A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill modifies the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approval process for tribal transportation safety projects to categorically exclude qualifying projects from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. A tribal transportation safety project is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that (1) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or (2) addresses a highway safety problem. The Department of the Interior must (1) review existing Federal Highway Administration categorical exclusions to determine applicability to tribal transportation program projects, and (2) identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet general categorical exclusion requirements. Interior must establish categorical exclusions for tribal projects consistent with its findings. The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws. Interior must enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation program projects. An agreement may allow a tribe to determine whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

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Timeline

1. 24 January 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 January 2019

   Reported

   Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 24 January 2019 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act
• related to ← America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
• related to ← John P. Smith Act