A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 172

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SEC. 1316. ACCELERATED DECISIONMAKING IN ENVIRON-
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MENTAL REVIEWS.
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(a) I
G
.—Title 49, United States Code, is
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ENERAL
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amended by inserting after section 304 the following:
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‘‘§ 304a.
Accelerated
decisionmaking
in
environ-
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mental reviews
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‘‘(a) I
G
.—In preparing a final environ-
N
ENERAL
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mental impact statement under the National Environ-
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mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if
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the lead agency modifies the statement in response to com-
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ments that are minor and are confined to factual correc-
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tions or explanations of why the comments do not warrant
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additional agency response, the lead agency may write on
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errata sheets attached to the statement, instead of rewrit-
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ing the draft statement, subject to the condition that the
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errata sheets—
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‘‘(1) cite the sources, authorities, and reasons
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that support the position of the agency; and
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‘‘(2) if appropriate, indicate the circumstances
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that would trigger agency reappraisal or further re-
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sponse.
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‘‘(b) S
D
.—To the maximum extent
INGLE
OCUMENT
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practicable, the lead agency shall expeditiously develop a
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single document that consists of a final environmental im-
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pact statement and a record of decision, unless—
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