A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 167

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(3) what, if any, impact streamlining of the
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process has had on environmental protection;
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(4) how, and the extent to which, streamlining
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provisions have improved and accelerated the process
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for permitting under the Federal Water Pollution
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Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Endan-
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gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
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and other applicable Federal laws;
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(5) what impact actions by the Council on En-
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vironmental Quality have had on accelerating Fed-
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eral-aid highway and highway safety construction
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projects and public transportation capital projects;
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(6) the number and percentage of projects that
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proceed under a traditional environmental assess-
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ment or environmental impact statement, and the
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number and percentage of projects that proceed
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under categorical exclusions;
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(7) the extent to which the environmental re-
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view and permitting process remains a significant
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source of project delay and the sources of delays;
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and
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(8) the costs of conducting environmental re-
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views and issuing permits or licenses for a project,
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including the cost of contractors and dedicated agen-
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cy staff.
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