A bill to assure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Summary

States that the designation of a special use airspace shall be deemed to be a major Federal action requiring an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Makes the Department of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, the lead agency for such statement and requires the Department to review semiannually each special use airspace designation.

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Timeline

1. 3 August 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 August 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 June 1988

   Reported

   Committee on Environment and Public Works. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1792 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 August 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] · D · Sponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← A bill to authorize appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989.