The Portfolio Committee further agreed that the proposed amendments in the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill to the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, Act No.107 of 1998,(NEMA), require further deliberation, as they raise serious constitutional and political challenges, in respect of which the Portfolio Committee requires further information, legal advice and proposed amendments. These amendments will be processed in a separate Bill when the necessary information, advice and amendments are placed before and processed by the Portfolio Committee and will be passed as a National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Bill.