,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gfj #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ccaf
 ,report ,no4 #aah-icj ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ae1 #bjbc,mr4 ,crawford introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,december #ai1         
#bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,edwards1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 and ,mr4        
,garamendi  ,december #ai1              
#bjbd;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend titles #df and #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 to streamline the
 environmental review process for major 
projects1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,one ,federal decision for ports  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #edc of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#edcjb4 ,efficient environmental reviews
 and one ,federal decision  7a7         
,efficient environmental reviews  7#a7  

,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,transportation shall apply the project 
development procedures1 to the greatest 
extent feasible1 described in section   
#aci of title #bc to any port           
infrastructure project that requires the
 approval of the ,secretary under the   
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474   
7#b7 ,regulations and procedures ,in    
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall incorporate into agency
 regulations and procedures pertaining  
to port infrastructure projects         
described in paragraph 7#a7 aspects of  
such project development procedures1 or 
portions thereof1 determined appropriate
 by the ,secretary in a manner          
consistent with this section1 that      
increase the efficiency of the review of
 port infrastructure projects4  7#c7    
,discretion ,the ,secretary may choose  
not to incorporate into agency          
regulations and procedures pertaining to
 port infrastructure projects described 

in paragraph 7#a7 such project          
development procedures that could only  
feasibly apply to highway projects1     
public transportation capital projects1 
and multimodal projects4  7#d7          
,applicability ,subsection 7l7 of       
section #aci of title #bc shall apply to
 port infrastructure projects described 
in paragraph 7#a71 except that the      
limitation on claims of #aej days shall 
be #b years4  7b7 ,additional           
categorical exclusions ,the ,secretary  
shall maintain and make publicly        
available1 including on the ,internet1 a
 database that identifies               
project-specific information on the use 
of a categorical exclusion on any port  
infrastructure project carried out under
 this title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the analysis for chapter #edc of title
 #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#edcjb4 ,efficient environmental reviews
 and one ,federal decision4  4  #b4 ,one
 ,federal decision for pipelines  7a7   

,in general ,chapter #fja of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#fjadd4 ,efficient environmental reviews
 and one ,federal decision  7a7         
,efficient environmental reviews  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,transportation shall apply the project 
development procedures1 to the greatest 
extent feasible1 described in section   
#aci of title #bc to any pipeline       
project that requires the approval of   
the ,secretary under the ,national      
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7#b7    
,regulations and procedures ,in carrying
 out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary     
shall incorporate into agency           
regulations and procedures pertaining to
 pipeline projects described in         
paragraph 7#a7 aspects of such project  
development procedures1 or portions     
thereof1 determined appropriate by the  
,secretary in a manner consistent with  
this section1 that increase the         

efficiency of the review of pipeline    
projects4  7#c7 ,discretion ,the        
,secretary may choose not to incorporate
 into agency regulations and procedures 
pertaining to pipeline projects         
described in paragraph 7#a7 such project
 development procedures that could only 
feasibly apply to highway projects1     
public transportation capital projects1 
and multimodal projects4  7#d7          
,applicability ,subsection 7l7 of       
section #aci of title #bc shall apply to
 pipeline projects described in         
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,additional        
categorical exclusions ,the ,secretary  
shall maintain and make publicly        
available1 including on the ,internet1 a
 database that identifies               
project-specific information on the use 
of a categorical exclusion on any       
pipeline project carried out under this 
title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
analysis for chapter #fja of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        

#fjadd4 ,efficient environmental reviews
 and one ,federal decision4  4  #c4 ,one
 ,federal decision for airports and     
aviation ,section #dgaga of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking subsection 7a7 and         
inserting the following3  7a7 ,aviation 
project review process ,the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall apply the      
project development procedures1 to the  
greatest extent feasible1 described in  
section #aci of title #bc to any airport
 or aviation project that requires the  
approval of the ,secretary under the    
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  2
  7#b7 in subsection 7b7 by striking    
coordinated and expedited environmental 
review process requirements set forth in
 this section and inserting project     
development procedures described in     
subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 by striking   
subsections 7c7 through 7m7 and         
inserting the following3  7c7 ,efficient
 environmental reviews  7#a7            

,regulations and procedures ,in carrying
 out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary     
shall incorporate into agency           
regulations and procedures pertaining to
 airport or aviation projects described 
in subsection 7b7 aspects of such       
project development procedures1 or      
portions thereof1 determined appropriate
 by the ,secretary in a manner          
consistent with this section1 that      
increase the efficiency of the review of
 such projects4  7#b7 ,discretion ,the  
,secretary may choose not to incorporate
 into agency regulations and procedures 
pertaining to airport or aviation       
projects described in subsection 7b7    
such project development procedures that
 could only feasibly apply to highway   
projects1 public transportation capital 
projects1 and multimodal projects4  7#c7
 ,applicability ,subsection 7l7 of      
section #aci of title #bc shall apply to
 airport or aviation projects described 
in subsection 7b74  7d7 ,additional     
categorical exclusions ,the ,secretary  

shall maintain and make publicly        
available1 including on the ,internet1 a
 database that identifies               
project-specific information on the use 
of a categorical exclusion on any       
airport or aviation project carried out 
under this title4  4  #d4 ,efficient    
environmental reviews ,section          
#bdbja7;a77#d7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking 1 
except that the limitation on claims of 
#aej days shall be #b years4  ,december 
#ai1 #bjbd;,committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed