A bill to improve the processes by which environmental documents are prepared and permits and applications are processed and regulated by Federal departments and agencies, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1756| Senate
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (11)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Rebuild America Now Act This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to expedite the environmental review and permitting process for projects undertaken or funded by the federal government that could have significant environmental consequences. The bill states as policy that when implementing a permitting law, including specified environmental laws, agencies should seek to issue permit decisions favorably to the maximum extent practicable. The bill includes provisions regarding: lawsuits involving challenges to agency actions concerning energy production, approval of gas pipeline projects, rights-of-way through national parks, assistance to areas where air pollution levels have not met national ambient air quality standards, and state authority to review certain transportation projects and agreements.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlaska Natives and HawaiiansAlternative and renewable resourcesCivil actions and liabilityCoalEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresExecutive Office of the PresidentFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsOil and gasParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingPipelinesPublic transitPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingUnemployment
A bill to improve the processes by which environmental documents are prepared and permits and applications are processed and regulated by Federal departments and agencies, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1756| Senate
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Rebuild America Now Act This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to expedite the environmental review and permitting process for projects undertaken or funded by the federal government that could have significant environmental consequences. The bill states as policy that when implementing a permitting law, including specified environmental laws, agencies should seek to issue permit decisions favorably to the maximum extent practicable. The bill includes provisions regarding: lawsuits involving challenges to agency actions concerning energy production, approval of gas pipeline projects, rights-of-way through national parks, assistance to areas where air pollution levels have not met national ambient air quality standards, and state authority to review certain transportation projects and agreements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (11)
Environment and Public Works Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlaska Natives and HawaiiansAlternative and renewable resourcesCivil actions and liabilityCoalEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresExecutive Office of the PresidentFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsIndian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsOil and gasParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingPipelinesPublic transitPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingUnemployment