A bill to exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a natural disaster, including a flood, from duplicative environmental reviews if the road, highway, or bridge is reconstructed in the same location.
Latest action · Jul 20, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Exempts from environmental review under named federal environmental laws the reconstruction process of any road, highway, or bridge that has been damaged by a natural disaster (including flood) and reconstructed in the same location.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jul 20, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3347 | To exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a natural disaster, including a flood, from duplicative environmental document reviews if the road, highway, or bridge is reconstructed in the same location. | Identical bill | Nov 4, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Birds
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Floods and storm protection
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Infrastructure development
- Natural disasters
- Roads and highways
- Water quality
- Wetlands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
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