; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking (2) No general and inserting the following: (2) Term No general ; and (B) by striking five years and inserting ten years ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Considerations In determining the environmental effects of an activity under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary shall consider only the effects of any discharge of dredged or fill material resulting from such activity. (4) Nationwide permits for linear infrastructure projects (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall maintain general permits on a nationwide basis for linear infrastructure projects that do not result in the loss of greater than ½-acre of waters of the United States for each single and complete project (as defined in section 330.2 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph)). (B) Definition of linear infrastructure project In this paragraph, the term linear infrastructure project means a project to carry out any activity required for the construction, expansion, maintenance, modification, or removal of infrastructure and associated facility for the transmission from a point of origin to a terminal point of communications or electricity or the transportation from a point of origin to a terminal point of people, water, wastewater, carbon dioxide, or fuel or hydrocarbons (in the form of a liquid, liquescent, gaseous, or slurry substance or supercritical fluid), including oil and gas pipeline facilities. (5) Reissuance of nationwide permits In determining whether to reissue a general permit issued under this subsection on a nationwide basis— (A) no consultation with an applicable State pursuant to section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) ) is required; (B) no consultation with a Federal agency pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) is required