S. 4591 · 116th Congress
NEPA Agency Process Reform Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Lee
- Introduced
- 2020-09-16
- Latest action
- 2020-09-16 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
NEPA Agency Process Reform Act of 2020
This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill.