,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjae ,mr4   
,blunt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 & ,mr4  
,?une7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to /reaml9e ! p]mit process = 
rail & transit infra/ructure4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,track1 ,railroad1 & ,infra/ructure     
,network ,act4  #b4 ,pres]vation (      
public l&s  7a7 ,highways ,section #ach 
( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,mitigation ,! 
,secret>y may make a f9d+ ( de m9imis   
impact "u ?is subsection z a result (   
mitigation und]tak5 pursuant to a review
 ( a program or project pursuant to     
section #ajf ( ! ,national ,hi/oric     
,pres]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#dgj;f74  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7c7 ,rail & transit            
,improvem5ts to1 or ! ma9t5ance1        

rehabilitation1 or op]ation (1 railroad 
or rail transit l9es or elem5ts ( su*   
l9es1 ) ! exception ( /ations1 t are 9  
use or 7 hi/orically us$ = !            
transportation ( goods or pass5g]s1 %all
 n be consid]$ a use ( an hi/oric site  
"u subsection 7a71 reg>dless ( :e!r !   
railroad or rail transit l9e or elem5t (
 su* l9e is li/$ on1 or eligible = li/+ 
on1 ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric      
,places4  4  7b7 ,transportation        
projects ,section #cjc ( title #di1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7c71 by /rik+ subsection 7d7 
& ins]t+ subsections 7d7 & 7e72  7#b7 9 
subsection 7d71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#d7 ,mitigation ,! ,secret>y  
may make a f9d+ ( de m9imis impact "u   
?is subsection z a result ( mitigation  
und]tak5 pursuant to a review ( a       
program or project pursuant to section  
#ajf ( ! ,national ,hi/oric ,pres]vation
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgj;f74  2 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,rail &
 transit ,improvem5ts to1 or !          

ma9t5ance1 rehabilitation1 or op]ation  
(1 railroad or rail transit l9es or     
elem5ts ( su* l9es1 ) ! exception (     
/ations1 t are 9 use or 7 hi/orically   
us$ = ! transportation ( goods or       
pass5g]s1 %all n be consid]$ a use ( an 
hi/oric site "u subsection 7c71         
reg>dless ( :e!r ! railroad or rail     
transit l9e or elem5t ( su* l9e is li/$ 
on1 or eligible = li/+ on1 ! ,national  
,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places4  4  #c4     
,effici5t environm5tal reviews  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #cjd ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !       
section head+1 by /rik+ = multimodal    
projects & ins]t+ & increas+ ! effici5cy
 ( environm5tal reviews2 &  7#b7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,effici5t      
environm5tal reviews ,any rail project t
 requires ! approval ( ! ,secret>y (    
,transportation %all be subject to !    
project developm5t proc$ures set =? 9   
section #aci ( title #bc4  7f7          
,applicability ( ,,nepa decisions ,any  
environm5tal impact /atem5t1 categorical

 exclusion1 or o!r decision relat+ to a 
transportation project t is issu$ by an 
ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation "u
 ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act 
( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47   
%all be available to any rail project to
 :i* su* /atem5t1 exclusion1 or decision
 reasonably applies4  4