Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021
Summary
BUILDER Act of 2021 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions. Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents. The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances. Additionally, the bill revises requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Last action Apr 14, 2021
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Committee
1
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 58 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Garret Graves
RRepublican
Co
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
Blaine Luetkemeyer
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Brett Guthrie
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
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