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H.R. 5571House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020

Sponsored by Mark MeadowsRep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Introduced January 9, 2020

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The Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020 directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to shift its rules, guidance, and policies from prescriptive requirements to performance‑based standards wherever possible. It requires the DOT to seek public input, report its findings to Congress, and develop a plan to replace identified regulations with performance‑based approaches. The law sets deadlines for reporting, planning, and implementing these changes, and it mandates public justification for any new rules that remain prescriptive.

Key Provisions

  • The DOT must invite public comments to identify existing prescriptive regulations, guidance, and policies that could be replaced with performance‑based standards.
  • Within 180 days of enactment, the DOT must submit a report to Congress listing those regulations, a detailed replacement plan, reasons for any regulations left unchanged, and legislative recommendations.
  • The DOT must complete the implementation of the replacement plan within two years after the report is submitted.
  • New DOT regulations, guidance, and policies issued after the law’s enactment must be performance‑based whenever possible, and the DOT must provide public justifications for any that are not.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

January 10, 2020

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Introduced in House

January 9, 2020

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

January 9, 2020

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

January 10, 2020

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

January 10, 2020

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

January 10, 2020

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

January 10, 2020

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 9, 2020

I

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5571

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2020

Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Sensenbrenner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To facilitate the use of performance-based standards by the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2020.

2.

Use of performance-based standards

(a)

Notification of performance-Based standards review

The Secretary of Transportation shall invite the public to provide input to identify those regulations, guidance, and policies of the Department that—

(1)

in current form, establish prescriptive requirements for regulated entities; and

(2)

are able to be replaced, consistent with Federal law, providing an equal or higher level of safety, with performance-based standards.

(b)

Report and plan

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the Department’s plan to address feedback from the public requested under subsection (a) that includes—

(1)

a list identifying each prescriptive regulation, guidance document, and policy that was determined by the Secretary, based on input from the public, to be able to be replaced with a performance-based standard;

(2)

a detailed plan to replace the regulations, guidance, and policies identified under paragraph (1) with performance-based standards;

(3)

a justification for omitting the regulations, guidance, and policies not identified under paragraph (1); and

(4)

legislative recommendations to facilitate additional replacement opportunities.

(c)

Plan implementation

Not later than 2 years after the date on which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall complete implementation of the plan described in that subsection.

(d)

Rulemaking requirement

(1)

In general

To the maximum extent possible, the Secretary shall ensure that regulations, guidance, and policies issued by the Department on and after the date of enactment of this Act are issued in the form of performance-based standards and not as prescriptive requirements for regulated entities.

(2)

Justifications

The Secretary shall make available to the public a justification for each regulation, guidance document, and policy issued by the Department on and after the date of enactment of this Act that is not issued in the form of a performance-based standard.

(e)

Department defined

In this section, the term Department means the Department of Transportation, including each modal administration thereof.