Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2962 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2962

 To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2023

    Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Steube, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
  Newhouse, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. 
   Stewart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 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 ``Hydrogen Permitting Simplification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA TO CERTAIN FEDERAL HYDROGEN PROGRAMS.

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of title VIII the following:

``SEC. 823. APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 
              1969.

    ``No major Federal action, including any major Federal action with 
respect to the production of hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or 
geothermal energy sources, under this title shall be subject to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''; and
            (2) in section 1(b), by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 822 the following:

``Sec. 823. Application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                            1969.''.
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