Streamline Transit Projects Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6491 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6491 To amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to allow funding recipients to assume certain responsibilities relating to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2025 Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to allow funding recipients to assume certain responsibilities relating to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Streamline Transit Projects Act''. SEC. 2. NEPA REFORM FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5321 the following: ``Sec. 5322. Transit agency assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `eligible recipient' means a direct recipient of funds under this chapter that-- ``(1) is located in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 individuals; and ``(2) demonstrates to the Secretary that the recipient has the legal, technical, and financial capacity to perform the responsibilities required under this section. ``(b) Categorical Exclusion Determinations.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may assign to an eligible recipient, and an eligible recipient may assume, responsibility for determining whether certain designated activities are included within classes of action identified by the Secretary that are categorically excluded from