S 2949
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to describe the scope of activities subject to a presumption of the applicability of an exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 6, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill revises the environmental review of projects on federal lands to expedite geothermal exploration or development activities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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