Electric grid projects

(a) Definition of previously disturbed or developed In this section, the term previously disturbed or developed has the meaning given the term in section 1021.410(g)(1) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (b) Rulemaking Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to facilitate timely permitting, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each develop or adopt 1 or more categorical exclusions, including allowing for extraordinary circumstances under which the categorical exclusion shall not be available, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the following activities: (1) Placement of an electric transmission or distribution facility in an approved right-of-way corridor, including a corridor designated under section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926). (2) Any repair, maintenance, replacement, upgrade, modification, optimization, or minor relocation of, or addition to, an existing electric transmission or distribution facility or associated infrastructure, including electrical substations, within an existing right-of-way or on otherwise previously disturbed or developed land, including reconductoring and installation of grid-enhancing technologies. (3) Construction, operation, upgrade, or decommissioning of a battery or other energy storage technology on previously disturbed or developed land.