To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National Streets Act or the GREEN Streets Act.
- Section idf2567ea15d8d464a8d952b6b0f1be78a: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the Department of Transportation has existing authority to establish greenhouse gas-related performance...
- Section idC8189749B04A449DAD6D37F7DDB41F14: 3. Consideration of projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the average distance by census block to the nearest transit stop, passenger station, or terminal providing regularly scheduled service. by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively
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