Streamline Transit Projects Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Title 49 to allow eligible transit agencies in urbanized areas with populations over 200,000 to assume responsibility from the Secretary of Transportation for determining NEPA categorical exclusions and creates new Section 5322 of Title 49 establishing the detailed statutory framework for transit agency assumption of NEPA categorical exclusion responsibilities. It relies on exemptions, definition changes, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Transportation, Housing, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Large metropolitan transit agencies (urbanized areas >200,000 population) could face lower compliance burdens, Secretary of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration could face lower compliance burdens, and Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration) could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Transit agencies assuming categorical exclusion authority could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Amends Title 49 to allow eligible transit agencies in urbanized areas with populations over 200,000 to assume responsibility from the Secretary of Transportation for determining NEPA categorical exclusions.
- Creates new Section 5322 of Title 49 establishing the detailed statutory framework for transit agency assumption of NEPA categorical exclusion responsibilities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Title 49 to allow eligible transit agencies in urbanized areas with populations over 200,000 to assume responsibility from the Secretary of Transportation for determining NEPA categorical exclusions and creates new Section 5322 of Title 49 establishing the detailed statutory framework for transit agency assumption of NEPA categorical exclusion responsibilities.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Housing, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill amends Title 49 to allow eligible transit agencies in urbanized areas with populations over 200,000 to assume responsibility from the Secretary of Transportation for determining NEPA categorical exclusions and creates new Section 5322 of Title 49 establishing the detailed statutory framework for transit agency assumption of NEPA categorical exclusion responsibilities.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - NEPA Reform for Categorical Exclusions
Identified Gains
- Large metropolitan transit agencies (urbanized areas >200,000 population)
- Secretary of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration
- Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration)
- Transit project contractors and construction companies
- Transit construction contractors and engineering firms
Identified Costs
- Transit agencies assuming categorical exclusion authority
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Large metropolitan transit agencies (urbanized areas >200,000 population), Transit agencies assuming categorical exclusion authority
Positive-direction: Large metropolitan transit agencies (urbanized areas >200,000 population)
Negative-direction: Transit agencies assuming categorical exclusion authority
Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration), Secretary of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration
Transit construction contractors and engineering firms, Transit project contractors and construction companies
Legal services firms specializing in transit/environmental law
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Transportation
- "eligible_recipient"
- → Transit agency in urbanized area with population > 200,000 that demonstrates legal, technical, and financial capacity
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A direct recipient of funds under Chapter 53 that (1) is located in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 individuals; and (2) demonstrates to the Secretary that the recipient has the legal, technical, and financial capacity to perform the responsibilities required under this section.
Classes of action identified by the Secretary that are categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements pursuant to 23 CFR Part 771 or any successor regulation.
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