Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2783 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2783

 To expedite the environmental review process and approval of priority 
            manufacturing projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2025

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Mannion, Ms. 
  Malliotakis, Mr. Riley of New York, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
   Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, 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 expedite the environmental review process and approval of priority 
            manufacturing projects, 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 ``Infrastructure Project Acceleration 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF PRIORITY MANUFACTURING PROJECTS.

    (a) Definition of Priority Manufacturing Project.--In this section, 
the term ``priority manufacturing project'' means the construction or 
expansion of a manufacturing facility in the United States--
            (1) the cost of which is at least $1,000,000,000; and
            (2) which requires one or more Federal approvals described 
        in subsection (c).
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the timely completion of priority manufacturing 
        projects will strengthen the economy and industrial 
        manufacturing capacity of the United States, enhance the 
        technological competitiveness of the United States, and reduce 
        the reliance of the United States on foreign manufacturing; and
            (2) priority manufacturing projects will support critical 
        sectors, including sectors related to defense, healthcare, and 
        communications, while fostering economic growth and job 
        creation in the United States.
    (c) Exclusions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
priority manufacturing project shall not be required to obtain any 
permit that would otherwise be required pursuant to--
            (1) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 1344); or
            (2) section 7, 9, or 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 
        1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536, 1538, or 1539).
    (d) Scope of Review Under NEPA.--Section 106(a) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``action.'' and inserting 
        ``action; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(5) the proposed agency action relates to a project or 
        action that is subject to a State or Tribal environmental 
        review statute that the lead agency determines is the 
        functional equivalent of this Act. A lead agency shall 
        determine the functional equivalence of this Act is satisfied 
        if the State or Tribal agency considered relevant environmental 
        information and the public has been informed regarding the 
        decision-making process.''.
    (e) Judicial Review of Certain Approvals.--
            (1) No judicial review of certain approvals.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have 
        jurisdiction to review any action or inaction taken by a 
        Federal agency or a State administrative agency acting pursuant 
        to Federal law that approves the construction or expansion of a 
        priority manufacturing project.
            (2) Jurisdiction over certain claims.--The United States 
        Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 
        have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any claim 
        alleging the invalidity of this section or that an action 
        described in paragraph (1) is beyond the scope of authority 
        conferred by this section.
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