[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1584 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1584

To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt maintenance activities 
                  from certain analysis requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2011

 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
 Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt maintenance activities 
                  from certain analysis requirements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FROM CERTAIN ANALYSIS 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 116 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Exemption of Maintenance Activities From Certain Analysis 
Requirements.--In maintaining the Federal-aid system to include 
construction occurring within existing rights-of-way previously 
acquired and reserved for transportation purposes pursuant to this 
section, a State department of transportation shall not be required to 
secure any permit or conduct any analysis under Federal law (including 
any permit, review, analysis, clearance, or impact statement under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.)).''.
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