Sec. 110018. Environmental review implementation funds
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Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: In addition to amounts otherwise available, for fiscal year 2022, there is appropriated to the Administrator, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the purpose of facilitating the development and review of documents for the environmental review process for proposed projects, including through— the provision of guidance, technical assistance, templates, training, or tools to facilitate an efficient and effective environmental review process for surface transportation projects, including any administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration to conduct such activities; and providing funds made available under this subsection to eligible entities— to build capacity of such eligible entities and facilitate the environmental review process for proposed projects, including— defining the scope or study areas; identifying impacts, mitigation measures, and reasonable alternatives; preparing planning and environmental studies and other documents prior to and during the environmental review process, for potential use in the environmental review process in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations; conducting public engagement activities; and carrying out other activities, including permitting activities, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate, to support the timely completion of an environmental review process required for a proposed project; and for administrative expenses of the eligible entity to conduct any of the activities described in subparagraph (A).
The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section by an eligible entity shall be not more than 80 percent. The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section by an eligible entity may be satisfied using funds made available to the eligible entity under any other Federal, State, or local grant program, including funds made available to the eligible entity under this title or administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. The term eligible entity means— a State; a unit of local government; a political subdivision of a State; a territory of the United States; an entity described in section 207(m)(1)(E); a recipient of funds under section 203; or a metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134(b)(2)). The term environmental review process has the meaning given the term in section 139(a)(3).
The term proposed project means a surface transportation project for which an environmental review process is required. . The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 179. Environmental review implementation funds. .