Stay Off My Line Act

Bill: 117-hr-9012
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stay Off My Line Act</b></p> <p>This bill excludes from <em>major federal actions</em> under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 projects that neither involve federal lands nor federal control or responsibility.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9012 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stay Off My Line Act . 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: 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. .