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US HB2783
Bill
Status
4/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Langworthy
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AI Summary
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Defines "priority manufacturing project" as construction or expansion of U.S. manufacturing facilities costing at least $1 billion that require federal approvals
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Exempts priority manufacturing projects from Clean Water Act Section 404 permits (wetlands/waterways) and Endangered Species Act requirements under Sections 7, 9, and 10
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Amends NEPA to allow federal agencies to skip environmental review when a project is subject to a State or Tribal environmental review process deemed "functionally equivalent"
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Bars courts from reviewing federal or state agency actions approving priority manufacturing project construction or expansion
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Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for challenges to the validity of this section or claims that approvals exceed the authority granted
Legislative Description
Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act
Environmental protection
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/9/2025