A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes.

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 820 To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 18, 2021 Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To provide an exemption from certain requirements for feder- ally funded projects and activities in areas not in metro- politan statistical areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVI- 3 TIES NOT IN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL 4 AREAS. 5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na- 6 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 7 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 8 1531 et seq.), and division A of subtitle III of title 54, 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Apr 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S820.IS S820 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 820 IS United States Code (formerly known as the ‘‘National 1 Historic Preservation Act’’), shall not apply to any project 2 or activity that— 3 (1) is not located in a metropolitan statistical 4 area (as defined by the Office of Management and 5 Budget); and 6 (2) is carried out using Federal funds. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Apr 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S820.IS S820 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS