S.Amdt. 1567
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. EFFECT OF NEPA ON CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES at the end of subtitle E of title I
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)What it changes
1 change to S. 1813 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ___. EFFECT OF NEPA ON CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES at the end of subtitle E of title I
Adds a sectionIn S. 1813 · Reported to Senate
(c) Optional Training Program.--As a condition of entering into a contract for an eligible bridge project, each contractor and subcontractor that performs construction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass for the eligible bridge project may provide, or make available, training, through a qualified training program, for each applicable craft or trade classification of employees that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to carry out aspects of eligible bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).
Inserted: SEC. ___. EFFECT OF NEPA ON CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess and produce a report on how the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) affects--
Inserted: (1) the Department of Defense;
Inserted: (2) the Department of Energy;
Inserted: (3) the Department of the Interior;
Inserted: (4) the Department of Transportation;
Inserted: (5) the Environmental Protection Agency;
Inserted: (6) the Corps of Engineers; and
Inserted: (7) the Forest Service.
Inserted: (b) Contents.--For each Federal agency described in subsection (a), the report shall include an assessment of--
Inserted: (1) the cost of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
Inserted: (2) the quantity of man hours spent on complying with that Act; and
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Inserted: (3) the quantity of litigation the Federal agency engages in as a result of that Act, including the quantity of time and the cost that litigation adds to a project.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1567. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:
SEC. ___. EFFECT OF NEPA ON CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess and produce a report on how the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) affects--
(1) the Department of Defense;
(2) the Department of Energy;
(3) the Department of the Interior;
(4) the Department of Transportation;
(5) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(6) the Corps of Engineers; and
(7) the Forest Service.
(b) Contents.--For each Federal agency described in subsection (a), the report shall include an assessment of--
(1) the cost of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(2) the quantity of man hours spent on complying with that Act; and
(3) the quantity of litigation the Federal agency engages in as a result of that Act, including the quantity of time and the cost that litigation adds to a project.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 13, 2012