Big city transit agencies could take charge of some environmental reviews.
This bill would let transit agencies in large cities handle certain environmental checks for their projects, rather than waiting for federal agencies. This could help speed up how quickly new transit lines or improvements get built. Currently, the U.S. Department of Transportation is responsible for these reviews.
Today, the Secretary of Transportation handles all environmental reviews for federal transit projects, including minor ones known as categorical exclusions. This bill would let qualified local transit agencies in cities over 200,000 people take over these specific environmental reviews. This could potentially speed up project timelines and shift the responsibility and liability to the local level.
HR 6491 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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