3.0.0 3585 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z House H HR 2003-11-21 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-24T19:25:05Z Referred to 2003-11-21T14:04:40Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-11-21T14:04:45Z 2003-12-04 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from CEQ. Committee 2003-11-24 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2003-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2003-11-21 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2003-11-21 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Government Operations and Politics Highway maintenance Infrastructure Law Licenses Road construction Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2003-11-21 Introduced in House 2004-02-19T23:15:21Z Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement a process for the expedited environmental review and approval of safety emergency highway construction or maintenance projects that correct or improve hazardous locations on a highway.

Directs the Secretary to issue regulations that: (1) allow the use of the process for any project correcting or improving hazardous locations on a highway within a State where the motor vehicle accident rate is at least 50 percent higher than the statewide average for similar classes of highways, if the project only includes roadway safety improvements that have a high potential to reduce the number of motor vehicle accidents; and (2) establish criteria for approving deviations from procedures established in regulations issued by the Secretary implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Requires each Federal agency that has jurisdiction over environmental issues that may be affected by such a project and the analysis of which would be part of any environmental document required by NEPA, or that may be required by Federal law to independently conduct an environmental review or analysis for such project, determine whether to issue a permit, license, or approval of the project, or render an opinion or recommendation on the project's environmental impact, to issue regulations providing for the expedited processing of, and approval of deviations for, the project.

Exempts a Federal agency approving such a deviation from the requirement to consult with the Council on Environmental Quality.

]]> To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement an environmental review process for safety emergency highway projects. Display Title To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement an environmental review process for safety emergency highway projects. Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement an environmental review process for safety emergency highway projects. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2003-11-21T05:00:00Z 2003-12-04 Executive Comment Requested from CEQ. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.