3.0.0 769 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z Senate S 2015-03-18 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-18T14:19:36Z 2015-03-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-03-18 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2015-03-18 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-06-16 False Transportation and Public Works Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Railroads Roads and highways Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-04T19:33:30Z Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act

This bill exempts improvements to, maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of railroad or rail transit lines (but not stations) that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers from federal policies and requirements for the preservation of public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. This permits such activities without the necessity to: (1) demonstrate there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) plan to minimize harm to a historic site.

The Secretary of Transportation (DOT) may make a finding of de minimis impact on such preservation as a result of mitigation undertaken pursuant to a review of a transportation program or project pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act.

Any rail project that requires DOT approval shall be subject to specified environmental project development procedures.

Any environmental impact statement, categorical exclusion, or other decision relating to a transportation project that is issued by a DOT agency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall be available to any rail project to which that statement, exclusion, or decision reasonably applies.

]]> Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act Display Title Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to streamline the permit process for rail and transit infrastructure. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure Network Act Introduced in Senate 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s769is/xml/BILLS-114s769is.xml 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.