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42 U.S.C. 12838: Environmental review

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-625. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 5798 HOME Reform Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (e)

How it got here

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–330, §505(a)(2)(A), struck out ", Indian tribes," after "projects to jurisdictions" in introductory provisions. Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–330, §505(a)(2)(B), (C), struck out ", Indian tribe," after "the jurisdiction". Law text · (b), (c)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–233, §206(1), substituted "jurisdictions, Indian tribes, or insular areas" for "participating jurisdictions" and inserted before period at end "The regulations shall provide— · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–233, §206(2), substituted "jurisdiction, Indian tribe, or insular area" for "participating jurisdiction". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–233, §206(3), substituted "jurisdiction, Indian tribe, or insular area" for "participating jurisdiction". · (c)
  • Pub. L. 103–233, §206(4), substituted "Assistance to units of general local government from a State" for "Assistance to a State" in heading and "In the case of assistance to units of general local government from a State" for "In the case of assistance to States" in text. · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.