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S.Amdt. 3574Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 3574

What it does: Adds SEC. 10__. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS at the end of subtitle A of title I
Sponsored by Patrick J. ToomeySen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)
Submitted July 21, 2014

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  1. Adds SEC. 10__. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS at the end of subtitle A of title I

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    In H.R. 5021 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (2) subject to the limitation on obligations for Federal- aid highways and highway safety construction programs for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015, specified in section 1102 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 104 note), as amended by this subtitle.

    Inserted: SEC. 10__. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS.

    Inserted: Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility that is damaged by an emergency that is declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security or declared as an emergency by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the emergency occurs--

    Inserted: (1) may be reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and

    Inserted: (2) shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--

    Inserted: (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);

    Inserted: (B) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);

    Inserted: (C) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);

    Inserted: (D) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);

    Inserted: (E) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);

    Inserted: (F) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);

    Inserted: (G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;

    Inserted: (H) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetland); and

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    Inserted: (I) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.

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

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SA 3574. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5021, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 10__. EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS.

Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility that is damaged by an emergency that is declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security or declared as an emergency by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the emergency occurs--

(1) may be reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and

(2) shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under--

(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);

(B) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);

(C) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);

(D) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);

(E) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);

(F) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);

(G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;

(H) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to the protection of wetland); and

(I) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.

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July 21, 2014