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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1626 (Reported in Senate) — To reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, streamline rail project delivery, and for... · Sec. 503

Sec. 503. Efficient environmental reviews

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Section 304 is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting for multimodal projects ; and and increasing the efficiency of environmental reviews by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Transportation shall apply the project development procedures, to the greatest extent feasible, described in section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to any rail project that requires the approval of the Secretary of Transportation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).
The Secretary of Transportation shall incorporate such project development procedures into the agency regulations and procedures pertaining to rail projects. A Department of Transportation operating administration may apply a categorical exclusion designated by another Department of Transportation operating administration under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). A Department of Transportation operating administration may adopt, in whole or in part, another Department of Transportation operating administration’s Record of Decision, Finding of No Significant Impact, and any associated evaluations, determinations, or findings demonstrating compliance with any law related to environmental review or historic preservation. .
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