S.Amdt. 1525

1. Adds SEC. ___. EXEMPTIONS FOR PROJECTS CARRIED OUT WITH NON-FEDERAL FUNDS wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. EXEMPTIONS FOR PROJECTS CARRIED OUT WITH NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

   Inserted: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a road, highway, or bridge project carried out only using State or other non-Federal funds shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--

   Inserted: (1) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);

   Inserted: (2) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);

   Inserted: (3) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);

   Inserted: (4) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);

   Inserted: (5) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;

   Inserted: (6) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);

   Inserted: (7) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);

   Inserted: (8) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetlands); and

   Inserted: (9) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetlands.

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   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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