3.0.0 302 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-03 115 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Reported by 2017-04-06T21:16:45Z Referred to 2017-02-03T17:00:28Z S. Rept. 115-27 2017-11-30 18:29:35 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-30 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2017-11-30 14:55:35 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-29 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7490-7491; text: CR S7490-7491) Floor 2017-11-29 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7490-7491; text: CR S7490-7491) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33. Calendars 2017-04-06 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-27. Committee 2017-04-06 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-27. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress slia00 Indian Affairs Committee 2017-02-08 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably. Committee 2017-02-03 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S680-681) IntroReferral 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2017-02-03 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2017-02-07 False 2017-02-24T21:04:00Z S. 302, John P. Smith Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52459 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 8, 2017 Native Americans Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal-Indian relations Government information and archives Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Motor carriers Pedestrians and bicycling Railroads Roads and highways Transportation and Public Works Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Native Americans 00 2017-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-29T21:38:05Z John P. Smith Act

This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.

A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

A "tribal transportation safety project" is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that:

  • corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or
  • addresses a highway safety problem.

The Department of the Interior shall review existing categorical exclusions for tribal transportation program projects and identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet categorical exclusion requirements.

The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.

Interior shall enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation projects, including whether any project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

]]> 80 2017-04-06 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-08-29T21:39:23Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

John P. Smith Act

(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.

A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

A "tribal transportation safety project" is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that:

  • corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or
  • addresses a highway safety problem.

The Department of the Interior shall review existing categorical exclusions for tribal transportation program projects and identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet categorical exclusion requirements.

The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.

(Sec. 4) Interior shall enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation projects, including whether any project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

]]> 82 2017-11-29 Passed Senate without amendment 2018-03-16T16:42:39Z John P. Smith Act

(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for tribal transportation safety projects to categorically exclude qualifying projects from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. A tribal transportation safety project is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that: (1) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or (2) addresses a highway safety problem.

The Department of the Interior must: (1) review existing Federal Highway Administration categorical exclusions to determine applicability to tribal transportation program projects, and (2) identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet general categorical exclusion requirements. Interior must establish categorical exclusions for tribal projects consistent with its findings.

The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.

(Sec. 4) Interior must enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation program projects. An agreement may allow a tribe to determine whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

]]> John P. Smith Act Display Title John P. Smith Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced John P. Smith Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate John P. Smith Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate John P. Smith Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s302es/xml/BILLS-115s302es.xml Reported to Senate 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s302rs/xml/BILLS-115s302rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s302is/xml/BILLS-115s302is.xml 2017-11-30 Held at the desk. 18:29:35 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.