #ejd1 #eae1 #ecc1 or #ech ( !     
,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga1
 #adgb1 #adgd1 #adhe1 #adijm1 or        
#adijp-#b7 = ! con/ruction or           
modification ( resid5tial h\s+ locat$ on
 an infill site may n be consid]$ a     
major ,f$]al action "u section          
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal

 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c774  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 ! date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture %all submit to ,congress a 
report t-- 7#a7 det]m9es :e!r !         
implem5tation ( ?is section-- 7,a7 r$uc$
 ! am\nt ( "t x takes to review an      
application = assi/ance describ$ 9      
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 r$uc$ !         
adm9i/rative co/ ( provid+ su*          
assi/ance2  7#b7 describes h[ !         
implem5tation ( ?is section affects !   
af=dable h\s+ sector 9 rural ,am]ica2 & 
7#c7 includes any recomm5dations f !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture = future       
congressional action reg>d+ revisions to
 categorical exclusions or exemptions f 
! requirem5ts ( ! ,national             
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 relat$ to !    
provision ( assi/ance describ$ 9        
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,sav+s clause ,?is 
section does n affect any requirem5t "u 
any law o!r ?an ! ,national             

,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7d7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,gre5field ,! t]m gre5field means a site
 t has n be5 develop$1 includ+ a woodl&1
 f>ml&1 & an op5 field4  7#b7 ,infill   
site ,! t]m infill site-- 7,a7 means a  
site t is s]v$ by exi/+ infra/ructure1  
includ+ wat] l9es1 sew] l9es1 & roads2 &
  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 a site t is 
s]v$ by exi/+ infra/ructure t only      
consi/s ( a road2  7ii7 a site )9 a     
c5sus tract designat$ z v high or       
relatively high risk = wildfire1 coa/al 
flood+1 & riv]9e flood+ "u ! ,national  
,risk ,index ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy pursuant to section   
#bjf ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eacf72 &  7iii7 a gre5field4