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Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act

H.R. 8117 · 117th Congress · Jun 16, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act”.

Sec. 2 Application of NEPA to certain Federal hydrogen programs

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
by adding at the end of title VIII the following:

“823. Application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

“No major Federal action, including any major Federal action with respect to the production of hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or geothermal energy sources, under this title shall be subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).”

(2)
in section 1(b), by inserting after the item relating to section 822 the following: