John P. Smith Act

Summary

John P. Smith Act This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. A "tribal transportation safety project" is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that: corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or addresses a highway safety problem. The Department of the Interior shall review existing categorical exclusions for tribal transportation program projects and identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet categorical exclusion requirements. The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws. Interior shall enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation projects, including whether any project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 November 2017

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 29 November 2017

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 29 November 2017

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 6 April 2017

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 6 April 2017

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 6 April 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 February 2017

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