To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply with respect to actions by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to certain activities for the purpose of exploration or development of oil or gas.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the rebuttable presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply to actions by either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture in managing public lands with respect to specified activities if such activities are conducted pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2057 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2057

     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable 
presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply with respect to actions by 
  the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with 
    respect to certain activities for the purpose of exploration or 
                       development of oil or gas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2007

 Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a rebuttable 
presumption that the use of a categorical exclusion under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 would apply with respect to actions by 
  the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with 
    respect to certain activities for the purpose of exploration or 
                       development of oil or gas.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION REGARDING APPLICATION OF 
              CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION UNDER NEPA FOR OIL AND GAS 
              EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended--
            (1) by repealing section 390 (42 U.S.C. 15942); and
            (2) in section 1(b) by striking the item relating to that 
        section.
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