Sec. 11311. EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPA FOR FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
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## SEC. 11311 EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPA FOR FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Efficient Implementation of NEPA > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Environmental document > > The term ‘environmental document’ means an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). > > > ##### “(B) Project > > The term ‘project’ means a highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that— > > > ###### “(i) > > receives funds under this title; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > is authorized under this section or section 204. > > > ##### “(C) Project sponsor > > The term ‘project sponsor’ means the Federal land management agency that seeks or receives funds under this title for a project. > > > #### “(2) Environmental review to be completed by federal highway administration > > The Federal Highway Administration may prepare an environmental document pursuant to the implementing procedures of the Federal Highway Administration to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if— > > > ##### “(A) > > requested by a project sponsor; and > > > ##### “(B) > > all areas of analysis required by the project sponsor can be addressed. > > > #### “(3) Federal land management agencies adoption of existing environmental review documents > > > ##### “(A) In general > > To the maximum extent practicable, if the Federal Highway Administration prepares an environmental document pursuant to paragraph (2), that environmental document shall address all areas of analysis required by a Federal land management agency. > > > ##### “(B) Independent evaluation > > Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal land management agency shall not be required to conduct an independent evaluation to determine the adequacy of an environmental document prepared by the Federal Highway Administration pursuant to paragraph (2). > > > ##### “(C) Use of same document > > In authorizing or implementing a project, a Federal land management agency may use an environmental document previously prepared by the Federal Highway Administration for a project addressing the same or substantially the same action to the same extent that the Federal land management agency could adopt or use a document previously prepared by another Federal agency. > > > #### “(4) Application by federal land management agencies of categorical exclusions established by federal highway administration > > In carrying out requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a project, the project sponsor may use categorical exclusions designated under that Act in the implementing regulations of the Federal Highway Administration, subject to the conditions that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the project sponsor makes a determination, in consultation with the Federal Highway Administration, that the categorical exclusion applies to the project; > > > ##### “(B) > > the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and > > > ##### “(C) > > the use of the categorical exclusion does not otherwise conflict with the implementing regulations of the project sponsor, except any list of the project sponsor that designates categorical exclusions. > > > #### “(5) Mitigation commitments > > The Secretary shall assist the Federal land management agency with all design and mitigation commitments made jointly by the Secretary and the project sponsor in any environmental document prepared by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection.” > .
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EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPA FOR FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
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