Small repair and acquisition work is put in the lighter categorical exclusion tier
What the document says“(ii) Rehabilitation of 1-to-4 unit residential buildings, and existing housing-related infrastructure, such as repairs or rehabilitation of existing wells, septics, or utility lines that connect to that housing.”
The section requires the Secretary to put a second group of activities under rules equivalent to the categorical exclusions in sections 58.35(b) and 50.19 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations as they stood on January 1, 2025, where the work does not materially alter environmental conditions or materially exceed the original scope. That group covers repair and improvement of public facilities other than buildings kept in the same use without a size or capacity change of more than 20 percent, rehabilitation of buildings of one to four units and their wells, septic systems and utility lines, up to four scattered site units with no more than four on a site, and acquisitions or leases kept for the same use.
What the document actually says“(ii) Rehabilitation of 1-to-4 unit residential buildings, and existing housing-related infrastructure, such as repairs or rehabilitation of existing wells, septics, or utility lines that connect to that housing.”
Fixing up a home with one to four units goes in this group. So does fixing the well, the septic system, or the lines that serve it.
A categorical exclusion is a class of work that needs no full study. These are small jobs on things that already exist. The lighter rules apply only if the work does not change much.
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