The BUILD Housing Act streamlines environmental review procedures for certain housing assistance programs managed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Specifically, the bill allows HUD to treat certain housing funds as "special projects" under existing law, which can expedite environmental reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act. The legislation also expands tribal authority by allowing federally recognized Native American tribes—in addition to states and local governments—to assume environmental review responsibilities for these housing programs. The bill contains no new funding allocations, as it primarily modifies administrative procedures rather than appropriating money. This change is intended to reduce bureaucratic delays in housing development while maintaining environmental safeguards, though it only applies to programs where Congress has not already specified a different environmental review process.
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