S.Amdt. 2274

SA 2274. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 40102 of subtitle A of title I of division D,
strike ``Section 404(f)(12)'' and insert the following:
(a) In General.--Section 404(f)(12)
In section 40102 of subtitle A of title I of division D,
add at the end the following:
(b) Categorical Exclusion.--Directional drilling for the
undergrounding of wires shall be considered to be an action
categorically excluded from the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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