Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act
This bill exempts certain major federal actions, including actions that produce hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or geothermal energy sources, from requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of 
 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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:

``SEC. 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.).''; and
            (2) in section 1(b), by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 822 the following:

``Sec. 823. Application of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                            1969.''.
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Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act
To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act
Rep. Lesko, Debbie