Bill > HR676

This bill proposes to exempt certain federal actions related to energy and mineral activities from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Specifically, the bill would exclude two types of actions from being considered "major Federal actions" under NEPA: (1) issuing, granting, or renewing leases, easements, or rights-of-way for oil, gas, or coal exploration, development, or production under the Mineral Leasing Act, and (2) issuing, granting, or renewing permits for exploring, locating, developing, or extracting critical minerals on lands open to mineral entry under the Mining Law of 1872. This means that these federal actions would no longer require the detailed environmental impact assessments typically mandated by NEPA, potentially streamlining energy and mineral resource development processes on federal lands while potentially reducing environmental review and public input requirements.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/676/all-info