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S 1081 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Historic sites and heritage areas Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Project Delivery Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: May 26, 2011 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 26, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Project Delivery Improvement Act of 2011 - Authorizes a state to select without competitive bidding or the approval of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) one or more proprietary, patented, or experimental products for use in a federal-aid highway project. Declares that state use of such products shall not affect the eligibility of the state or highway project to receive federal funding.

Repeals certain parkland preservation requirements prohibiting the Secretary from approving a transportation program or project requiring the use of public park lands unless there is no feasible alternative to the use of such land.

Makes the lead agency responsible for determining the purpose of and need for a project.

Decreases from 180 days to 90 days after publication in the Federal Register of a notice that a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation capital project is final the deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of the permit, license, or approval. Places the burden of proof of the claim on the claimant.

Authorizes a state to designate a highway project as a categorical exclusion (that does not involve significant environmental impact).

Revises U.S. policy on public lands and wildlife and waterfowl refuges to exclude historic sites. Authorizes the Secretary to approve a transportation program or project (other than a park road or parkway project) requiring the use of a park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge only if the Governor of the state (or mayor or chief executive of the city, county, or borough with management responsibility for or ownership of the area) agrees that such project is the preferred alternative.

What's happening now May 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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