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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8418 
To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the 
environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2022 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to stream-
line the environmental review process for major projects, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘One Federal Decision 
Act 1.3’’. 
SEC. 2. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 543 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 54302. Efficient environmental reviews and one 
Federal decision 
‘‘(a) EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall apply the project development proce-
dures, 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 car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incor-
porate into agency regulations and procedures per-
taining to port infrastructure projects described in 
paragraph (1) aspects of such project development 
procedures, or portions thereof, determined appro-
priate 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 proce-
dures pertaining to port infrastructure projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1) such project development 
procedures that could only feasibly apply to highway 
projects, public transportation capital projects, and 
multimodal projects. 
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‘‘(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, in-
cluding 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 chap-
ter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘54302. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.’’. 
SEC. 3. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PIPELINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one 
Federal decision 
‘‘(a) EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall apply the project development proce-
dures, 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 Na-
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tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.—In car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incor-
porate into agency regulations and procedures per-
taining 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 proce-
dures 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 de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—The 
Secretary shall maintain and make publicly available, in-
cluding on the Internet, a database that identifies project- 
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specific information on the use of a categorical exclusion 
on any pipeline project carried out under this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 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. 4. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR AIRPORTS AND AVIA-
TION. 
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 devel-
opment procedures, to the greatest extent feasible, de-
scribed 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 require-
ments set forth in this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘project development procedures described in sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (m) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(c) EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall incor-
porate into agency regulations and procedures per-
taining to airport or aviation projects described in 
subsection (b) aspects of such project development 
procedures, or portions thereof, determined appro-
priate 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 proce-
dures pertaining to airport or aviation projects de-
scribed 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, in-
cluding on the Internet, a database that identifies project- 
specific information on the use of a categorical exclusion 
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