[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2426 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2426

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit claims in connection 
 with decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway 
  and public transportation capital projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2011

   Mr. Long introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit claims in connection 
 with decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway 
  and public transportation capital projects, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND APPROVALS FOR HIGHWAY AND 
              PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL PROJECTS.

    Section 139(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(l) Limitations on Claims.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a decision of a Federal agency to issue a permit, license, 
        or approval for a highway or public transportation capital 
        project shall be final and shall not be subject to judicial 
        review. Nothing in this paragraph shall place any limit on 
        filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of a 
        permit, license, or approval.
            ``(2) New information.--The Secretary shall consider new 
        information received after the close of a comment period if the 
        information satisfies the requirements for a supplemental 
        environmental impact statement under section 771.130 of title 
        23, Code of Federal Regulations. The preparation of a 
        supplemental environmental impact statement when required shall 
        be considered a separate final agency action. Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, such an agency action shall be 
        final and shall not be subject to judicial review.''.
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