H.R. 10261House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act

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The Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act amends the National Environmental Policy Act to add new disclosure and analysis requirements for federal projects that involve taking private land. It forces agencies to estimate how much private property would be acquired in each project alternative and to consider public input on those acquisitions. The changes affect any federal agency that must prepare an environmental impact statement for a major action involving eminent domain or other land acquisition.

Key Provisions

Agencies must include in the environmental impact statement an estimate of the acreage or other measure of private property that would be taken for the proposed action and for each alternative considered.
If a preferred alternative is identified, the agency must state whether that alternative results in the least amount of private property acquisition compared to the other alternatives.
The impact statement must also analyze how public comments about the acquisition of private property were considered when selecting the preferred alternative.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in House

September 3, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10261

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2026

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require additional information and analysis in environmental impact statements prepared for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Edgely Community Protection and Transparency Act.

Requirements for major Federal actions that involve the acquisition of private property

Section 106(b)(1) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336(b)(1)) is amended—

(1)

by striking An agency shall issue and inserting the following:

(A)

In general

An agency shall issue

; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(B)

Actions that involve the acquisition of private property

If an agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement under this Act for a proposed agency action that involves the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property, the agency shall—

(i)

identify in the environmental impact statement an estimate of the acreage or other measure of private property anticipated to be acquired for the proposed agency action and each alternative to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and

(ii)

if the environmental impact statement identifies a preferred alternative—

(I)

identify whether the preferred alternative results in the least amount of acquisition of private property compared to the proposed agency action and the other alternatives to the proposed agency action analyzed in the environmental impact statement; and

(II)

include in the environmental impact statement an analysis of how public comments regarding the acquisition (including through the exercise of eminent domain) of private property were taken into account when identifying the preferred alternative.