Chapter 3, Subchapter I, Section 310, Subsection (f) · 49 U.S.C. Chapter 3

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(f)

(1)Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the Department of Transportation website, a report that describes—

(A)progress in aligning Federal environmental reviews under this section; and

(B)the impact this section has had on accelerating the environmental review and permitting process.

(2)Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes—

(A)progress in aligning Federal environmental reviews under this section; and

(B)the impact this section has had on accelerating the environmental review and permitting process.

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appropriate committees of Congress
means—
cooperating authority
means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but is not the lead authority with respect to a proposed multimodal project.
covered project
means a project competitively selected by the Department to receive a discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, or line of credit commitment in an amount equal to or greater than $750,000.
Department
means the Department of Transportation, including the modal administrations of the Department.
eligible applicant
means any United States private business, State government, local government, organization of State or local government, or any combination thereof.
entity
means a non-Federal entity with the demonstrated technical expertise and requisite administrative and financial resources to meet any terms and conditions established by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.
financial assistance
includes obligation guarantees.
inland waterway
includes the Great Lakes.
lead authority
means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a proposed multimodal project.
minority
includes women.
multimodal project
has the meaning given the term in section 139(a) of title 23.