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ID HJM015
JM
Status
3/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
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AI Summary
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Idaho Legislature supports the Trump Administration's effort to modernize and simplify National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to streamline the federal review process while maintaining environmental standards
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Identifies concerns that average Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) take nearly 5 years to complete and exceed 600 pages in length, with transportation project EIS documents taking well over 7 years
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Notes that NEPA regulations have not been substantively updated in over 40 years despite the statute's broad application to roads, bridges, energy projects, transmission lines, timber, mining, grazing, and broadband development
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Proposes that CEQ reforms should establish presumptive time and page limits for NEPA review documents, enhance coordination with states and tribes, and reduce federal red tape to facilitate timely economic development
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Directs the House Chief Clerk to forward copies of this memorial to the President, Council of Environmental Quality, Congress leadership, and Idaho's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and supporting the effort by the Trump Administration, through the Executive Office of the President, to modernize and simplify NEPA regulations in order to streamline the review process without changing environmental standards.
NEPA REGULATIONS
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 1 p.m. on March 19, 2020
3/19/2020