,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1
 and ,mr4 ,thune7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to streamline the permit  
process for rail and transit            
infrastructure4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,track1       
,railroad1 and ,infrastructure ,network 
,act4  #b4 ,preservation of public lands
  7a7 ,highways ,section #ach of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#d7 ,mitigation
 ,the ,secretary may make a finding of  
de minimis impact under this subsection 
as a result of mitigation undertaken    
pursuant to a review of a program or    
project pursuant to section #ajf of the 
,national ,historic ,preservation ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj;f74  2 and  7#b7 by 

adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,rail and transit ,improvements to1 or  
the maintenance1 rehabilitation1 or     
operation of1 railroad or rail transit  
lines or elements of such lines1 with   
the exception of stations1 that are in  
use or were historically used for the   
transportation of goods or passengers1  
shall not be considered a use of an     
historic site under subsection 7a71     
regardless of whether the railroad or   
rail transit line or element of such    
line is listed on1 or eligible for      
listing on1 the ,national ,register of  
,historic ,places4  4  7b7              
,transportation projects ,section #cjc  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by    
striking subsection 7d7 and inserting   
subsections 7d7 and 7e72  7#b7 in       
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7 ,mitigation ,the      
,secretary may make a finding of de     
minimis impact under this subsection as 
a result of mitigation undertaken       

pursuant to a review of a program or    
project pursuant to section #ajf of the 
,national ,historic ,preservation ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj;f74  2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,rail and transit ,improvements to1 or  
the maintenance1 rehabilitation1 or     
operation of1 railroad or rail transit  
lines or elements of such lines1 with   
the exception of stations1 that are in  
use or were historically used for the   
transportation of goods or passengers1  
shall not be considered a use of an     
historic site under subsection 7c71     
regardless of whether the railroad or   
rail transit line or element of such    
line is listed on1 or eligible for      
listing on1 the ,national ,register of  
,historic ,places4  4  #c4 ,efficient   
environmental reviews  7a7 ,in general  
,section #cjd of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
section heading1 by striking for        
multimodal projects and inserting and   
increasing the efficiency of            

environmental reviews2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,efficient environmental reviews ,any   
rail project that requires the approval 
of the ,secretary of ,transportation    
shall be subject to the project         
development procedures set forth in     
section #aci of title #bc4  7f7         
,applicability of ,,nepa decisions ,any 
environmental impact statement1         
categorical exclusion1 or other decision
 relating to a transportation project   
that is issued by an agency of the      
,department of ,transportation under the
 ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act  
of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47  
shall be available to any rail project  
to which such statement1 exclusion1 or  
decision reasonably applies4  4