A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act in order to establish a timetable for issuance of environmental impact statements and final agency determinations upon such statements, to define the standards for review of agency environmental decisions.
National Environmental Policy Act Amendments - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act to detail procedures for Federal agency decisions with respect to preparation of environmental impact statements.
Requires that the initial decision on whether or not an impact statement be prepared be made within 30 days of the receipt of any lease, permit, or license application. Requires that a lead agency be designated and that notice of such application be published in the Federal Register.
Requires that the designated lead agency publish a draft environmental impact statement within 12 months of designation. Requires public hearings and issuance of a final decision approving or disapproving the pending application be made within an additional 30 days.
Authorizes applicants to recover damages for delays in Federal agency decisions on such applications where the delay has exceeded a 540-day period, by petitioning any district court of the United States. Authorizes judicial review of agency decisions with respect to environmental impact statements in the United States courts of appeals.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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