To express the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies should ensure that all applicable environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under Federal law are completed on an expeditious basis after a disaster or emergency.

SA 1816. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1761 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 1813, to
reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title I of division A, add the
following:

SEC. 15__. SENSE OF SENATE CONCERNING EXPEDITIOUS COMPLETION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, APPROVALS, LICENSING,
AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

It is the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies
should--
(1) ensure that all applicable environmental reviews,
approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under Federal
law are completed on an expeditious basis following any
disaster or emergency declared under Federal law, including--
(A) a major disaster declared by the President under
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); and
(B) an emergency declared by the President under section
501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); and
(2) use the shortest existing applicable process under
Federal law to complete each review, approval, licensing, and
permit requirement described in paragraph (1) following a
disaster or emergency described in that paragraph.
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