S.Amdt. 3015

SA 3015. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 44___. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS ON
INDIAN LAND.

Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the first
sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Review of Major Federal Actions on Indian Land.--
``(1) Review and comment.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the statement required under subsection (a)(2)(C) for a major
Federal action regarding an activity on Indian land of an
Indian tribe shall only be available for review and comment
by the members of the Indian tribe, other individuals
residing within the affected area, and State, federally
recognized tribal, and local governments within the affected
area.
``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a
statement for a major Federal action regarding an activity on
Indian land of an Indian tribe related to gaming under the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
``(2) Regulations.--The Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality shall develop regulations to implement
this section, including descriptions of affected areas for
specific major Federal actions, in consultation with Indian
tribes.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, each of the terms
`Indian land' and `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that
term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3501).
``(4) Clarification of authority.--Nothing in this
subsection gives the Secretary any additional authority over
energy projects on Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
land.''.
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