H.R. 6398

RED Tape Act

Sponsor: John Joyce · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act or the RED Tape Act

This bill removes the requirement under the Clean Air Act that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and comment on newly authorized federal construction projects and other major federal agency actions that already require review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and proposed federal regulations.

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Sec. 2. Policy review Since introduced

Section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7609) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking and comment in writing and inserting , and comment in writing,;

(B) by striking Administrator, and inserting Administrator;

(C) by striking (1); and

(D) by striking , (2) newly authorized Federal projects for construction and any major Federal agency action (other than a project for construction) to which section 102(2)(C) of Public Law 91–190 applies, and (3) proposed regulations published by any department or agency of the Federal Government; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking , action, or regulation.