1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Long-Term Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Federal-aid highways
Subtitle A—Funding
Sec. 101. Reconciliation of funds.
Subtitle B—Extension of Federal-aid highway
programs
Sec. 111. Extension of Federal-aid highway
programs.
Subtitle C—Highway Trust Fund Extension
Sec. 121. Extension of trust fund expenditure
authority.
Sec. 122. Extension of highway-related taxes.
Subtitle D—Accelerating Project Delivery
Sec. 131. Project delivery acceleration initiative.
Sec. 132. Efficiencies in contracting.
Sec. 133. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal
projects.
Sec. 134. Integration of planning and environmental
review.
Sec. 135. National Environmental Policy Act process
reforms.
Sec. 136. Clarified eligibility for early acquisition
activities prior to completion of environmental review process.
Sec. 137. Surface transportation project delivery
program.
Sec. 138. State assumption of responsibilities for categorical
exclusions.
Sec. 139. Emergency waiver.
Sec. 140. Cement sector regulatory relief.
TITLE II—Public transportation
Sec. 201. Public transportation.
TITLE III—Extension of Surface Transportation
Programs
Sec. 301. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration highway safety programs.
Sec. 302. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration programs.
Sec. 303. Additional programs.
TITLE IV—Regulations from the Executive in Need of
Scrutiny
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 403. Congressional review of agency
rulemaking.
TITLE V—EPA regulatory relief
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Legislative stay.
Sec. 503. Compliance dates.
Sec. 504. Energy recovery and conservation.
Sec. 505. Other provisions.
TITLE VI—Regulatory Time-Out
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Time-out period for regulations.
Sec. 604. Exemptions.
TITLE VII—Rescission of Unspent Federal Funds to Offset Loss in
Revenues
Sec. 701. Rescission.
<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-aid
highways</header>
<subtitle id="idAE2268776AE847C0AE96615FA71805A9"><enum>A</enum><header>Funding</header>
<section id="ID36a98e4cce214a878deb1ee0b86bdbea"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reconciliation
of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for each
program, project, and activity under this Act or an amendment made by this Act
for fiscal year 2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (Public Law 112–30; 125
Stat. 343), for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 4,
2012.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idA1DCEC75351F4B63ABB64B2DDEB39560"><enum>B</enum><header>Extension of
Federal-aid highway programs</header>
<section id="id894CA50CF4B14D0F92B6490F82EBA5E8"><enum>111.</enum><header>Extension of
Federal-aid highway programs</header>
<subsection id="id8891F71D0301499EB153A421F7AF9CFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 111 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 343) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5d05f097a8454d9fa887c17b85362e03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31,
2012,</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal
years 2012 and 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7dec3835e6548d09548868b0c0c1739"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1/2 of</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfe777376dbe649d09c8e90325bb1fb02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
date</header><text>Section 111(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 343) is amended by striking <quote>March 31,
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2bd79126d657464496c53152545640e7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="idB88618CEF6FC4506894A0FA4CCB1C599"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 111(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 343) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID14639a6a00ab40cb8a3f608d160f09cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading of
paragraph (1), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal year 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID524babc2b1cf4a67ad848837f2519f7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>The amounts</quote> and inserting <quote>For each of fiscal
years 2012 and 2013, the amounts</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdcc8ac9aa03b4761a3ef335e42e39efe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)–</text>
<clause id="IDd45d026709924276981e685f79340213"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>included in an Act making appropriations
for fiscal year 2012 or</quote> and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting <quote>included in an Act making appropriations for the
fiscal year, or a portion of the fiscal year, for which the funds are
authorized to be appropriated</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2254fdf2b5a8447dbe5647adfc7dec46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking <quote>only in an amount equal to
$319,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>only in an amount equal to
$639,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe88fab27c5584ef0a7a0076e520666f1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id857E1DE79F414DA89FB05ACE027A30EB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDf94ce38cff134d8face5e7dcb2b9a50d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transportation
enhancements</header><text>Funds shall be distributed, administered, limited,
and made available for obligation under paragraph (1) without regard to section
133(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Long-Term Surface
Transportation Extension Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc103987c808c40f993bb7bff28523a93"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
133(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3fda8e90531e4e0ab72051ebe0e6806f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension and
flexibility for certain allocated programs</header><text>Section 111(d)(3)(B)
of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 345) is
amended by striking <quote>Funds made available in accordance</quote> and
inserting <quote>For each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, funds made available
in accordance</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9c0f9159de204d52a563cec4dba37551"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Extension of
authorizations under title V of SAFETEA–LU</header><text>Section 111(e)(3)(B)
of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 345) is
amended by striking <quote>Funds</quote> and inserting <quote>For each of
fiscal years 2012 and 2013, funds</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc88d5d496734456acd06ff088b343a8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Section 112 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 346) is amended by striking <quote>$196,427,625 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012</quote>
and inserting <quote>$425,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF0596566037248AEBA9E3EFEA72AF8F5"><enum>C</enum><header>Highway Trust
Fund Extension</header>
<section id="H8DC8E0C1405C40329DD960582F1EEE3A"><enum>121.</enum><header>Extension of
trust fund expenditure authority</header>
<subsection id="H9B8EDB95EBC0467892C4B41E1738CD1C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway Trust
Fund</header><text>Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H19FF36D1A44E46C2A3BBE11BE97C47BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>April 1, 2012</quote> in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and
inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD298D096C1B746D18C0D015535B9783E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II</quote> in
subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>Long-Term Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2011</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E1C89A970CE4905BE555A8DEBEB4A87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund</header><text>Section 9504 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF9C0E48006C48E897855ACC1800106B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II</quote> each place
it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting <quote>Long-Term Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2011</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2044AD17AC704FB289FDBFE527A5FD7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>April 1, 2012</quote> in subsection (d)(2) and inserting <quote>October
1, 2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD863108034E47B4A0296822CBE94A66"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section
9508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8BCEA9A6578D4842B5361F27B762A70E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
April 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4AC17D075FB9407F85F7B856204FC4E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header>Extension of
highway-related taxes</header>
<subsection id="H60BD2068C7B34DE68A5348151A50C3F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H6A06EC5948CB47FA8A010797F1906B5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>March 31,
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2013</quote>:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFCF85AF9F2F4466940824F113412862"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section
4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H247950CCF2014ABCAFF6F421941389D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section
4041(m)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A67E54FAF1A4C48B7434836EFB5E42D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section
4081(d)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC07159D9AF9B49F4B4EAF9CDCBA4F382"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each of the
following provisions of such Code is amended by striking <quote>April 1,
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE89E96BFD704438D97637C40C836D592"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section
4041(m)(1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62F4D5D4B17748EB827A52DEF3A889D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section
4051(c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DC9CB3612994F19B12BFF5D9906FAC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section
4071(d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55CF2FD97A564D0898429E35414447D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section
4081(d)(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H368A1B74B99040DBAF4F29D76EFF041E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
tax, etc., on use of certain heavy vehicles</header><text>Each of the following
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE68AD8AA23854B69870D9CD9D2271576"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
4481(f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C52A2C1F8B1416D94699DF72D814E83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (c)(4)
and (d) of section 4482.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBFC0474C67A47D2B26F4CD5815ABAEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Floor stocks
refunds</header><text>Section 6412(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B287F053C104F82B7712F8F2615AAA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>April 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>October
1, 2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C2DCB0234874EA4997EF2B16C27F8B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>September 30, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>March 31, 2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C7E41A87BD348AE8053CDB3AC7374A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>July 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBB7D9265DC4947CF83F6537058A213AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of
certain exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections
4221(a) and 4483(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by
striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDB77E93DC06940E4991E807D85C1BDC7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Extension of
transfers of certain taxes</header>
<paragraph id="H0572554C41F64C33A8CC5632A750E0CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9503 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF814FCD09CB479EBA558A3FA877A703"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="H68DFEB28E0C141F498FDCA79029C70EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A9F944B4B89444A8D0CF27130621B81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">April 1,
2012</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of paragraph (2) and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">October 1,
2013</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7E3EE41F850415DABE8BCCDBE19CA9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2013</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D1E24571D1E473B822D227D3154847D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>January 1, 2013</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting
<quote>July 1, 2014</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1C705B517074ABA836D824BA9CBFBE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by striking
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>July 1,
2014</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01B1ACA6E99D4A42B2478E0D832A9434"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motorboat and
small-engine fuel tax transfers</header>
<subparagraph id="HD6B74709CA934995BB4108135112C5F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) and (4)(A) of section 9503(c) of
such Code are each amended by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC26B8CC33908442CBAB069AA1A240C7D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments to land and water conservation fund</header><text>Section 201(b) of
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–11(b)) is
amended—</text>
<clause id="HCCE265EDEC2E4F5295060F0EE02E60E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>April 1, 2013</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2014</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF21210929C7546FCA5FDF65C9B3541A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2013</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48017E5E4CE944309883F3A30AB12A70"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
April 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id130D4C2F1A1147AABAC823A330221296"><enum>D</enum><header>Accelerating
Project Delivery</header>
<section commented="no" id="id162A24EB8294434C89E45D305E295B49"><enum>131.</enum><header>Project
delivery acceleration initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id6CCAC932E08E486697A79CBB6EDFF241"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of
policy</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA1640550DCD945399F5F821FB83DADEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the
national interest to enable the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in
this subtitle as <term>the Secretary</term>), State departments of
transportation, transit agencies, and all other recipients of Federal
transportation funds—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id558DA38A07CF4735B8C9742527EA1CD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to accelerate
project delivery acceleration and reduce costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA4B24074607C4C55B04D75D11F4F4547"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that
the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of
transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC3E75AD7FBEC461FB8B14F98D975197F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promotes
accountability for public investments; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4FC3D977E1F0460CB8A9BB52BFC5894B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>encourages
greater private sector involvement in project financing and delivery;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8AAB89EA589F4C7EAC941DE6F49CE271"><enum>(2)</enum><text>delay in the
delivery of transportation projects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id3689E7C5CBDB4ED48B3B417C152CC33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increases project
costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD415BB63FA4D4ED7A9FF623F4D5F594C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>harms the economy
of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC508106AE0D546BCBFA4438B4C18F5FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>impedes the
travel of the people of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA43A73BDB2A8447F8B4A117C3AD26A49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall identify and promote the deployment of innovation aimed at reducing the
time and money it takes to deliver transportation projects while enhancing
safety and protecting the environment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id1EF399525BAD4F4EB2B2A4130C68EDEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment
of initiative</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0D2270537FA64541A770A6BF8BC0BB19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To advance the policy identified in subsection (a), the
Secretary shall carry out a project delivery acceleration initiative in
accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id512128A69D8A4FCD847F607DD356AD2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the project delivery acceleration initiative shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBC1CCE30F9A140D393B15C1D36E59E65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop and
advance the use of best practices to accelerate project delivery and reduce
costs across all modes of transportation and expedite the deployment of
technology and innovation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id321ABC651A82479C9A87EC286BBBFFFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement
statutory provisions designed to accelerate project delivery; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id48AC2AB2625F4A71889895B26699B7FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to select
eligible projects for applying experimental features to test innovative project
delivery acceleration techniques.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB62EA33F4EC74C0186FCDC9FFF160F3C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advancing the
use of best practices</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD986C9637134424B856B000AE54B6FA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the initiative under this section, the
Secretary shall identify and advance best practices to reduce delivery time and
project costs, from planning to construction, for transportation projects and
programs of projects regardless of mode and project size.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5B365D0836F54753B618021696F11682"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>To
advance the use of best practices, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idBFF0768698FB4FD6896A514E027C2244"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage
transportation stakeholders to gather information regarding opportunities for
accelerating project delivery and reducing costs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id80D845F4275C4B3AA20CC2386F112C7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a
clearinghouse for the collection, documentation, and advancement of existing
and new innovative approaches and best practices;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id560C43C0F0264C5AA5C7C76EB7CB6833"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disseminate
information through a variety of means to transportation stakeholders on new
innovative approaches and best practices; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id51BFC6175E7B470EABD09DE340E6A2A8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide
technical assistance to assist transportation stakeholders in the use of
existing flexibilities to resolve project delays and accelerate project
delivery, to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6CE1D72441504391A976646004C8BAA4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementing
statutory provisions for accelerating project delivery</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the provisions of this subtitle and the amendments
made by this subtitle intended to accelerate project delivery are fully
implemented, including by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD4546BA4AD0840DDBC710DE5F953F548"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compressing the
process for drafting environmental impact statements under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8F83DB4B1A81487EA820E848A2D1BDEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing
mandatory timeframes for permitting and approval decisions of other Federal
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5FB7FAA2CD0640008B91CBD53AAD9BE9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integrating
transportation planning and environmental review of transportation
projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD5E61E04E63D4DC487F0B55F328EEE36"><enum>(D)</enum><text>expanding
eligibility of early acquisition of property prior to completion of
environmental review under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id24F1074868794FAE90462C2F4369A42B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>allowing the use
of the construction manager or general contractor method of contracting in the
Federal-aid highway program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2B8E55DED36C46AC834B116B8F5A0CFB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establishing a
demonstration program to streamline the relocation process by permitting a
lump-sum payment for acquisition and relocation if elected by the displaced
occupant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id69CD555384784FF68BA23B116EDFD08E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>establishing a
pilot program to provide direct Federal-aid highway funding to local
governments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id21414402DF3A499889F01AB234ED7EB3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Advancing
innovative project delivery</header><text>In order to accelerate project
delivery and reduce costs for transportation projects across all modes and
regardless of project size, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall use the authority under section 304 of title 49, United States Code (as
amended by section 133(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id58EE7113629D4C57AE504D1E8E9AD911"><enum>132.</enum><header>Efficiencies
in contracting</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id4056EF468836483D9F0F10164EBC3F8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Section
112(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="idA8D0CC21E4F24155ABA6F44CCFA38DBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Construction
manager; general contractor</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9CE4AC32388F49A8910F5323577568F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>2-phases
contract</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idA90E4854D74046658EAC7553DCAE178E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A contracting agency may award a 2-phase contract to a
construction manager or general contractor for pre-construction and
construction services.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idAADF585105C149B8AB618C6F1772BDBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Pre-construction
phase</header><text>In the pre-construction phase, the construction manager
shall provide the contracting agency with advice for scheduling, work
sequencing, cost engineering, constructability, cost estimating, and risk
identification.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id455BEFB65B644AE4A40B54674080C221"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Price</header><text>Prior
to the start of the second phase, the owner and the construction manager may
agree to a price for the construction of the project or a portion of the
project.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA941F805B90D43C891E5B0BF0374D9F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>General
contractor</header><text>If an agreement is reached under clause (iii), the
construction manager shall be considered the general contractor for the
construction of the project at the negotiated schedule and price.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE9EEE1D7484643E0945C486EA3F6E1F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>A
contract shall be awarded to a construction manager or general contractor using
a competitive selection process under which the contract is awarded on the
basis of qualifications, experience, best value, or any other combination of
factors considered appropriate by the contracting agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id886C4BAFADBF44F89AA89B0185B203F5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id323136115D6F48898052AD0A1285DA0B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Prior to the completion of the process required under
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332),
a contracting agency may—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idAB92712F43334E8AA7B7801A21180D26"><enum>(I)</enum><text>issue requests
for proposals;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idB9EFA74DDE0E42F0A377A352214650C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>proceed with the
award of the first phase of construction manager or general contractor
contract; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC37D17449E2C44509F78A061DE9DB5AB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>issue notices
to proceed with preliminary design.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idE66ED4FCE1114563953D387301FBFD68"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Compliance
with other law</header><text>If the first phase of a construction manager or
general contractor contract focuses primarily on 1 alternative, the Secretary
shall require that the contract include appropriate provisions to
ensure—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idF0BC3C3B4F9F4D36A2DD04388C61283E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that the
objectives of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) are achieved; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id4F7D9BFD093248DDB867EC74275BED33"><enum>(II)</enum><text>compliance with
other applicable Federal laws and regulations occurs.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA11C428774EB4D82A34E17E948AE5A02"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A
contracting agency shall not proceed with the award of the second phase, and
shall not proceed, or permit any consultant or contractor to proceed, with
final design or construction until completion of the process required under
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4FE31B677B704965B241008E640DC3E2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
paragraph shall not apply to any project funded under chapter 53 of title
49.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA63B52D464F44A62844F71B284EE2347"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6E1076B192F4485A87141525E8179033"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on
experimental program</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendments
made by this section affects the authority to carry out, or any project carried
out under, any experimental program concerning construction manager risk that
is being carried out by the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idCD55FF90EC1F4AA49E7462C819B56777"><enum>133.</enum><header>Application of
categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idB69E36E8D4F7420893BD51FBBBF65C0F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D1DBAD3D7E84456A0FA99E8FD8857B2" style="USC">
<section commented="no" id="id089D5A9FF740414FB85CCA787117B7C2"><enum>304.</enum><header>Application of
categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73AF8C0E6D4E49598FBA2F376396BE74"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E520E00DF274468B5241131510865BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139 of title
23.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5450AADA2F1F41EBBDF35221449C5887"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Environmental
impact statement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>environmental impact statement</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 139 of title 23.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id810D2B2209064157A7E350EA73BB43F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental
review process</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 139 of title 23.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80F4DDA3147342F9B8425FB5395CFBB8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The term <term>lead agency</term> means the Department of
Transportation and, if applicable, any State or local governmental agency that
serves as the lead agency for a multimodal project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA15CB8FC496E48799D5CC4D6666F81F5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multimodal
project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 139 of title 23.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id825E42818262426D82F8615935D27473"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139 of
title 23.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFAD0587AFB74C7393D75932687B2653"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State
transportation department</header><text>The term <term>State transportation
department</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139 of title
23.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9088108B9F7146F49EE4A79EEE3B1817"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Any
authority provided in this section may be exercised for any multimodal project,
class of projects, or program of projects that is carried out under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id403DF5C129AC4B10AEA70FA30C7EC4CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of
categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idEE3715EBCD5D4E89A634CD9FADF1514A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), in considering the
environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead agency may apply
1 or more categorical exclusions under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to other components of the project carried out by a
participating agency or State transportation department if the lead agency
determines that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idEF28BB0E0BBD47D6ACF2BA307C604AE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on
regulations or procedures of the lead agency for determining categorical
exclusions, the components of the project that fall under the modal expertise
of the lead agency satisfy the conditions for 1 or more categorical exclusions
under <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id988F7597525B40399CB98D06F8BBB1A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project does
not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8209D3474F7049B49951074A955D8B26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall only apply if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idC545EC61EED447328B97A07919B4F7D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the multimodal
project is funded under a grant agreement administered by the lead
agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idEF274EE2317E4D6AB327650163DAA587"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the multimodal
project has components that require the expertise of a participating agency to
assess the environmental impacts of the components of the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4D4CED9FC3694E039F11CD6CF0397657"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each component of
the project has independent utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7CA216CDA3DF4692B886A7C8F302CD14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the participating
agency, in consultation with the lead agency, determines that, based on
regulations or procedures of the participating agency for determining
categorical exclusions, 1 or more categorical exclusions under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) applies to the components of the
project under the modal expertise of the participating agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id997473B9BBF4443EAF94E10ED2542B5D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the lead agency
determines that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id538163D1953F414E95E1048CEEE5FBDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project does
not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id3A3D0F973BDB41BF9721ED7C2141A9CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>extraordinary
circumstances do not exist.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id15480E5D3CD043749E702CD2FF7E5219"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modal
cooperation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idD894313CF7E749BE813F7E7CB3F1124A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At the request of the lead agency, a participating agency
shall provide modal expertise to a lead agency on any aspect of the project in
which the participating agency has expertise.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id01C20040BC8E41B9B4CA91E8CA48ADA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>A
determination of a participating agency that 1 or more categorical exclusions
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
applies to an aspect of a multimodal project shall only apply to the larger
multimodal project if, based on regulations or procedures of the participating
agency for determining categorical exclusions, the participating agency
determines that 1 or more categorical exclusions apply to the applicable aspect
of a multimodal
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id1947B7CF8C224122B149D68FCE2C1AFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 304 in the analysis for
chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 304. Application of
categorical exclusions for multimodal
projects</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id0A117503EE094126934946B5761A0870"><enum>134.</enum><header>Integration of
planning and environmental review</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idA8FD46CBD4CA41A48353F3CE90DE3A7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBF9A74D298D4C429CBBB0C186566FCE" style="USC">
<section commented="no" id="id6EA174AF1BA4483A8A067E28B4730F80"><enum>167.</enum><header>Integration of
planning and environmental review</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id857986AB4AE04940B1B0640B817330AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5ED4610F4CAF49FBBE7D8D521146E268"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental
review process</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 139.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB0DCD3959FD46D2B52D47CD054DEFED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The term <term>lead agency</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 139.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id563F7809153A459299D11CDB56C4B5B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning
product</header><text>The term <term>planning product</term> means any
decision, analysis, study, or other documented result of an evaluation or
decisionmaking process that is carried out during transportation
planning.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD5DB851AD82D4BD78549033FAE6580AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA1090A6ADEAB418FBC368F05FB0C2763"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Project
sponsor</header><text>The term <term>project sponsor</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 139.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF36EA0BB18264DABAE337972E33ADDA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose and
intent</header><text>The purpose of this section is to establish the authority,
and provide procedures, for achieving integrated planning and environmental
review processes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id92E5B4B1B3B74DE0B08D75D8EB0EDFEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable
statewide and metropolitan planning processes to more effectively serve as the
foundation for highway and transit project decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id71E86DF205F84AFEA7DA680411ABC547"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to foster better
decisionmaking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB71ECB6B277249C0B96E0CA37CF7B328"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to reduce
duplicative work;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id93AA0436F8A744EB894D455208A91261"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to avoid delays
in carrying out transportation improvements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6C7466198FED4E4F9C1C1A8A102D456E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve
transportation and maintain environmental protections for communities and the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2A3451470C144B46B37A178DBACFF748"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adoption of
planning products for use in the environmental review process</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0AA7D1FD1F71453AAD66F16CAEFA977F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with 1 or
more lead agencies or project sponsors, may adopt and use any planning product,
in whole or in part, in the environmental review process of a transportation
project or program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1D4EB982B99F4BBCB21CF1C1607EE050"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF3DF7D79A63346F1A16F0E47AA0EE78D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Planning decisions that may be adopted pursuant to this
section include—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB5AC39A430AD4FDE9DECF077A8946221"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a purpose and
goal for the proposed action, including whether tolling, private financial
assistance, or other special financial measures are necessary to implement the
proposed action;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8EDF53A3FE2F42178E1753C119FEC0AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of
the travel corridor;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD755BDE45ADB4C9FB818A1DF8C73F894"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the modal
choice, including whether to implement corridor or subarea study
recommendations to advance different modal solutions as separate projects with
independent utility;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id68415C6BA7EA430B8D720A2F46845737"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the elimination
of unreasonable alternatives and the selection of a range of reasonable
alternatives for detailed study during the environmental review process;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8F3F9B0D1F1C49D097204E47B6181823"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a basic
description of the environmental setting;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9809B40937A849CB9704022E1D43A630"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the methodology
to be used in the analysis; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1EBE40B19BA24107A8A672731D55C337"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the
identification of programmatic level mitigation for potential impacts that the
Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with other applicable agencies,
determines are most effectively addressed at a regional or national program
level, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id944CCA6578BA4A95AAE6C67178B3A36E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>system-level
measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts of proposed transportation
investments on environmental resources;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id87932945277945E9804AEC8306F8BE9F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>regional
ecosystem needs and opportunities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idF4DFB65B216D4FFCA38DCA85D6DE754A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>potential
mitigation activities, locations, and investments.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF534B6A47C254D87B8B45037384BC4C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Planning
analyses</header><text>Examples of planning analyses that may be adopted under
this section include studies of past, current, or predicted future—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id577FC801D3C941B1B64E38680ED193CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>travel
demands;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idCAB73CF3D42942B59E35E4572BE3615D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional
development and growth levels;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD1F34128CDFC48BE872954116AF2FC93"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>local land use,
growth management, and development patterns;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF035FEA8A126460E826773A09C79D380"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>population and
employment levels;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id3E9C4D979DD64BAA91687FA13C53DA49"><enum>(v)</enum><text>natural and human
environmental conditions;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id935B54C1BB354724B9B95EAE075ACC60"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>environmental
resources and environmentally sensitive areas;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF8D087A636404597BC273950C8B1C06F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>potential
environmental effects, including the identification of resources of concern and
potential cumulative effects on those resources, as a result of a statewide or
regional cumulative effects assessment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2F8D74A13F8E43ED9A167948D0A48261"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>mitigation
needs for a proposed action or for programmatic level mitigation for potential
effects that the Secretary of Transportation determines are most effectively
addressed at a regional or national program level; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idAAE0B0484FC24D8784FC234F249670E8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>safety
measures.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3B7D5A815DCD450E967548CA09722586"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
adoption and use of a planning product under this section shall be subject to a
determination by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
appropriate lead agencies and project sponsors, that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id33CAD3A77AC84954B069190C0C469583"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the planning
product has been developed through a planning process carried out pursuant to
applicable Federal law (including regulations);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0F35F56301CB4CC6918A2C05B70ABF2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the planning
process includes broad multidisciplinary consideration of systems-level or
corridor-wide transportation needs and an analysis of potential effects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B2B103E6C8442AE8639BD39C73B429F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>during the
planning process—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idA6071AEA60834049BE0D85DF0E33CCA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notice of the
proposed planning product and planning process has been provided through
publication or other means to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id491F5CE977AB4240BA53D5DA38511D99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each Federal,
State, local, and tribal government that may have an interest in the proposed
project or program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id86D409B93DC54C2B9A04BEF1E4D413AE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>members of the
general public; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idCAD9EC196CBD4680AC9C60A5D47B045F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the entities
described in clause (i)(I) have been provided an opportunity to participate in
the planning process;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE654EFC5A21347AFA9EC727E66C910D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to
determining the scope of the environmental review process, each lead agency has
made documentation relating to the planning product available to the entities
described in subparagraph (C)(i)(I);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B18DC3C6A3D4FEBA46605E239D41D29"><enum>(E)</enum><text>no significant
new information or new circumstance exists that has a reasonable likelihood of
affecting the continued validity of the planning product;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5B521892CB554BA784C42FA11F7C1368"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the planning
product—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idD1AB155EF21543A791B28886739B7045"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has a rational
basis;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1C0646362A7E4284A5E9A43D65DBE11D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is based on
reliable and reasonably current data; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA917D9D3553447C19562C71FE0137FE1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
an analysis, is based on reasonable and scientifically acceptable
methodologies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7DEBE37B826B464CB8F2D386024E2897"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the planning
product is documented in sufficient detail to support the decision or results
of the analysis and to meet any requirements for use of the information in the
environmental review process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id124FB47189684AE99F7536319CADEBE5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the planning
product is appropriate for adoption and use in the environmental review process
for the project or program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id081B9B6BFC4C45D28809FC8F77220F71"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of
adoption</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id026649C0DF6445B5A86ABC255A996B04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, any planning product
adopted by the Secretary of Transportation under this section shall not be
reconsidered or subject to additional interagency consultation while the
environmental review process for a project or program is being carried out
unless the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with applicable lead
agencies and project sponsors, determines that there is significant new
information or new circumstances that affect the continued validity or
appropriateness of the adopted planning product.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2DC0272A636140408E78E59B71814B11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transferability</header><text>A
planning product adopted by the Secretary of Transportation under this section
may be relied on and used by other Federal agencies in carrying out an
environmental review of a project or program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF9A57EA350904247A244E9CBB9D08048"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id267F140A722E477FB1E47CBB10ABBF1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The authority granted under this section shall be broadly
construed and may be applied to any project, class of projects, or program
carried out under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBF161883F27D4BF4AE9609A50D63ECDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idFEA723AE121A4434B7D7A0F5FAEB7836"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">environmental review
process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall not apply to any transportation planning process
carried out under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id837ECED7FCF64EC388ADCE0A9E80B3EF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>If
an environmental review process is commenced as a part of, or concurrently
with, a transportation planning activity under this title, the project shall
remain exempt from the applicable provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBB8313B8F8364738B3EE866BECEB9DF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D06CC4C5FD044D6A32C37E0092E5E32" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 167. Integration of
planning and environmental
review</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDb68a7e1781ce43afa895888a0fdf4650"><enum>135.</enum><header>National
Environmental Policy Act process reforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID37261d6b2eaa4b91a398d997f1ab8f6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID893b549d071d4266980a81c9453269f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>or chapter 53 of title 49</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbfef71217eb24648804683625d921b33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>, public transportation capital project,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDde2f5c9758c44608a79527fb96abc802"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(3), by striking <quote>or chapter 53 of title 49</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id90C0A182B0D847859D4D6C91AAAE5A59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (g), (h), (i),
(k), (l), (m), and (n), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDc8213ee7c8614ef588c6d73815fe3449"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA452B85B81743AB9150A27068DBCE97" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ID02097c89678e42f98ce6e282d4b1ae94"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Scoping</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID13beab3050f44edc9985bec084f7b702"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead agency shall limit the scope of documents
prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) to the relevant and important environmental issues directly relating to
decisions with respect to the proposed action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6444e109784a45f999bb87f2205326b9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decision</header><text>The
Secretary shall determine the relevant and important issues described in
paragraph (1) to be analyzed after considering information in the scoping
process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID234ea2a49c4a4ad9b80bcc21f08a56c3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reconsideration</header><text>The
determination of the Secretary regarding the relevant and important issues to
be analyzed is subject to reconsideration only if significant new circumstances
or information arise that bear on the proposal or the impacts of the
proposal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID170ab46f12304f01826b1bf0ba8793e3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(4) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa4f724f405c24c60999356f2a9dc303a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id6209138372A0403E900EFE650EC59CEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Following participation</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91172858E94A48ECB299182B05418072" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id6F536BC2D98244DC87CBBE40F8766F13"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Following
participation</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7F3CBFDDE431487CAE0A8F1B207C5F11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E866C7EAA8D46CAAC693520CA6ABB37" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id06902F326C9049AA83380DFC496EDF6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Basis for
selection</header><text>The selection of reasonable alternatives shall be based
upon—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="IDb5e7016d6a4449eb92d17ee23902e886"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the likely
ability of the alternatives to satisfy the transportation elements of the
purpose and need for the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDcb5ff68f950b42378870e075f36a581c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the likely
requirements of other Federal environmental statutes;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID40db1f2353454e4dbc0fd6540cacbbcd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>costs;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID6e5584fb4c6840f98d0a2d6efdedb12b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the needs of
affected local governments;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDbd1b3509a60a475581fd50869d41e3da"><enum>(V)</enum><text>whether the
alternative is substantially similar to other alternatives selected for
detailed study; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDd5ef1a794352407ba0d37f882f54ea5d"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>other
circumstances, discussed in the scoping process, that the lead agency
determines to be relevant to the particular project, on the condition that,
after the Secretary makes the determination under subsection (f) relating to
scoping, additional reasonable alternatives may be selected for analysis only
if the lead agency determines that significant new information justifies
expansion of the range of reasonable alternatives selected for
analysis.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8d5110b4aafb439684b8134a40233fea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idCA82EB4F290242918CB4DFFD1DFFC07B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The lead agency</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC052B396A5A4A9FBDFC93AD42DC0997" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id18EBCA5EA1C549DEA9D71B9137868383"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead
agency</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id652B345DC18343809294AECB963398D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)
(as designated by clause (i)), by striking <quote>at appropriate times during
the study process</quote> and inserting <quote>during scoping or at such other
time during project development as the lead agency determines to be
appropriate,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF31896BBF1B940D79DFF2C836501C402"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38553DC702A6490994B6EF3446C6680B" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id1DC063A8BAB348A2AB60DB91AEB475A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reconsideration</header><text>A
decision described in clause (i) may be reconsidered at any time the lead
agency determines the reconsideration to be
appropriate.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID780363401975493fab381f54bac03d92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>At the discretion of the lead agency</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86F260AACD754EE786760F937A129DFB" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="idCC5F38CDB9974E259ACBF8F1C28133ED"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A preferred alternative may be identified at any time
after initiation of the scoping process.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD794445DAC5549A4BD6F0C250369DC63"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Identification
of preferred alternative</header><text>The draft environmental impact statement
shall identify the preferred alternative, if any, for a project.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id21454A52997540609F5DEAF9253F6891"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Further
development</header><text>At the discretion of the lead
agency</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID3c6f59bd5db642ec9dca850202cd293c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id64E51096127B45F4A4020F8113CE194B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id646085CB8B3F4791A23808E451846471"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2878ae3d2c924e049e5a76d9235ce677"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (i)
(as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E8B21C814584F319DD3078022CA79B6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID024762a26b2e44a6a251e0cad4638bc4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Issue
resolution</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID10ed6d519cb44cf3a62a1bcd03ffc7a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Meeting of
participating agencies</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idBC503F94C4A44B8D8051DEFE2896E4B3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the request of a Federal agency of jurisdiction,
project sponsor, or the Governor of a State in which the project is located,
the lead agency shall promptly convene a meeting with the relevant
participating agencies, the project sponsor, and the Governor (if the meeting
is requested by the Governor) to resolve issues that could delay completion of
the environmental review process or could result in denial of any approvals
required for the project under applicable laws, including issue resolution
relating to applications for project permits, licenses, or other approvals
referred to in paragraph (5).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idBF64FD873F604A3B915C0F4AE8AFD31C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Meetings
convened by lead agency</header><text>The lead agency may convene an issue
resolution meeting under this subsection with the participating agencies and
project sponsor at any time the lead agency determines a meeting to be
appropriate.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2A89439B52C948E8A7C7EBB50F624749"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>A
meeting convened under this subsection at the request of a Federal agency of
jurisdiction, the project sponsor, or the Governor shall be held not later than
14 days after the date of receipt of the request unless the lead agency
determines there is just cause to extend the time period for a meeting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3e4c618eae654fc9824dfc17df2bc34b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elevation if
resolution is not achieved</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idF6F5782E4AC94498A09CE3C8934CA069"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a resolution is not achieved by the date that is 30
days after the later of the date of a meeting described in subparagraph (A) and
the date of a determination by the lead agency that all information necessary
to resolve the issue has been obtained, the Secretary—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idD25E0972121F4596B84717C033F57420"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may convene an
issue resolution meeting of the lead agency, the heads of the relevant
participating agencies, the project sponsor, and the Governor (if the initial
issue resolution meeting is requested by the Governor) to resolve the issues;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id5C898557A9B343B7AE3C46556FEA91B9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a
Federal agency of jurisdiction that has not made a decision within the time
period described in subsection (h)(3)(A), shall convene an issue resolution
meeting to resolve the issues.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id69C1FC9E92304F43992523DD4C7DFA53"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>A
meeting convened by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be held not
later than 30 days after the end of the 30-day period described in clause (i)
for resolution of issues following the date of a meeting described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2FC8B1B7A0AE479C8FC3AC89BF2F51E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Council on Environmental Quality that a meeting is to
be convened under this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID58331b70c48e40b8973e783aaabf2c7a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Deadlines for
decisions under other laws</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
law (including a regulation)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID74752e97226945ae953454ba58cd8d3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), a decision relating to a transportation project under any
Federal law (including a regulation and any issuance or denial of a permit,
license, or other approval) shall be made by the Federal agency of jurisdiction
by the later of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC361F47351EE4A0E9B7546936E5617EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date on which the Federal lead agency issues a decision on
the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and (if applicable) section 138 of this title; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idB0A8E49B49B04817A4B2735A8B2368DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date on which an application is submitted for the permit,
license, or approval;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB255253C502E4599BCCE71F57FD3818B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary may
extend the time for a decision under subparagraph (A) for just cause;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDeb1b2efa4c9643ffaf89b8f9cef0df28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the application
for a project permit, license, or other approval shall be approved by operation
of law without further action by the Federal agency of jurisdiction if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID892ec76b4a9a4fe0b063b62186cdee7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within the time
for a decision under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency of jurisdiction has
not issued a final decision or obtained concurrence to delay decision by the
project sponsor; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7cd94c19d7aa472988b647156f47a8b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Federal
agency has not issued a final decision within 30 days, or such longer time as
the Secretary may establish for just cause, after the conclusion of a meeting
convened by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (4)(B);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID93f0402830094dad8f280800fd502de1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a permit,
license, or other approval approved pursuant to this subsection shall not be
subject to judicial review; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id66CDAD229B33416FBB66131469D5E7A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Secretary may
issue a written finding verifying the approval of an application, as submitted
to the Federal agency of jurisdiction, in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID65193a1434e941c58adabafd3deeacbe"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (i) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43706A39E50842A6AE7DCCAF929C7A5A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ID71efd53fcea84188968c0cea315c3d47"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Consolidated
statements and decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID8bcc2e6167bc40989883bd6d5335cf90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the event that a preferred alternative is identified
in the draft environmental impact statement, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law or regulation, the Secretary must, to the maximum extent
practicable combine a final environmental impact statement and a record of
decision into a single document following any public hearings required by
section 128 of this title as long as, at least 30 days prior to the issuance of
the combined final environmental impact statement and record of decision, the
lead agency gives notice to the agencies participating in the environmental
review process and the public of the proposed decision of the lead
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID019eb8435e784c5db908b79886d0c181"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice
content</header><text>The notice described in paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id0A1AF0EA9B5D49BD8CE68E832F32072A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a brief summary
description of the proposed decision, including the anticipated selected
alternative and any mitigation commitments that will be required under the
decision; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD080CADF0B0E45508ED9A0A674A1E186"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a deadline of not
less than 30 days after the date on which the participating agency receives the
notice for any predecisional referral under part 1504 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID89d8db0458a4409191a30c9e6f116f5c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Manner of
notice</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id998A8CA42CEC46F18E1FD897B4D7DCCA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The lead agency may give the required notice to agencies
by mail, e-mail, fax, or other commercially acceptable means that permit
confirmation of delivery.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBF3CD09622AD40D68B719903402530B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
notice</header><text>The lead agency may give the required public notice by
means of publication of the notice in a newspaper of statewide circulation, in
the Federal Register, or by posting the notice on the website of the
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID067adeb5ca184087bf63c4065941e9c6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)(1) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2BFDB462141B4C45900B385162EFC48E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or chapter 53 of title 49</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBECC7169D8924DC39D8A0BE1602077BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or such chapter 53</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf9911f1dc4974effb2b776be3fdf70cc"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection
(m) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id956B9E605E2E49D1BD674B2B86F5C21A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID22866c6e102e4258bbacb06e338dd3f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
other statutes</header><text>If any provision of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), any regulation promulgated under
that Act, or any other Federal environmental statute, conflicts with this
section, the procedures in this section shall take
precedence.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe441b60b0579467f96a212fa14eb1e26"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subsection
(n)(1) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>or public transportation
capital</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="IDc02bfff2d0d5460880b665be50a70edb"><enum>136.</enum><header>Clarified
eligibility for early acquisition activities prior to completion of
environmental review process</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID546750c2b8584717ab364affc799dbce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Acquisition of
real property</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
acquisition of real property in anticipation of a federally assisted or
federally approved surface transportation project that may use the real
property is not prohibited prior to the date on which the environmental review
process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) for the surface transportation project is completed, subject to the
conditions that the acquisition does not have an adverse environmental effect
or limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the proposed project.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID07f94b60e65849b79c69e21f2821a166"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Early
acquisition of real property interests for highways</header><text>Section 108
of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID2e103aee6bc14b12a4157850e70356c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">interests</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">real property</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id382601CAA1C348A7B203301C00A3C6A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>interests</quote> after <quote>real property</quote>
each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID0943d96f7a5a42289ecc79d377d988df"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>rights-of-way</quote> and inserting <quote>real
property interests</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID8403c3bf466346129c88da6fa467812c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB6C3ACDD76EA41D08BE63156507988F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">rights-of-way</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">real property
interests</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF73DCA6409E5470B90765A1F82A0172B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id25D3A288BE3542DB8351E207420822E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>at any time</quote> after
<quote>may be used</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id74A48C16DCB443658534C04287BA47DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idE3F091BBF68D453AB0484BE7E98F467C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>acquisition of rights-of-way</quote> and inserting <quote>acquisition of
real property interests</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id603E27B250684D78A1C11181160A74FD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, if the rights-of-way are subsequently incorporated into a project
eligible for surface transportation program funds</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID733d41bf9b834f54bb16d1fb15991a3d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68CF32FAEF204AFA8D07A9BE7F81B2C4" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID9179a892503741a096fe4c7bbac6a3ac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID14b0ea4810314ada827f3996d366d869"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the other provisions in this section, a public
authority may acquire real property that may be used for a project prior to the
date on which the environmental review process under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the project is
completed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7FA67BA80A3145498F558899964DD06B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>An
acquisition described in subparagraph (A) may be authorized by project
agreement and shall be eligible for Federal-aid reimbursement as a project
expense if the Secretary finds that the acquisition—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID57f3e373569a4358b6dfabe033672649"><enum>(i)</enum><text>does not cause
any significant adverse environmental impact;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID4c1a13e266c04d60b7fa672c4574e9d5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not limit
the choice of reasonable alternatives for the project or otherwise influence
the decision of the Secretary on any approval required for the project;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID39e9c7f793ef4aa5ba484e3f3717c7f5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is consistent
with the State transportation planning process under section 135;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDc58f1567406f47b4a5b0527481cdb5e7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>complies with
other applicable Federal laws (including regulations);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDfd53f4467a75464f88b61aa2382844c1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is carried out
through negotiation, without the threat of condemnation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID9d42af89c31046048f38aa9a4ac21b07"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>together with
any relocation assistance provided, complies with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idA0839F37CDF74492BD9C83045EA08A89"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id2E4E412542C640149F0D390E5AF6FEC1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID90e7429382ae4e70af0d2b5f1c8224b7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Real
property acquired under this subsection may not be developed in anticipation of
the project until the date on which all required environmental reviews for the
project have been completed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8f39b3f92afb4951909e1d7328b26d63"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>If
Federal-aid reimbursement is made for early acquired real property under this
subsection and the property is not incorporated into a project eligible for
surface transportation funds in the time period described in subsection (a)(2),
the Secretary shall offset the amount so reimbursed against funds apportioned
to the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID081a54fdc256462cb7085983688e914d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other
conditions</header><text>The Secretary may establish such other conditions or
restrictions on the acquisition of real property under this section as the
Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="ID12fd5587dd0043b995ed846adfabab0a"><enum>137.</enum><header>Surface
transportation project delivery program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID978ab1115fbd491d9b0c053f1d0fa37f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idBBE9DC19BA3840DE89907513770A9468"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAC0534A6DF754C788604346EBF6387DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>pilot</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID9ed63d70dfb34965b65873e8289cd7ae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Section
327(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id58C7DDFD590A4B2D969953E796A618F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AF166476EFC43BFB00E5DDCACFACA20" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="ID922b2cac9989420d9b4b6037b99f525a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
may not assign any responsibility imposed on the Secretary by section 134 or
135;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2516666BBE46417CAC361D4602F6049B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8D984D6F94B445AAE000B6B42F29ADA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8867297c95a246aba14a4be9b52874a6"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Sovereign
immunity</header><text>By executing an agreement with the Secretary and
assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section, a
State—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idF0953E8E576948DBB1D7728CF02ABF5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>waives the
sovereign immunity of the State under the Eleventh Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States from any civil action brought in a Federal
court; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1EA02787047F489A99B5D8886FFCC2A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expressly
consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to any
action relating to the compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any
responsibility of the Secretary that the State
assumes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID19f15c7672904480a2f8b741747b6e49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
participation</header><text>Section 327(b) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID7d3a7364fc9c4c5ba91d0ea1cf8a572e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID78b98a0eed76490c945d1c18cf5e1062"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb78e36a22f1b464aacad3cd2e4953163"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>paragraph
(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID0d7827659f15446382657595b2a4424c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Written
agreement</header><text>Section 327(c) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID4909eb9fc58b480aabd1d6ec32eedb62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6f5d9145731f4e2c961137533aa0a03e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC35683D9B0CD429AAAF2B95FE39D5513" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDfbd01b6921c64854a9ca91c7e207f7ad"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require the State
to provide to the Secretary any information the Secretary determines to be
necessary to ensure that the State is adequately carrying out the
responsibilities assigned to the State, including periodic written reports;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDfdb446b998f94b76b3cf33479383c675"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idCEB68D7DA3A041C5B4CFD93C10C7F47C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after a period of
5 years, to evaluate the ability of the State to carry out the responsibilities
assumed under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8EE8092065B6433FB131A9A0473757A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that the State is not ready to effectively carry out the
responsibilities the State has assumed, to reevaluate the readiness of the
State by not later than 3 years after the initial evaluation under subparagraph
(A) and every 3 years thereafter, until the Secretary determines that the State
is ready to assume those responsibilities on a permanent basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC583B5C06C424F2C951F5159AFCAD063"><enum>(C)</enum><text>after the
Secretary has determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) that the State is ready
to permanently assume the responsibilities under this section, to notify the
State—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB51AABBF9A24419AAB3FFAE23648FF03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of that
determination; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id920F6E09BA534B079CE0435FF16903BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that no further
evaluations shall be
required.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDda9d8e23b6d64ea5a08d1baf20b42ca7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>Section
327 of title 23, United States Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3A298EBD078446718B5B5361B22321A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id57AF1F98CA8149DAAA8A62E8430B3685"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (h) and (i) as (g) and (h), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID21fd5def9d6d4f71a4257a16b6577d53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Section
327(h) of title 23, United States Code (as redesignated by subsection (e)(2)),
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID07f77c446f75435c960675f6bb0c79b0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd6511dd3714042c3bb208a528fdc0e57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9710693e560d45e79f859c734fc1d4d3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42A0403ECBF046B58AEA2B3A270D9C70" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID79eccd2a9fd942cea493f6c3df71f009"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination by
State</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
specify, the State may terminate the participation of the State in the program
at any time by providing notice of the termination to the Secretary not later
than 90 days before the State intends to terminate that
participation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDd800748d761d4fc4acc2bac4ee98c522"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 327 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF925B80C422D4ACF99909B3E439FFEB4" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">327. Surface transportation
project delivery
program</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDeb761aeb232645f299a056b73bcfba07"><enum>138.</enum><header>State
assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326(a) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB20253AD82E4DDA85C4F91E2A2DEA26" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="idAF24B89C9B8F49579883BB1A153B49EB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State
assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0810e22994a546dab056fb324ee0db52"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sovereign
immunity</header><text>By executing a memorandum of understanding with the
Secretary under subsection (c) and assuming the responsibilities of the
Secretary under this section, a State—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id03BC0E3662144451AAB2B9C84AB29E67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>waives the
sovereign immunity of the State under the Eleventh Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States from any civil action brought in a Federal
court; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id0B897ECAE71546A3B67DB86435584A2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expressly
consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to any
action relating to the compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any
responsibility of the Secretary that the State assumes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69EEA97D65ED45E788A67ABACC3CE844"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination by State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary may specify, the State may terminate the participation of the State
in the program at any time by providing notice of the termination to the
Secretary not later than 90 days before the State intends to terminate that
participation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="IDe5e0c5bc0d5547ddaa71660f4a1e1653"><enum>139.</enum><header>Emergency
waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any road, highway, or
bridge that is in operation for fewer than 30 years or that is under
construction, and that is damaged by major disaster or emergency declared by
the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary, or declared by the
President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB51C4DACA90B4F65A7A11783AAB0A12B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be reconstructed in the same location
with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the disaster or
emergency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFAD2A19874D543F9A1B9FD20388B23B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be exempt from any environmental
reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8cca9596c93b45d3949259e26b8142c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0ab0a113ddca4c04ab282676ea50e3f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa6ef27c1229848ba9442b808421df557"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID648865fbb1f9486abc490aff883fa97f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3171cc856f9f46a68b524fd3d524ebfa"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction
occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered
species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9CDFDB64608740F4AE77CE160D649D81"><enum>(F)</enum><text>sections 402 and
404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id19459D69BDFD452CBA450EC579ABFA5A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID13e1ff1d660a4fd38561f370454ee25b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Executive Order
11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetland); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID909d05c9dbfa43b596c2288aab42d36e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any Federal law
(including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="ID97c779a84eef45a68994e7c888b3e6b3"><enum>140.</enum><header>Cement sector
regulatory relief</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID69a0f01e9e9c4695b4500c1eea09d830"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of standards</header><text>In lieu of the rules specified in subsection (b),
and notwithstanding the date by which those rules would otherwise be required
to be promulgated, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDd721b95d2f034b93b1f1122943a15ff0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>propose
regulations for the Portland cement manufacturing industry and Portland cement
plants that are subject to any of the rules specified in subsection (b)
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID9486692c580f47d5a5b4861c6bb2c0ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish maximum
achievable control technology standards, performance standards, and other
requirements under sections 112 and 129, as applicable, of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd54348f22ac84db3b92ad1469f66456d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify
nonhazardous secondary materials that, when used as fuels in combustion units
of that industry and those plants, qualify as solid waste under the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) for purposes of determining the extent to
which the combustion units are required to meet the emission standards under
section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6f03337e25314886a7cb03e8407c5a9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promulgate final
versions of those regulations by not later than—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID12d46c621c0f4b488f1ae4c5510ff971"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date that is
15 months after the date of enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID1a5014c6425a4331b0a89f147d34a460"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such later date
as may be determined by the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID8813431d70444fb6916afa86bea41eb5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stay of earlier
rules</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID88609369fa7a4f76ba028c25266b48fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Portland-specific
rules</header><text>The final rule entitled <quote>National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry
and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants</quote> (75 Fed. Reg.
54970 (September 9, 2010)) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0ea507165a9b448f8f8fb326943404c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of no force or
effect;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd67849e779a743d8a9a9cdc7246cd823"><enum>(B)</enum><text>treated as though
the rule had never taken effect; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbfafd33da15d4936bb2baf4d7450b50c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>replaced in
accordance with subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID930c9eb1461948f98ba1a39119aa1280"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd7d29ac489ec440987cf15ebc0f6f15c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The final rules described in subparagraph (B), to the
extent that those rules apply to the Portland cement manufacturing industry and
Portland cement plants shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDeff466c6cfa84ca3aed47263795cbccf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of no force or
effect;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID6151cc13446f4d88888984264e514eb5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>treated as
though the rules had never taken effect; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID8a7d2191d4234971a258055a31abe155"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>replaced in
accordance with subsection (a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbc8572db1ced462886a65074db7ac102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of
rules</header><text>The final rules described in this subparagraph are—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID0bcad4ec488e4c528317be2ddcfa63d6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the final rule
entitled <quote>Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units</quote> (76 Fed. Reg. 15704 (March 21, 2011)); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDb3840ca0590f4cff8d884ed07a098286"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the final rule
entitled <quote>Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are
Solid Waste</quote> (76 Fed. Reg. 15456 (March 21, 2011)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID8f9cac4e017e45958879003784c2b620"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment
of compliance dates</header><text>For each regulation promulgated pursuant to
subsection (a), the Administrator—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID9bba466600e74a3c98eb696a6a4bd441"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish a
date for compliance with standards and requirements under the regulation that
is, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not earlier than 5 years after
the effective date of the regulation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID617285cc75994966980766031859a96d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in proposing a
date for that compliance, shall take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID7cf3680d62544c47b89a0c976c88bcab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs of
achieving emission reductions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID710bfa8b08bd440cb7ee8c17ea32ead3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any nonair
quality health and environmental impacts and energy requirements of the
standards and requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID31db3b958a544165bee50a88e3a6c7a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the feasibility
of implementing the standards and requirements, including the time
necessary—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID824869933bcf415b9748376e6c63106e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to obtain
necessary permit approvals; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID957f12521fea496ead1934b860099cbe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to procure,
install, and test control equipment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa6ac48798bc14a2597770915390f69d3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the availability
of equipment, suppliers, and labor, given the requirements of the regulation
and other proposed or finalized regulations of the Administrator; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID45d65bbb33224ecf970229a60dba4a4c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>potential net
employment impacts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDa37665b0b6c443bcaff82feadcf8bda9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>New
sources</header><text>The date on which the Administrator proposes a regulation
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) establishing an emission standard under section
112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429) shall be treated as the
date on which the Administrator first proposes such a regulation for purposes
of applying—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID57835b7bb26b440e9bb482de4bdfeb32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the definition of
the term <quote>new source</quote> under section 112(a)(4) of that Act (42
U.S.C. 7412(a)(4)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa8e458f76e1c4a8685bcba0c0bf47db4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the definition of
the term <quote>new solid waste incineration unit</quote> under section
129(g)(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7429(g)(2)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID72ff7b75a03d46b3982839aabb402271"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section restricts or otherwise
affects paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of section 112(i) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7412(i)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDfb8d0067f2764b2db6ab677441b93b05"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Energy recovery
and conservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and to ensure the recovery and conservation of energy consistent with the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), in promulgating regulations under
subsection (a) addressing the subject matter of the rules specified in
subsection (b)(2), the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID39828dab856245768e2e19810b1e621a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adopt the
definitions of the terms <quote>commercial and industrial solid waste
incineration unit</quote>, <quote>commercial and industrial waste</quote>, and
<quote>contained gaseous material</quote> in the rule entitled <quote>Standards
for Performance of New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing
Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units</quote> (65
Fed. Reg. 75338 (December 1, 2000)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID32307595ea2243fb9d34051dbe34be18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
nonhazardous secondary material to be solid waste (as defined in section 1004
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903)) only if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0ca574cbffde4d619614e5f0a2e1f986"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the material
meets that definition of commercial and industrial waste; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd6c3588ca8c7411eb6d90d1a07df1336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the material
is a gas, the material meets that definition of contained gaseous
material.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDf26ca773c81e448789658af3538cd31d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Establishment
of standards achievable in practice</header><text>In promulgating regulations
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that emission standards for existing and new sources established
under section 112 or 129 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429), as
applicable, can be met under actual operating conditions consistently and
concurrently with emission standards for all other air pollutants covered by
regulations applicable to the source category, taking into account—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID01163bebfef5480a869f3350b225aa05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>variability in
actual source performance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID245d2d6488794b2ea0feccda688c801b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>source
design;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID81d43c8b163f4f03ac6d3563c1733672"><enum>(3)</enum><text>fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbd91e9b8c5c64a7c8bd1edaeb840c79a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>inputs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID38c3e109ccce4e398b80767c31635f88"><enum>(5)</enum><text>controls;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb5e9dcd873374820be5ed91a483933db"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ability to
measure the pollutant emissions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDda6da2e16e33498f933352e7526409de"><enum>(7)</enum><text>operating
conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde69e6b1c0ed48e29f61b6702f16775b"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulatory
alternatives</header><text>For each regulation promulgated under subsection
(a), from among the range of regulatory alternatives authorized under the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), including work practice standards under
section 112(h) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(h)), the Administrator shall impose
the least burdensome, consistent with the purposes of that Act and Executive
Order 13563 (76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (January 21, 2011)).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Public
transportation</header>
<section id="idCFAB148011DC45D992436A45A63BE971"><enum>201.</enum><header>Public
transportation</header>
<subsection id="ID3844296c71b64c278aca7fd4f1f82e71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension for
public transportation</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this
section, requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and
other provisions authorized under title III of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law
109–59; 119 Stat. 2022), title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2087), title III of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat.
338), and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, which would otherwise
expire on or cease to apply after March 31, 2012, are incorporated by reference
and shall continue in effect until September 30, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID48f34b75b560404ca7112ee72735226b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="IDa8c2446204fd4185af34352a0191aafc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mass transit
account</header><text>There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of
the Highway Trust Fund for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, an amount equal
to the total amount authorized to be appropriated out of the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund for programs, projects, and activities for
fiscal year 2011 under the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59) and under chapter 53
of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID44dffc426c774dec85f80f9b22910745"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General
fund</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated from the General Fund
of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, an amount equal to the
total amount authorized to be appropriated from the General Fund of the
Treasury for programs, projects, and activities for fiscal year 2011 under the
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59) and under chapter 53 of title 49, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9a401c0bfaa49fa97d842822bd66f36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text>Funds made available under this section from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as provided for under section 5338(f)(1) of title 49, United
States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID56b46522b0774ed2a865761708cc9dbe"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated or made available for
obligation and expended under this section shall be distributed, administered,
limited, and made available for obligation in the same manner and at the same
rate as funds authorized to be appropriated or made available for fiscal year
2011 to carry out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities, and
requirements under the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), title III of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240;
105 Stat. 2087), title III of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 338), and chapter 53 of title 49, United
States Code, including section 5338(f)(1) of such title 49.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID30a8fbaeb14f4a0888bb60712bb74a30"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds under title III of SAFETEA-LU</header><text>Funds authorized to be
appropriated or made available for programs continued under this section shall
be distributed to those programs in the same proportion as funds were allocated
for those programs for fiscal year 2011, except that any designations for
specific activities in sections 3044 and 3046 of the SAFETEA–LU shall not be
required to be continued.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9E2EB7E7CA8E4EA3B8E9997EAE414D3D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Disadvantaged
business enterprises</header><text>Section 1101(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C.
101 note) shall apply with respect to any program under title III of the
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59) or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,
that receives funds authorized to be appropriated or made available for
obligation and expended under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id531C17C03D7A44ADA8A9FEEFC2E7ECB0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Obligation
ceiling</header><text>Section 3040 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119
Stat. 1639) is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF3D05F2AD0742DB86290BCBDE0A8ECA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idEA7B616DD6E74C0E8426CEB0CFB107BD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2012 and 2013, an amount equal to $10,507,752,000, of which not
more than $8,360,565,000 shall be from the Mass Transit
Account.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Extension of
Surface Transportation Programs</header>
<section id="id5009520F62EF4924BE014C2D08C5E912"><enum>301.</enum><header>Extension of
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs</header>
<subsection id="id1C255365284C473DBC3596811A89C767"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Chapter 4
highway safety programs</header><text>Section 2001(a)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119
Stat. 1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $117,500,000 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and
inserting <quote>$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $235,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id26F2E3F47F0E47E4AFCD1E8EAFCC5CDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Highway safety
research and development</header><text>Section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119
Stat. 1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $54,122,000 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and
inserting <quote>$108,244,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $108,244,000 for fiscal
year 2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0346076EF5C14B1383C6EE25C25CD3C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Occupant
protection incentive grants</header>
<paragraph id="id4DE3C53F986E4A0581AF80ABFFDF45F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 405(a) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA14F4DAF842F4F55809AF34DDD9E0182"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)
by striking <quote>9</quote> and inserting <quote>10</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB7C5BE5A9CF44DA9C5789095D0A6DAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(C) by striking <quote>fifth through ninth</quote> and inserting
<quote>fifth through tenth</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD8B85CD34DE543878429FE3546A9183A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 2001(a)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $12,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3CCCE9E7A22742E283DDFC176FC4AD9B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Safety belt
performance grants</header><text>Section 2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $24,250,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$48,500,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $48,500,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id61E99C87A42044A5AC69C34AD92368BD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State traffic
safety information system improvements</header><text>Section 2001(a)(5) of
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $17,250,000 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote>
and inserting <quote>$34,500,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $34,500,000 for
fiscal year 2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id123A98F68804412EA3DC5BAA228F32BD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Alcohol-Impaired
driving countermeasures incentive grant program</header>
<paragraph id="id681C01420AEB4EC193713677B142E374"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 410 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id43D031DF346948ED90869D377963CD2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3)(C), by striking <quote>eleventh</quote> and inserting
<quote>12th</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA61228E40804455AE3D7386F19F2D46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)(C), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id083B7F15DE5E440A8C51C0866D580F3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1519) is amended by striking <quote>and $69,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $139,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id11C011E325EC421F8C24B655E68EBB02"><enum>(g)</enum><header>National driver
register</header><text>Section 2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is
amended by striking <quote>and $2,058,000 for the period beginning on October
1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,116,000
for fiscal year 2012, and $4,116,000 for fiscal year 2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id879844BC2B8D47E8A61C239F1731072E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>High visibility
enforcement program</header>
<paragraph id="id677140A7DB4545E79007176FFA2C81D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is
amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB48616CD926C42A087C12C4773E3E1E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 2001(a)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1520) is amended by striking <quote>and $14,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$29,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $29,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id562A314FE0CA402A82E401BDD161A252"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Motorcyclist
safety</header>
<paragraph id="idDAB266F68D564BCFBB4DE5EB4DC8E848"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 2010(d)(1)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note)
is amended by striking <quote>sixth, and seventh</quote> and inserting
<quote>sixth, seventh, and eighth</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F92F652664A46AB8BA3A78C7E86F70A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 2001(a)(9) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1520) is amended by striking <quote>and $3,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2D7923EC20AD45D496F470C02BC06753"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Child safety
and child booster seat safety incentive grants</header>
<paragraph id="id4ECC1085CE8B4C85BF5C8D5FA7C481BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 2011(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 405 note) is
amended by striking <quote>sixth, and seventh fiscal years</quote> and
inserting <quote>sixth, seventh, and eighth fiscal years</quote> .</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id002069E8A0874CAA9BD51CF21503D9A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 2001(a)(10) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1520) is amended by striking <quote>and $3,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting
<quote>$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id42058EEDEA894533A8724EAF21956AF7"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Section 2001(a)(11) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is
amended by striking <quote>and $12,664,000 for the period beginning on October
1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,328,000
for fiscal year 2012, and $25,328,000 for fiscal year 2013.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE42DE7A732794247895183FABFD646CA"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Applicability
of title 23</header><text>Section 2001(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is
amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC4F9A43FEAF744229EB824156217B3F9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Drug-Impaired
driving enforcement</header><text>Section 2013(f) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 403
note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id770DBC22E09A4E518720AC367C0D8BEC"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Older driver
safety; law enforcement training</header><text>Section 2017 of SAFETEA–LU is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0F9408646054431ABCE11B74B4E762FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1) (119 Stat. 1541), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB15398BA7F8D4870ABD1D630BD72D8CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2) (23 U.S.C. 402 note), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF1A54380CE8947AC8ABBDAF31703D12D"><enum>302.</enum><header>Extension of
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs</header>
<subsection id="id5D30B98E02254D5AAFC720446AC9100D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Motor carrier
safety grants</header><text>Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idAEDEDA9543394B1F9460717F4D1FEF10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAC8EF12A61A481680D7A84B60E0C4DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADAF457772EE4BD6AF72DC272220558D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idC1A7E62BDC8949A19A42211167EE423E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>$212,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D1EA00540DE4DCB9B8B77672FB29D30"><enum>(9)</enum><text>$212,000,000 for
fiscal year
2013.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFDB14A3102864B69905D37D4B5AE6332"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Section 31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id156F7C4270814A24A2BD4C3923C5D876"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1FDDDA27BA8E4334BF889B2C6EC4C5F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (H) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA81A513407AB4D2BB7988843DF5267FA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA8FDDEC0620242239D327D7FE84A7F1D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>$244,144,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80CA5139126949DC8709C9059CB62B6B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$244,144,000 for
fiscal year
2013.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5E6D124DF38F420CA4CC1C879B527104"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant
programs</header><text>Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id04732D9D1F9B4F11B7F468CD6BD065BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and $15,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011,
and ending on March 31, 2012.</quote> and inserting <quote>and $30,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA000EF9C7C174BDCB224074AD4B73C98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>2011 and $16,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEDCF3AA7D3FD477FB986CB7D03957443"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>2011 and $2,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB25836E2B9C242D79296417EF7C4D5B9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>2011 and $12,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD67F469EC21E4BF0856820C4E7E1C537"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>2011 and $1,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1,
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58A9B3802FCB46598CAE51D616A38ED6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High-Priority
activities</header><text>Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking <quote>2011 and $7,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idACD7AEEEFE394EAEB1D8957D304088A5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New entrant
audits</header><text>Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>and up to $14,500,000 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idDB89887AE4804D4BA4068306EA3D6D2B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach and
education</header><text>Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is
amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2006</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>March 31, 2012,</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2006
through 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id20DAB0CE4D0E4BF8BC6D9ACBCFC66FED"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Grant program
for commercial motor vehicle operators</header><text>Section 4134(c) of
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1744) is amended by striking <quote>2011 and $500,000 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote>
and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD7E7833D86F84464977E84EDB3ED9E8F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Motor carrier
safety advisory committee</header><text>Section 4144(d) of SAFETEA–LU (119
Stat. 1748) is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7D4D795433324EFC9A4AF7825E5BCAAF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Working group
for development of practices and procedures To enhance Federal-State
relations</header><text>Section 4213(d) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 14710 note;
119 Stat. 1759) is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1B324E568456435AB1BEC96033ECFDA4"><enum>303.</enum><header>Additional
programs</header>
<subsection id="id8B7831A891884D32A312B34053CE12A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Hazardous
Materials Research Projects</header><text>Section 7131(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119
Stat. 1910) is amended by striking <quote>2011 and $580,000 for the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote> and
inserting <quote>and $1,160,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA89FB377FD5B485FB7241C21C95243CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dingell-Johnson
Sport Fish Restoration Act</header><text>Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF99843BADEA7442A86F4C5EB4325FCDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>September
30, 2013,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F94CA91905A4B92BD85C39886A8DEB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking <quote>2011 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote> and
inserting <quote>2011, and for each of fiscal years 2012 and
2013,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Regulations from
the Executive in Need of Scrutiny</header>
<section id="idEF6CD5D00E9B45F0AA11D44263B9AF9A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Regulations From the Executive
in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011</short-title></quote> or the
<quote><short-title>REINS
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H41F103FE78864F85AB9C79E4DB38B855"><enum>402.</enum><header>Findings and
purpose</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id1A6A1D186A7C4C82A4A6EC805C697A48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id907D737827FD450E89A4A0931CCD0144"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1 of
article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to
Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id77ED62ECE93E49C2B1B54A15210156F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Over time,
Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to
conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the
laws it passes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF01437557D3341DA972136D435CDABBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By requiring a
vote in Congress, this title will result in more carefully drafted and detailed
legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is
truly accountable to the people of the United States for the laws imposed upon
them.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id96AF8221E1C34AA3801407EF4F392DF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to increase
accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF05689F66E944951BB9B748CADEB3443"><enum>403.</enum><header>Congressional
review of agency rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9A355DCAC3E446BA86CE643E5730F86" style="USC">
<chapter commented="no" id="H6D9092B913AF42D2AB04CC2E0544DE8F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>8</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking</header>
<toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="H6D9092B913AF42D2AB04CC2E0544DE8F" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H32FC63B1F15F444C9AC71D2135BC174D" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H32FC63B1F15F444C9AC71D2135BC174D" level="section">801. Congressional review.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H49AFED1002CD46CEBD8F52695B172130" level="section">802. Congressional approval procedure for major
rules.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H7EC9CBAEB5694926A5ADA48D705FE241" level="section">803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor
rules.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H908A068812A242EFADDFA43F142CC9F5" level="section">804. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H429FC5FF17A949B7AEC672BE2857E1F6" level="section">805. Judicial review.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="HC0C9190CDC8C4CD2BCCFA6A9FFAC6194" level="section">806. Exemption for monetary policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H70BFEE64398F4605BD290092F72C0D6B" level="section">807. Effective date of certain rules.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32FC63B1F15F444C9AC71D2135BC174D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional review</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A9D8B1565E6443283830419F0C8BCDF"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5BE08C06F60D435883E772560EE52BE0"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA24D404194494063B545840641F93E53"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before a rule may take effect, the Federal
agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General a report containing—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DDBC11E46234F37BF9035582F133060" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a copy of the rule;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF80D3D3EEADC484E98E9FB70DF1FBA09" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
concise general statement relating to the rule;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D329FE176FA49BF8B334BD780DD661C" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a classification of the rule as a major or
nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically
addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A),
804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C);</text>
</clause><clause id="H600A415576204AE7B1D9455671542A9B" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a list of any other related
regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or
regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects
of those actions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA4E79768D24541879771A7B19F8644EB" indent="up2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the proposed effective date of the
rule.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51FEF20DFAE142868BCF62A59316CD30" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date of the submission of the report
under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit
to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9570C40C958646E8B62BDDA77D3E6643"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a complete copy of the cost-benefit
analysis of the rule, if any;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0EC0368FE744D24A3EA1FF9AAA59F5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency’s actions pursuant to title 5 of
the United States Code, sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD9E0B3F30D8428AA2EB5E1CF5009FFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency’s actions pursuant to title 2 of
the United States Code, sections 1532, 1533, 1534, and 1535; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H565D36029CE5448BBEFC45E1912AD80F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other relevant information or
requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3FA988097294584962B1645F7CE362F" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a report submitted under
subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman
and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules
of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the
provision of law under which the rule is issued.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC69A077C798E40F0ADDEF191A145C042" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C1223AE6C5145B5A667C3A9A17BF988"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall provide a
report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15
calendar days after the submission or publication date as provided in section
802(b)(2). The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of
the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph
(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB14FFD4B4E94EBF8C8BF3B9AA8E0424" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal agencies shall cooperate with the
Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller
General’s report under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD75A6F99B554A99999908B53B5FBBAF" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect
upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as
provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval
described in section 802, whichever is later.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H054462759C424F30AC4578C265AF3308" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to
Congress under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H264753F95E2349E59AD30FE08FEED7D1" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a joint resolution of approval relating
to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2),
then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be
considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of
Representatives or the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB09E8D94C6A94778AB8983D89D1DF2F2"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAC3FA04C13CB4422830DE7C41BD6111B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A major rule shall not take effect unless
the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section
802.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6BA302BD02D493F843BE9F41A90E1E6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a joint resolution described in
subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or
legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report
referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days
either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of
Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be
approved and such rule shall not take effect.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC906977632E487095E3ED4DC45DDFB8"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4426A63DBC8346A2A1C2CBA41A3A9E12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one
90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph
(2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CEBC9B5B3D84540B5512D29C72E3C01" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) applies to a determination
made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect
because such rule is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBD37147CA684476B88EC4F7C7044D5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">necessary because of an imminent threat to
health or safety or other emergency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC96001FB3CA940ADA95F481B7B5573F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">necessary for the enforcement of criminal
laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8814EF478BA5473489FE46F78D9F43DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">necessary for national security; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC2085A7FC664F05B63AEA3422E5E24E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issued pursuant to any statute implementing
an international trade agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10903417736640FE82344449EA71D8E6" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exercise by the President of the
authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under
section 802.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H393F3C27986F474898A563455304AFB5"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6ED8D1E7E66143DCAC5F2FB110C6D6F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the opportunity for review
otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a
report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period
beginning on the date occurring—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD8ED3408EA743078E4C2CCFAB8A53DA" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the Senate, 60 session days,
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2751718737014F319A0A0078100B9D15" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the House of
Representatives, 60 legislative days,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">before the date the Congress is
scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same
or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803
shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.</continuation-text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1E6A7803A784E62A687050177D46387" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0FED28D1DC5A4EC9837359481ADF2830"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In applying sections 802 and 803 for
purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall
be treated as though—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF5E100F9E544E2D9352069D9C39951C" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such rule were published in the Federal
Register on—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07CC28C54F1D4E3B9F331C5D7FFC1C02"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the Senate, the 15th session
day, or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58FEFBD5D88D4DD98C1CCB41D97C852A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the House of
Representatives, the 15th legislative day,</text>
</subclause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">after the succeeding session of Congress
first convenes; and</continuation-text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F6D0F7FCADC42AAA9C3FB2F43D61594" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such
date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F310124A4E34F89B0938E3E2A3B454C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall
be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63FE5842B94D4CCB82CBD4C90AAD36E4" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by
law (including other subsections of this section).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49AFED1002CD46CEBD8F52695B172130" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>802.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional approval procedure for major
rules</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98C18BB7FB364A438D3FF130E07A7496"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>joint resolution</term> means only a joint resolution introduced on or
after the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is
received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for
more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving
clause of which is as follows: <quote>That Congress approves the rule submitted
by the _ _ relating to _ _.</quote> (The blank spaces being appropriately
filled in).</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFC1ABA8B7E4848A798D7B610080C72C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the House, the majority leader of the
House of Representatives (or his designee) and the minority leader of the House
of Representatives (or his designee) shall introduce such joint resolution
described in subsection (a) (by request), within 3 legislative days after
Congress receives the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5C56D7732E31467695DB306C68BB9B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the Senate, the
majority leader of the Senate (or his designee) and the minority leader of the
Senate (or his designee) shall introduce such joint resolution described in
subsection (a) (by request), within 3 session days after Congress receives the
report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA653EFF66B644BDEBE91AB74BDF01413"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2D0963705AF8446189CDB45DB6EF372A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with
jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to
report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is
issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C9BD398821E423BB8C228F8DA66032E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>submission date</term> means the date on which the Congress receives the
report submitted under section 801(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AEB336531AF40D2A9646DABB7FA45F9"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, if the committee or
committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been
referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its
introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged
from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the
calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before
the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the
committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or
committees have been discharged from further consideration of the
resolution.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H151378790622487880AB49EE45FC8F40"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8398487DCD6746F89E32961A697FA555"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, when the committee or
committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a
committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further
consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has
been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint
resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to
amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the
motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint
resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed
of.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58B52F809C22465380EB255AEEA3A9BA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDE064852C4749A396323562F1A0D8DC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, immediately following the
conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and
a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance
with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H231A964281E44C968EE10EB652C8F7A0" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB58DF1D6ABD44AB2B387C5CC2832930F"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9FF3086AB8EA418793BEB6A79ECAA551"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the House of Representatives, if the
committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a)
has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 legislative days after
its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically
discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed
on the appropriate calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be
taken on or before the close of the 15th legislative day after the resolution
is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after
such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of
the resolution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41F5D88E5611459BB499B8294E9D1167" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H797D19B612924ED39216BA80D5387235"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motion in the House of Representatives to
proceed to the consideration of a resolution shall be privileged and not
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in
order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA455800A58844C8288A553CF79513731" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Debate in the House of Representatives on a
resolution shall be limited to not more than two hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion to
further limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to, or motion to
recommit, the resolution shall be in order. It shall not be in order to
reconsider the vote by which a resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF8701696F0E4D178772B690308DB9BB" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motions to postpone, made in the House of
Representatives with respect to the consideration of a resolution, and motions
to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without
debate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H141286835EC34FAC93993C4EF8E57622" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE89ED1467DDB49B1A0D53A29C787B946"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before the passage by one House of a
joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the
following procedures shall apply with respect to a joint resolution described
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95CD44E4A6D74016837BD2014DD2D256"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House;
but</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC11BFB2029144127A8F8D4F8E4EEA13F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the vote on final
passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32BBA31B0F3748D79E39F987241737EE"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The enactment of a resolution of approval
does not serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress
for the promulgation of a rule, does not extinguish or affect any claim,
whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and
shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding
concerning a rule.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H092920DFD490419E8A8010CB741F369F"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and section 803 are enacted by
Congress—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBEBBB7BD4574819855940A262313357"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed
a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with
respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint
resolution described in subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12090A5B4C8F4932947CCE6D4E5B75A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure
of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EC9CBAEB5694926A5ADA48D705FE241" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>803.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional disapproval procedure for
nonmajor rules</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80B608EC2F534DE3B767D7ECF75FE24A"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>joint resolution</term> means only a joint resolution introduced in the
period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section
801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding
days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a
session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows: <quote>That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the _
_ relating to _ _, and such rule shall have no force or effect.</quote> (The
blank spaces being appropriately filled in).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H767B6869EEF742DBB0B40E0766D83913"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0CCF4245FEA94542B44B941ED6AA1D5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83C3744C5DC047989379C775D9632235" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>submission or publication date</term> means the later of the date on
which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38BDC7D09EBB4501A0EDA0D3A969E376"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Congress receives the report submitted
under section 801(a)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA010C4BD3A1E4E889364245728924422"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonmajor rule is published in the
Federal Register, if so published.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86891B5521ED43DE8AA244ADBAB469DC"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, if the committee to which is
referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such
joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session
days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may
be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a
petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint
resolution shall be placed on the calendar.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27B730C552C545E0A0B6A4AE8C30C8BC"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2FCCBF48108840C6903E1A9EFC0D9981"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, when the committee to which
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution
described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order
against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint
resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion
to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business of the Senate until disposed of.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95B4A8AC7C5744F59E9BA9A36CE51C38" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC22E9C8D226443A4B7C0419D2FCA30B2" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate, immediately following the
conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and
a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance
with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA61B15E6914145B49D047F5E444FD510" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E6B3BE33314AF6BC9A816BE6B54055"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Senate the procedure specified in
subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint
resolution respecting a nonmajor rule—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34E8D5C243F4403B7CF062FAF17F2D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the expiration of the 60 session days
beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB717361C06ED42349082A02050E80380"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A)
was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the
expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the
succeeding session of Congress first convenes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1990DE921B514DFEA505B45D25367939"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before the passage by one House of a
joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the
following procedures shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HBABDCC0D63874569B42A3E203AC517C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The joint
resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16B38DE67C97494AAC01BDC1477C767B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a joint resolution
described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94B18F6F0F4B456293EF88C04FAA128F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House;
but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC30C516CEF040E5A85AEDE155F5043F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the vote on final passage shall be on the
joint resolution of the other House.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H908A068812A242EFADDFA43F142CC9F5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>804.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this chapter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3EBE0DB53F449F3B8747321B9E34EAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Federal
agency</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88A46FB1A2CB4B85A0F11EEF2612A525"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means any agency as that term is defined in
section 551(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id801DC60D1B4443B386D1204E9CD42CFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the
Financial Stability Oversight Council, the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Office of Financial Research, the National Credit Union
Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D3821AAD31B445CA6C16E2D6E6EAD93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>major rule</term> means any
rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds
has resulted in or is likely to result in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3C63A740BA04D83A73E0FBB5600936D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF0BF43AD089438D8756AF8B62DE6F12"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies,
or geographic regions; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD04F8191A7724064BB2DD4AFE80E8913"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United
States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic
and export markets;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35F527CCFC0742FEA461B2BA04E86169"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>nonmajor rule</term> means
any rule that is not a major rule; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66879A86EF024733B96AC2C551CA52F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>rule</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BD3DE3A1EC94F9DB67A2CAB52B5B73A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule of particular applicability,
including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages,
prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures,
reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or
disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E6EEF93F6F94A96ADCDB6497279D704"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule relating to agency management or
personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3623110E6A04F36AF993EC1CEA118A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule of agency organization, procedure,
or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of
non-agency parties; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE0B4B464FFC448F9AFE664AFF051DF1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rule that is promulgated by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee
under section 10A, 10B, 13, 13A, or 19 of the Federal Reserve Act, or any of
subsections (a) through (f) of section 14 of that Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H429FC5FF17A949B7AEC672BE2857E1F6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>805.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subsection id="HB0E7B7A3F0DC4EA5BB7EFC2C836668D4"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No determination, finding, action, or
omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H255B59D5D3D142E4991BEE5D368C24AD"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may
determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements
under this chapter for a rule to take effect.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0C9190CDC8C4CD2BCCFA6A9FFAC6194" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption for monetary policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules
that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70BFEE64398F4605BD290092F72C0D6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>807.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date of certain
rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section
801—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3CB0BD613994532BABFFC84FB10227C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule that establishes, modifies, opens,
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or
subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B3E3C41F3634A31AF2F39A606412A62"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule other than a major rule which an
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement
of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest,</text>
</paragraph></section></chapter><quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">shall
take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule
determines.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>EPA
regulatory relief</header>
<section id="H38BC8F2056FA4621935664490FF351FF"><enum>501.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>EPA Regulatory Relief Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idB184CA82675D4236BB1680C016A1033C"><enum>502.</enum><header>Legislative
stay</header>
<subsection id="H8A233E95E5494F53BE0E2476EE644ADF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In place of the
rules specified in subsection (b), and notwithstanding the date by which such
rules would otherwise be required to be promulgated, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this title as the
<term>Administrator</term>) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6B00C2D260554B67BF3DC329EB642625"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">propose regulations for industrial,
commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters, and commercial and
industrial solid waste incinerator units, subject to any of the rules specified
in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7AEE21CB50984264A361F3884ABD1578"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
maximum achievable control technology standards, performance standards, and
other requirements under sections 112 and 129, as applicable, of the
<act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H48C06FE64E0C4E0BB55EF0B2DAA69342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying
nonhazardous secondary materials that, when used as fuels or ingredients in
combustion units of such boilers, process heaters, or incinerator units are
solid waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)
(commonly known as the <quote><act-name>Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act</act-name></quote>) for purposes of determining the extent to which such
combustion units are required to meet the emissions standards under section 112
of the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412) or the emission
standards under section 129 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7429); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17E70A7925004A35971CC30DA7A52CC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finalize the regulations on the date that
is 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, or on such later date as
may be determined by the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5B0B9A4A23D42EEBA1902274547F1C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stay of earlier
rules</header><text>The following rules are of no force or effect, shall be
treated as though the rules had never taken effect, and shall be replaced as
described in subsection (a):</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE967B88E539342FB8DA705536B047031"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The rule entitled
<quote>National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters</quote> (76 Fed. Reg. 15608) (March 21, 2011).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H725B44AFCE4E43AFB350352C25C71B2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The rule entitled
<quote>National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers</quote> (76 Fed.
Reg. 15554) (March 21, 2011).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C928456502F45928CBD4F09DE721BFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The rule entitled
<quote>Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units</quote> (76 Fed. Reg. 15704) (March 21, 2011).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DE523F7339A4EDAB1446DE7AFAA5CFC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule entitled <quote>Identification of
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste</quote> (76 Fed. Reg.
15456) (March 21, 2011).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA400940AD464EE1A7BD1CD2F078A440"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of certain provisions</header><text>With respect to any standard required by
subsection (a) to be promulgated in regulations under section 112 of the
<act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412), the provisions of
subsections (g)(2) and (j) of that section shall not apply prior to the
effective date of the standard specified in those regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HD0BCCE6542E840668D585EAAE2F2552A"><enum>503.</enum><header>Compliance
dates</header>
<subsection id="H9DE3C932AF9842B6856B9E21611D58DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
compliance dates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each
regulation promulgated pursuant to section 702, the Administrator—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2BE757C8E0C4D20A7947DA922977D1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish a
date for compliance with standards and requirements under such regulation that
is, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not earlier than 5 years after
the effective date of the regulation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F35E6B9258A4CAC9B021551C35D3F00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in proposing a
date for such compliance, shall take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67483967B7B344409259075824FF9EF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs of
achieving emissions reductions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90F5FC2695E449B2B5022E3CB6FEF880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any nonair quality
health and environmental impact and energy requirements of the standards and
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEEEE1EEBEE6D4947BD50D38939E3659E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the feasibility of
implementing the standards and requirements, including the time needed—</text>
<clause id="HCF6BD0EF93084A6EB38F32E87E8D9091"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
obtain necessary permit approvals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB5C7CC7B9359478FA2BF8A75BF4BECE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
procure, install, and test control equipment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8111FDDA20B427D90808982720F1DE0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the availability
of equipment, suppliers, and labor, given the requirements of the regulation
and other proposed or finalized regulations of the Environmental Protection
Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFBE97569B9F48BD9B2BE7BBC9745ED1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>potential net
employment impacts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE92D1754C9A438DBEB668DB86874F5D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date on which the
Administrator proposes a regulation pursuant to section 702(a)(1) establishing
an emission standard under section 112 or 129 of the <act-name>Clean Air
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429) shall be treated as the date on which the
Administrator first proposes such a regulation for purposes of applying the
definition of a new source under section 112(a)(4) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
7412(a)(4)) or the definition of a new solid waste incineration unit under
section 129(g)(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7429(g)(2)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H095E55D9F7F34112A861A6C7925E59E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title restricts or otherwise affects paragraph (3)(B) or (4) of section 112(i)
of the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412(i)).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H83C269FCAB1E4412AD6AF90552623420"><enum>504.</enum><header>Energy recovery
and conservation</header>
<subsection id="idF15AF6DC418F4A7C999B7605EB442E9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to ensure the
recovery and conservation of energy consistent with the <act-name>Solid Waste
Disposal Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the
<quote><act-name>Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976</act-name></quote>), in promulgating regulations under section 702(a) that
address the subject matter of the regulations described in paragraphs (3) and
(4) of section 702(b), the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1EEC1074BC9F468E8567BA93550B5B82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adopt the
definitions of the terms <term>commercial and industrial solid waste
incineration unit</term>, <term>commercial and industrial waste</term>, and
<term>contained gaseous material</term> contained in the regulation entitled
<quote>Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units</quote> (65 Fed. Reg. 75338 (December 1, 2000)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF305132071A242C996E7C1F794474091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
nonhazardous secondary material as not to be solid waste for purposes of the
<act-name>Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)
if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7D74DBE4264E4347B845BB8FA6D9D645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
material—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idBEC4E195ED3F47D49D06CB75DEFC4B1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>does not meet the
definition of commercial and industrial waste; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id35A12D14C2964C0D8CFD34174B3695D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is on the list
published by the Administrator under subsection (b); or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id73B4082B7F3143CD8DEA6B2370523ABA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
the material that is a gas, the material does not meet the definition of
contained gaseous material.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id536E774A91FC4AB0B2F31A9145145129"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of
nonhazardous secondary materials</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idE289C1CF38EF4A60A45B364E8F2647F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall publish a list of nonhazardous secondary
materials that are not solid waste when combusted in units designed for energy
recovery, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id043E751C89C84D36930550C4305AD087"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without
limitation, all forms of biomass, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idE7FBBD9605DE48258891F724EB23B4BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>agricultural and
forest-derived biomass;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id63244FE3D6FB41E09666E105B7859C72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>biomass crops,
vines, and orchard trees;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA08523649E78483EBF904F10B8E659B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>bagasse and
other crop and tree residues, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id74CCD0D613EF49EAB2F5A73776DA92AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>hulls and
seeds;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6A6A3E4305074ACDAB35D7947057C9EA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>spent
grains;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id0324CAB6649F4BC18725E6FD0D65BDBE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>byproducts of
cotton;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id3B82E9307202433B86036D5B7D9E61A3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>corn and peanut
production;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD098D77AFF2746248303C342EC5CA30F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>rice milling and
grain elevator operations;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC13AEA86E9CF4C65BA87CA0271F274A4"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>cellulosic
biofuels; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id05612E05777B49468A33B19BE9656604"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>byproducts of
ethanol natural fermentation processes;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9EEF9BAEC7614B43B50B357B9E548599"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>hogged fuel,
including wood pallets, sawdust, and wood pellets;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id847A6E0519F64421BA43AA9A22DAD225"><enum>(v)</enum><text>wood debris from
forests and urban areas;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id070B5F2AC7F944F9B01B1B6C27FF1B50"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>resinated wood
and other resinated biomass-derived residuals, including trim, sanderdust,
offcuts, and woodworking residuals;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id71468EBA11A349C3B2DD079E800C4859"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>creosote-treated,
borate-treated, sap-stained, and other treated wood;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7E6E1700CCB144D08E8F322D960B62D2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>residuals from
wastewater treatment by the manufacturing industry, including process
wastewater with significant British thermal unit (<term>Btu</term>)
value;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id42D58086C35C4944B4533B055562D404"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>paper and paper
or cardboard recycling residuals, including paper-derived fuel cubes, paper
fines, and paper and cardboard rejects;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC4E5BAA60E404F03BE672AED77C7A523"><enum>(x)</enum><text>turpentine,
turpentine derivatives, pine tar, rectified methanol, glycerine, lumber kiln
condensates, and wood char;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7103C2F76D1C4C5C8DD6131435E2E3F6"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>tall oil and
related soaps;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idADEDB44FE9E943C9B9E6A07D1CFDFFCF"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>biogases or
bioliquids generated from biomass materials, wastewater operations, or landfill
operations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idFB8F8501E385491CB43C4AF886D65D96"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>processed
biomass derived from construction and demolition debris for the purpose of fuel
production; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id03FD878EAF4D4E0D9B1BF3DB0E5D8AF6"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>animal manure
and bedding material;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id34F93E22424E44558C6DC200FB8F859D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solid and
emulsified paraffin;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA3EECBA127B547F0906589FD12054E3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>petroleum and
chemical reaction and distillation byproducts and residues, alcohol, ink, and
nonhalogenated solvents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB4182B286CFD44B2B1615A61AAD444DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>tire-derived
fuel, including factory scrap tire and related material;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3A731B52CA90410D86B3892E39709089"><enum>(E)</enum><text>foundry sand
processed in thermal reclamation units;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1B045ED7B8F746FB81CD69EA7466AB87"><enum>(F)</enum><text>coal refuse and
coal combustion residuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id344C59744C5B4E339E010029DF95E95E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>shredded cloth
and carpet scrap;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC01DBCF82E6A4D2F89789C1582313EEE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>latex paint
water, organic printing dyes and inks, recovered paint solids, and nonmetallic
paint sludges;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id82100E3968104281A80971849B93B164"><enum>(I)</enum><text>nonchlorinated
plastics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4B246EB0ADDD4C9E9E01211CFA8BEBB4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>all used oil that
qualifies as recycled oil under section 1004 of the <act-name>Solid Waste
Disposal Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6903);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFAF422E6470347ACA2F9345FFDF458BC"><enum>(K)</enum><text>process densified
fuels that contain any of the materials described in this paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC9EB29A17C104D3696A93B885922CC5A"><enum>(L)</enum><text>any other
specific or general categories of material that the Administrator determines
the combustion of which is for use as a fuel pursuant to paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id07EBE3D0D7CB438A9E8B6E7A445BA136"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additions to
the list</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB0607DB34D594B44AA2CE770CC62A27F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To provide greater regulatory certainty, the
Administrator may, after public notice and opportunity to comment, add
nonhazardous secondary materials to the list published under paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id47C9AF09756B40BD852D1B4C02E086E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as the
Administrator determines necessary; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id74FCFB2E74CF4244B63929AACE053D7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on a
petition submitted by any person.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB8951141054C4755ABF007157FAEE715"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Response</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after receiving any petition under subparagraph (A)(ii),
the Administrator shall respond to the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idEFDE845B92A84F9581DD653478825EA1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
making a determination under this paragraph, the Administrator may decline to
add a material to the list under paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines
that regulation under section 112 of the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 7412) would not reasonably protect public health with an ample margin of
safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H020C92D34AF34538A7C314091C6CF5B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<subsection id="H88F57DE98F664B54939F8AB94D3D0589"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
standards achievable in practice</header><text>In promulgating rules under
section 702(a), the Administrator shall ensure that emissions standards for
existing and new sources established under section 112 or 129 of the
<act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7412, 7429), as applicable, can
be met under actual operating conditions consistently and concurrently with
emission standards for all other air pollutants regulated by the rule for the
source category, taking into account variability in actual source performance,
source design, fuels, inputs, controls, ability to measure the pollutant
emissions, and operating conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD016931A7DF84C29ADAE7126562DBE74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulatory
alternatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each
regulation promulgated pursuant to section 702(a), from among the range of
regulatory alternatives authorized under the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) including work practice standards under section 112(h)
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(h)), the Administrator shall impose the least
burdensome, consistent with the purposes of that Act and Executive Order 13563
(76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (January 21, 2011)).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Regulatory
Time-Out</header>
<section id="idFAC5404EAFD04810950AC4EA9E3674B5"><enum>601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Regulatory Time-Out Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id12066A0B8C0942F1B8FFD7C7F65C5E5A"><enum>602.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text>
<paragraph id="idF7E22D65162E4AF1804CCE6647D9FA70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>agency</term> has the meaning given that term under section 3502(1) of
title 44, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A0B023E84F5471DB403C6C2A690EBDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>covered regulation</term> means a final regulation that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE41ECEB0B41449049F9C3588362C149A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>directly or
indirectly increases costs on businesses in a manner which will have an adverse
effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the
efficient functioning of the economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75F6643CC4FB4D44AFA74E716B792411"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is likely
to—</text>
<clause id="ID06051fc840a44c9f8ca23be9d599b347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have an annual
effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE2381896F74F41C29FC9D76342387A3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adversely affect
in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local,
or tribal governments or communities;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6e214ff23946476db4d3be9708be750a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>create a
serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by
another agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID257930d56e814a748aa0bf1df90614e3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>materially alter
the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or
the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd50fc7449ce3495bbd51406ab552032d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>raise novel legal
or policy issues; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E846FBAF6A147F28A826BBDCBBE7E5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>did not take
effect before September 1, 2011.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id61575B25547D4FA89E96AB57695A01EF"><enum>603.</enum><header>Time-out
period for regulations</header>
<subsection id="idAAE2E259B49E4347AF811CBDDA86E247"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prior
regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered
regulation that took effect before the date of enactment of this Act shall be
treated as though that regulation never took effect for the 1-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE0747D5BBB7F4602A5BFC9E584625F79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prospective
regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered
regulation that has not taken effect before the date of enactment of this Act,
may not take effect during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id42C6A8F85CE0408BA78429245F1C5BA0"><enum>604.</enum><header>Exemptions</header>
<subsection id="idA3B78F6BB43A410FA9C67F1659061D0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an agency
may exempt a covered regulation prescribed by that agency from the application
of section 603, if the head of the agency—</text>
<paragraph id="id6F6149E794CC4B22850058C748158978"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a specific finding that the covered
regulation—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE3D462196809463BA3E86BCB5E9E2127"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is necessary due to an imminent threat to
human health or safety, or any other emergency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE9BA626C8A74642B9E9CACBBAD7F8EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is necessary for the enforcement of a
criminal law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECB891CAEE0348E8B938B89663694B92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has as its
principal effect—</text>
<clause id="id16A1121D53C5484392E91269CAD84C55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fostering private
sector job creation and the enhancement of the competitiveness of workers in
the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="idACC8E6DA80F8451F8C1FFE7D673C2708"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>encouraging
economic growth; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idC492E3DBED774454B54624A72D0A3FCA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>repealing,
narrowing, or streamlining a rule, regulation, or administrative process, or
otherwise reducing regulatory burdens;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC068DBF86704EC48C0772763281FF28"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pertains to a
military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFBA6CB04E4FD4DB3B23EEFE8C51ADFD2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is limited to
interpreting, implementing, or administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idACDC3758344747C591FFD86B3FBAE4B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submits the
finding to Congress and publishes the finding in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF9DD360D96B0491CAE243350ABF941E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act each agency shall
submit any covered regulation that the head of the agency determines is exempt
under this section to the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DE235FD9D2A4F22B08732C00DB0E5F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nondelegable
authority</header><text>The head of an agency may not delegate the authority
provided under this section to exempt the application of any provision of this
title.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Rescission of
Unspent Federal Funds to Offset Loss in Revenues</header>
<section id="idAEE7A8DF4B2E44A8AAF456964EF3B8C9"><enum>701.</enum><header>Rescission</header>
<subsection id="idAB648EF7BEEE4D768FAF6110894DCF94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as
provided in subsection (c), of all appropriated discretionary funds remaining
unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, $40,000,000,000 is
rescinded.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID960057cbe1d04e69b74cf51f70d3fc80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="id5574AF54BB704C2BB0743034566A1C30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
determine and identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="id20AEF83A2DAE4EBB86306AB012159108"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to which
appropriation accounts the rescission under subsection (a) shall apply;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32474963B9E6494E8DC8F78298AEA788"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the
rescission that shall apply to each such account.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFD0C3F5E83A7402191583E12489F5FA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of
the Treasury a report that describes the accounts and amounts determined and
identified for rescission under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf607524eb8a640a4944384655aa79ab1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This
section shall not apply to the unobligated funds of the Department of Defense,
the Corps of Engineers, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</subsection></section>
November 2, 2011
Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar