Unleashing American Resources Act
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impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange (a copper mining project in Arizona) that was withdrawn on March 5, 2021.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.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7722 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7722
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2022
Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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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.
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 ``Unleashing American Resources Act''.
SEC. 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Land Exchange, which was withdrawn March 5, 2021 (86 Fed.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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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