To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Environmental Protection


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[H.R. 3316 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3316

   To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the 
    environmental review process for major projects, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2023

 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the 
    environmental review process for major projects, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PORTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 543 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 54302. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision
    ``(a) Efficient Environmental Reviews.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        apply the project development procedures, to the greatest 
        extent feasible, described in section 139 of title 23 to any 
        port infrastructure project that requires the approval of the 
        Secretary under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            ``(2) Regulations and procedures.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incorporate into agency 
        regulations and procedures pertaining to port infrastructure 
        projects described in paragraph (1) aspects of such project 
        development procedures, or portions thereof, determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary in a manner consistent with this 
        section, that increase the efficiency of the review of port 
        infrastructure projects.
            ``(3) Discretion.--The Secretary may choose not to 
        incorporate into agency regulations and procedures pertaining 
        to port infrastructure projects described in paragraph (1) such 
        project development procedures that could only feasibly apply 
        to highway projects, public transportation capital projects, 
        and multimodal projects.
            ``(4) Applicability.--Subsection (l) of section 139 of 
        title 23 shall apply to port infrastructure projects described 
        in paragraph (1), except that the limitation on claims of 150 
        days shall be 2 years.
    ``(b) Additional Categorical Exclusions.--The Secretary shall 
maintain and make publicly available, including on the Internet, a 
database that identifies project-specific information on the use of a 
categorical exclusion on any port infrastructure project carried out 
under this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 543 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``54302. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.''.

SEC. 2. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PIPELINES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision
    ``(a) Efficient Environmental Reviews.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        apply the project development procedures, to the greatest 
        extent feasible, described in section 139 of title 23 to any 
        pipeline project that requires the approval of the Secretary 
        under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
        4321 et seq.).
            ``(2) Regulations and procedures.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incorporate into agency 
        regulations and procedures pertaining to pipeline projects 
        described in paragraph (1) aspects of such project development 
        procedures, or portions thereof, determined appropriate by the 
        Secretary in a manner consistent with this section, that 
        increase the efficiency of the review of pipeline projects.
            ``(3) Discretion.--The Secretary may choose not to 
        incorporate into agency regulations and procedures pertaining 
        to pipeline projects described in paragraph (1) such project 
        development procedures that could only feasibly apply to 
        highway projects, public transportation capital projects, and 
        multimodal projects.
            ``(4) Applicability.--Subsection (l) of section 139 of 
        title 23 shall apply to pipeline projects described in 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Additional Categorical Exclusions.--The Secretary shall 
maintain and make publicly available, including on the Internet, a 
database that identifies project-specific information on the use of a 
categorical exclusion on any pipeline project carried out under this 
title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 601 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.''.

SEC. 3. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR AIRPORTS AND AVIATION.

    Section 47171 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Aviation Project Review Process.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall apply the project development procedures, to the 
greatest extent feasible, described in section 139 of title 23 to any 
airport or aviation project that requires the approval of the Secretary 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.).'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``coordinated and 
        expedited environmental review process requirements set forth 
        in this section'' and inserting ``project development 
        procedures described in subsection (a)''; and
            (3) by striking subsections (c) through (m) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(c) Efficient Environmental Reviews.--
            ``(1) Regulations and procedures.--In carrying out 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall incorporate into agency 
        regulations and procedures pertaining to airport or aviation 
        projects described in subsection (b) aspects of such project 
        development procedures, or portions thereof, determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary in a manner consistent with this 
        section, that increase the efficiency of the review of such 
        projects.
            ``(2) Discretion.--The Secretary may choose not to 
        incorporate into agency regulations and procedures pertaining 
        to airport or aviation projects described in subsection (b) 
        such project development procedures that could only feasibly 
        apply to highway projects, public transportation capital 
        projects, and multimodal projects.
            ``(3) Applicability.--Subsection (l) of section 139 of 
        title 23 shall apply to airport or aviation projects described 
        in subsection (b).
    ``(d) Additional Categorical Exclusions.--The Secretary shall 
maintain and make publicly available, including on the Internet, a 
database that identifies project-specific information on the use of a 
categorical exclusion on any airport or aviation project carried out 
under this title.''.

SEC. 4. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    Section 24201(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``, except that the limitation on claims of 150 days shall be 
2 years''.
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