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42 U.S.C. 4370m: Definitions

Created in 2015 by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act (Public Law 114-94). Changed by 4 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2023Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

2022Pub. L. 117-173

2021Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2020Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

2015Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Actcreated it

42 U.S.C. 4370mDefinitions

(6)Newnew

(i)(I) is subject to NEPA;

(ii)is covered by a programmatic plan or environmental review developed for the…

(II)is likely to require a total investment of more than $200,000,000; and

(iii)is—

(III)does not qualify for abbreviated authorization or environmental review…

(iv)is subject to NEPA and the size and complexity of which, in the opinion of the…

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 8800National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027passed house

H.R. 3151SHIPS for America Act of 2025introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (6)
H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (6)

How it got here

2023

Pub. L. 118–5 inserted "energy storage," before "or any other sector". (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) Law text · (6)

2022

Pub. L. 117–173 inserted "semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, cybersecurity," after "manufacturing," in introd… Law text · (6)

2021

Pub. L. 117–58, §70801(a)(1), inserted "and any interagency consultation" after "issued by an agency". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (3)
Pub. L. 117–58, §70801(a)(2), substituted "has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)." for "means any agency with—" and struck out subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows: (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (4)
Pub. L. 117–58, §70801(a)(3), substituted "Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council" for "Federal Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Steering Council". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (5)
Pub. L. 117–58, §70801(a)(4), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (6), (iv)
Pub. L. 117–58, §70801(a)(5), substituted "has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)." for "means a concise public document for which a Federal agency is responsible under section 1508.9 of title 40, Code of Federa… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (8)

2020

Pub. L. 116–260, §102(d)(1)(A)(i), inserted "carbon capture," after "manufacturing," in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (6)
Pub. L. 116–260, §102(d)(1)(A)(ii)–(iv), added cl. (ii) and redesignated former cl. (ii) as (iii). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (6), (iii)
Pub. L. 116–260, §102(d)(1)(B), added subpar. (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (6)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.