Two Secretaries must agree within 180 days on streamlining environmental review
To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 802, Sec. 802.
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Two Secretaries must agree within 180 days on streamlining environmental review
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 802 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to--”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter a memorandum of understanding within 180 days of enactment to evaluate categorical exclusions in the environmental review process for housing projects the two Departments fund, develop a process for naming a lead agency and adopting the other Department's environmental documents, keep compliance with part 58 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on January 1, 2025 except where standard rulemaking changes the categorical exclusions, and evaluate whether a joint physical inspection process is feasible.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to--”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency and the farm agency must sign an agreement. They have 180 days to do it.
What this is about
Both agencies fund rural housing. Each runs its own study of effects on nature. The agreement looks at how to do that once instead of twice.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 802, 140 Stat. 959 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Two Secretaries must agree within 180 days on streamlining environmental review,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 802, Sec. 802. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec802-memorandum/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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