[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9012 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9012

  To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to limit the 
  scope of environmental reviews required by such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2022

   Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Westerman) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to limit the 
  scope of environmental reviews required by such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stay Off My Line Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT CLARIFICATION.

    Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 106. APPLICATION LIMITED TO FEDERAL LAND AND CERTAIN FEDERAL 
              ACTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Under section 102(2)(C), the term `major Federal 
action' does not include a project or action that--
            ``(1) does not involve Federal land; and
            ``(2) is not subject to Federal control and responsibility.
    ``(b) Exclusion.--A project or action may not be determined to be a 
major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) on the basis of--
            ``(1) an interstate effect of such project or action; or
            ``(2) the provision of Federal funds for such project or 
        activity.
    ``(c) Scope of Review.--The scope of any review under section 102 
shall extend only to so much of a major Federal action as is--
            ``(1) on Federal land; or
            ``(2) is subject to Federal control and responsibility.''.
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