HR 4513 · 108th Congress · Environmental Protection

To provide that in preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to any action authorizing a renewable energy project, no Federal agency is required to identify alternative project locations or actions other than the proposed action and the no action alternative, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2004-06-04· Sponsored by Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(2004-06-17)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2004-06-15
Roll #242
Yea 229Nay 186
Democrats
29 Yea·167 Nay
Republicans
200 Yea·18 Nay
PassedHouse · 2004-06-15
Roll #242
Yea 229Nay 186
Democrats
29 Yea·167 Nay
Republicans
200 Yea·18 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares that, with respect to any authorization for a renewable energy project and the attendant preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a Federal agency is not required to: (1) identify alternative project locations or actions other than the proposed action and the no action alternative; or (2) analyze the environmental effects of alternative locations or actions other than those submitted by the project proponent. Requires such agency, in any such assessment or impact statement, to identify and analyze solely the environmental effects and potential mitigation measures of: (1) the proposed action; and (2) the no action alternative. Provides that, in preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, such agency shall only consider public comments that specifically address the preferred action and that are filed within 20 days after publication of a draft environmental assessment or draft environmental impact statement.…

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