US Congress Senate Bill 302 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on November 30 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-11-30 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

John P. Smith Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for tribal transportation safety projects to categorically exclude qualifying projects from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. A tribal transportation safety project is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that: (1) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or (2) addresses a highway safety problem. The Department of the Interior must: (1) review existing Federal Highway Administration categorical exclusions to determine applicability to tribal transportation program projects, and (2) identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet general categorical exclusion requirements. Interior must establish categorical exclusions for tribal projects consistent with its findings. The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws. (Sec. 4) Interior must enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation program projects. An agreement may allow a tribe to determine whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.

John P. Smith Act

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]

Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-30	House	Held at the desk.
2017-11-30	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-11-30	House	Received in the House.
2017-11-29	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7490-7491; text: CR S7490-7491)
2017-04-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33.
2017-04-06	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-27.
2017-02-08	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
2017-02-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S680-681)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/302/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s302/BILLS-115s302is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s302/BILLS-115s302rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s302/BILLS-115s302es.pdf