A bill to exempt certain highway construction and improvement projects from the environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Summary

Provides that no highway construction or improvement project which (1) essentially follows an existing street or highway alignment, and (2) does not require the acquisition of any land other than that required for minor alterations in the interest of safety (such as for the revision of grades and the flattening of curves), may be deemed to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 relating to the requiring of environmental impact statements.

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Timeline

1. 24 May 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 May 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 May 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 May 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Walsh, William F. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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