Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act

Bill: 118-hr-4908
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Environmental regulatory procedures

Navigation, waterways, harbors

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands a Department of Transportation (DOT) program that allows up to two states to approve environmental reviews for certain transportation projects under state laws and regulations instead of under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill makes permanent a pilot program that allows DOT to approve a state to participate in a program to conduct environmental reviews and approve permits for certain transportation projects if DOT (with the concurrence of the Council on Environmental Quality) determines that the state laws and regulations are at least as stringent as the federal NEPA requirements.</p><p>The bill also expands project eligibility for the program to include certain federally&nbsp;funded airport and port development projects.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4908 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2023 Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to make eligible airport-related projects and port development projects eligible for approval under State environmental laws and regulations instead of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act . 2. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews (a) In general Section 330 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking pilot ; (2) in subsection (j) by striking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the and inserting The ; (3) by striking subsection (k); (4) in subsection (l)— (A) in paragraph (3) by striking pilot ; and (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) an eligible airport-related project (as such term is defined in section 40117(a) of title 49); (C) an eligible port development project described in section 54301(a)(3) of title 49; and ; and (5) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k). (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).