Unleashing American Resources Act

Bill: 117-hr-7722
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2022-05-11
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Unleashing American Resources Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Forest Service to reissue the final environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange (a copper mining project in Arizona) that was withdrawn on March 5, 2021. The bill also specifies that the reissued statement meets certain environmental requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7722 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2022 Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to reissue the final environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unleashing American Resources Act . 2. Environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall reissue the final environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange, which was withdrawn March 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 12943). (b) Limitation The Secretary of Agriculture may not withdraw the final environmental impact statement reissued under subsection (a). (c) Compliance with NEPA The final environmental impact statement reissued under subsection (a) shall be considered to meet the requirements relating to detailed statements under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ) for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange.