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23 U.S.C. § 327 — Surface transportation project delivery program

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23 U.S.C. § 327 — Surface transportation project delivery program

**(a) Establishment.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall carry out a surface transportation project delivery program (referred to in this section as the “program”). (2) **Assumption of responsibility.—** (A) *In general.—* — Subject to the other provisions of this section, with the written agreement of the Secretary and a State, which may be in the form of a memorandum of understanding, the Secretary may assign, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to one or more highway projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). (B) *Additional responsibility.—* — If a State assumes responsibility under subparagraph (A)— (i) the Secretary may assign to the State, and the State may assume, all or part of the responsibilities of the Secretary for environmental review, consultation, or other action required under any Federal environmental law pertaining to the review or approval of a specific project; (ii) at the request of the State, the Secretary may also assign to the State, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (iii) in a State that has assumed the responsibilities of the Secretary under clause (ii), a recipient of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49 may request that the Secretary maintain the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1

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**(a) Establishment.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall carry out a surface transportation project delivery program (referred to in this section as the “program”). (2) **Assumption of responsibility.—** (A) *In general.—* — Subject to the other provisions of this section, with the written agreement of the Secretary and a State, which may be in the form of a memorandum of understanding, the Secretary may assign, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to one or more highway projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). (B) *Additional responsibility.—* — If a State assumes responsibility under subparagraph (A)— (i) the Secretary may assign to the State, and the State may assume, all or part of the responsibilities of the Secretary for environmental review, consultation, or other action required under any Federal environmental law pertaining to the review or approval of a specific project; (ii) at the request of the State, the Secretary may also assign to the State, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (iii) in a State that has assumed the responsibilities of the Secretary under clause (ii), a recipient of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49 may request that the Secretary maintain the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more public transportation projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); but (iv) the Secretary may not assign— (I) any responsibility imposed on the Secretary by section 134 or 135 or section 5303 or 5304 of title 49; or (II) responsibility for any conformity determination required under section 176 of the Clean Air Act ([42 U.S.C. 7506](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7506&num=0&edition=prelim)). (C) *Procedural and substantive requirements.—* — A State shall assume responsibility under this section subject to the same procedural and substantive requirements as would apply if that responsibility were carried out by the Secretary. (D) *Federal responsibility.—* — Any responsibility of the Secretary not explicitly assumed by the State by written agreement under this section shall remain the responsibility of the Secretary. (E) *No effect on authority.—* — Nothing in this section preempts or interferes with any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority of an agency, other than the Department of Transportation, under applicable law (including regulations) with respect to a project. (F) *Preservation of flexibility.—* — The Secretary may not require a State, as a condition of participation in the program, to forego project delivery methods that are otherwise permissible for projects. (G) *Legal fees.—* — A State assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section for a specific project may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for attorneys’ fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project, including the payment of fees awarded under [section 2412 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2412&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) State Participation.—** (1) **Participating states.—** — All States are eligible to participate in the program. (2) **Application.—** — Not later than 270 days after the date on which amendments to this section by the MAP-21 take effect, the Secretary shall amend, as appropriate, regulations that establish requirements relating to information required to be contained in any application of a State to participate in the program, including, at a minimum— (A) the projects or classes of projects for which the State anticipates exercising the authority that may be granted under the program; (B) verification of the financial resources necessary to carry out the authority that may be granted under the program; and (C) evidence of the notice and solicitation of public comment by the State relating to participation of the State in the program, including copies of comments received from that solicitation. (3) **Public notice.—** (A) *In general.—* — Each State that submits an application under this subsection shall give notice of the intent of the State to participate in the program not later than 30 days before the date of submission of the application. (B) *Method of notice and solicitation.—* — The State shall provide notice and solicit public comment under this paragraph by publishing the complete application of the State in accordance with the appropriate public notice law of the State. (4) **Selection criteria.—** — The Secretary may approve the application of a State under this section only if— (A) the regulatory requirements under paragraph (2) have been met; (B) the Secretary determines that the State has the capability, including financial and personnel, to assume the responsibility; and (C) the head of the State agency having primary jurisdiction over highway matters enters into a written agreement with the Secretary described in subsection (c). (5) **Other federal agency views.—** — If a State applies to assume a responsibility of the Secretary that would have required the Secretary to consult with another Federal agency, the Secretary shall solicit the views of the Federal agency before approving the application. **(c) Written Agreement.—** A written agreement under this section shall— (1) be executed by the Governor or the top-ranking transportation official in the State who is charged with responsibility for highway construction; (2) be in such form as the Secretary may prescribe; (3) provide that the State— (A) agrees to assume all or part of the responsibilities of the Secretary described in subsection (a); (B) expressly consents, on behalf of the State, to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any responsibility of the Secretary assumed by the State; (C) certifies that State laws (including regulations) are in effect that— (i) authorize the State to take the actions necessary to carry out the responsibilities being assumed; and (ii) are comparable to [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim), including providing that any decision regarding the public availability of a document under those State laws is reviewable by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (D) agrees to maintain the financial resources necessary to carry out the responsibilities being assumed; (4) require the State to provide to the Secretary any information the Secretary reasonably considers necessary to ensure that the State is adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State; (5) except as provided under paragraph (7), have a term of not more than 5 years; (6) be renewable; and (7) for any State that has participated in a program under this section (or under a predecessor program) for at least 10 years, have a term of 10 years. **(d) Jurisdiction.—** (1) **In general.—** — The United States district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State for failure to carry out any responsibility of the State under this section. (2) **Legal standards and requirements.—** — A civil action under paragraph (1) shall be governed by the legal standards and requirements that would apply in such a civil action against the Secretary had the Secretary taken the actions in question. (3) **Intervention.—** — The Secretary shall have the right to intervene in any action described in paragraph (1). **(e) Effect of Assumption of Responsibility.—** A State that assumes responsibility under subsection (a)(2) shall be solely responsible and solely liable for carrying out, in lieu of and without further approval of the Secretary, the responsibilities assumed under subsection (a)(2), until the program is terminated as provided in subsection (j). **(f) Limitations on Agreements.—** Nothing in this section permits a State to assume any rulemaking authority of the Secretary under any Federal law. **(g) Audits.—** (1) **In general.—** — To ensure compliance by a State with any agreement of the State under subsection (c) (including compliance by the State with all Federal laws for which responsibility is assumed under subsection (a)(2)), for each State participating in the program under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) not later than 180 days after the date of execution of the agreement, meet with the State to review implementation of the agreement and discuss plans for the first annual audit; (B) conduct annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation; (C) in the case of an agreement period of greater than 5 years pursuant to subsection (c)(7), conduct an audit covering the first 5 years of the agreement period; and (D) ensure that the time period for completing an audit, from initiation to completion (including public comment and responses to those comments), does not exceed 180 days. (2) **Public availability and comment.—** (A) *In general.—* — An audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the public for comment. (B) *Response.—* — Not later than 60 days after the date on which the period for public comment ends, the Secretary shall respond to public comments received under subparagraph (A). (3) **Audit team.—** (A) *In general.—* — An audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be carried out by an audit team determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the State, in accordance with subparagraph (B). (B) *Consultation.—* — Consultation with the State under subparagraph (A) shall include a reasonable opportunity for the State to review and provide comments on the proposed members of the audit team. **(h) Monitoring.—** After the fourth year of the participation of a State in the program, the Secretary shall monitor compliance by the State with the written agreement, including the provision by the State of financial resources to carry out the written agreement. **(i) Report to Congress.—** The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes the administration of the program. **(j) Termination.—** (1) **Termination by secretary.—** — The Secretary may terminate the participation of any State in the program if— (A) the Secretary determines that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State; (B) the Secretary provides to the State— (i) a notification of the determination of noncompliance; (ii) a period of not less than 120 days to take such corrective action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to comply with the applicable agreement; and (iii) on request of the Governor of the State, a detailed description of each responsibility in need of corrective action regarding an inadequacy identified under subparagraph (A); and (C) the State, after the notification and period provided under subparagraph (B), fails to take satisfactory corrective action, as determined by the Secretary. (2) **Termination by the state.—** — The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice by not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide. **(k) Capacity Building.—** The Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of State officials, may carry out education, training, peer-exchange, and other initiatives as appropriate— (1) to assist States in developing the capacity to participate in the assignment program under this section; and (2) to promote information sharing and collaboration among States that are participating in the assignment program under this section. **(l) Relationship to Locally Administered Projects.—** A State granted authority under this section may, as appropriate and at the request of a local government— (1) exercise such authority on behalf of the local government for a locally administered project; or (2) provide guidance and training on consolidating and minimizing the documentation and environmental analyses necessary for sponsors of a locally administered project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and any comparable requirements under State law. **(m) Agency Deemed to Be Federal Agency.—** A State agency that is assigned a responsibility under an agreement under this section shall be deemed to be an agency for the purposes of [section 2412 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2412&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VIII, § 70801(h), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1294

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.

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42 U.S.C. § 7506 — Limitations on certain Federal assistance

**(a) , (b) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 110(4), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2470** **(c) Activities not conforming to approved or promulgated plans** (1) No department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government shall engage in, support in any way or provide financial assistance for, license or permit, or approve, any activity which does not conform to an implementation plan after it has been approved or promulgated under [section 7410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7410&num=0&edition=prelim). No metropolitan planning organization designated under [section 134 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section134&num=0&edition=prelim), shall give its approval to any project, program, or plan which does not conform to an implementation plan approved or promulgated under [section 7410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7410&num=0&edition=prelim). The assurance of conformity to such an implementation plan shall be an affirmative responsibility of the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality. Conformity to an implementation plan means— (A) conformity to an implementation plan’s purpose of eliminating or reducing the severity and number of violations of the national ambient air quality standards and achieving expeditious attainment of such standards; and (B) that such activities will not— (i) cause or contribute to any new violation of any standard in any area; (ii) increase the frequency or severity of any existing violation of any standard in any area; or (iii) delay timely attainment of any standard or any required interim emission reductions or other milestones in any

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5 U.S.C. § 552 — Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

**(a)** Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows: (1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public— (A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions; (B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available; (C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations; (D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and (E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing. Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published. For the purpose of this paragraph, matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register. (2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format— (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissen

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5 U.S.C. § 5313 — Positions at level II

Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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28 U.S.C. § 2412 — Costs and fees

**(a)** (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a judgment for costs, as enumerated in [section 1920 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1920&num=0&edition=prelim), but not including the fees and expenses of attorneys, may be awarded to the prevailing party in any civil action brought by or against the United States or any agency or any official of the United States acting in his or her official capacity in any court having jurisdiction of such action. A judgment for costs when taxed against the United States shall, in an amount established by statute, court rule, or order, be limited to reimbursing in whole or in part the prevailing party for the costs incurred by such party in the litigation. (2) A judgment for costs, when awarded in favor of the United States in an action brought by the United States, may include an amount equal to the filing fee prescribed under [section 1914(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1914/a&num=0&edition=prelim). The preceding sentence shall not be construed as requiring the United States to pay any filing fee. **(b)** Unless expressly prohibited by statute, a court may award reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, in addition to the costs which may be awarded pursuant to subsection (a), to the prevailing party in any civil action brought by or against the United States or any agency or any official of the United States acting in his or her official capacity in any court having jurisdiction of such action. The United States shall be liable for such fees and expenses to the same extent that any other party would be liable under the common law or under the terms of any statute which specifically provides f

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23 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions and declaration of policy

**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws. (2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. (3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided. (4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon

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23 U.S.C. § 327 — Surface transportation project delivery

Page 364 TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS § 327 (5) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall— (A) monitor compliance by the State with the memorandum of understanding and the provision by the State of financial resources to carry out the memorandum of under- standing; and (B) take into account the performance by the State when considering renewal of the memorandum of understanding. (d) TERMINATION.— (1) TERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The Sec- retary may terminate the participation of any State in the program if— (A) the Secretary determines that the State is not adequately carrying out the re- sponsibilities assigned to the State; (B) the Secretary provides to the State— (i) a notification of the determination of noncompliance; (ii) a period of not less than 120 days to take such corrective action as the Sec- retary determines to be necessary to com- ply with the applicable agreement; and (iii) on request of the Governor of the State, a detailed description of each re- sponsibility in need of corrective action regarding an inadequacy identified under subparagraph (A); and (C) the State, after the notification and period described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub- paragraph (B), fails to take satisfactory cor- rective action, as determined by the Sec- retary. (2) TERMINATION BY THE STATE.—The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide. (e) STATE AGENCY DEEMED TO BE FEDERAL AGENCY.—A State agency that is assigned a re- sponsibility under a memorandum of under- standing shall be deemed to be a Federal agency for the purposes of the Federal law under which the respon

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Congressional declaration of purpose

Page 6095 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4321 Sec. 4368a. Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects of pollution prevention, abate- ment, and control. 4368b. General assistance program. 4369. Miscellaneous reports. 4369a. Reports on environmental research and devel- opment activities of Agency. 4370. Reimbursement for use of facilities. 4370a. Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment; duties. 4370b. Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency programs. 4370c. Environmental Protection Agency fees. 4370d. Percentage of Federal funding for organiza- tions owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 4370e. Working capital fund in Treasury. 4370f. Availability of funds after expiration of pe- riod for liquidating obligations. 4370g. Availability of funds for uniforms and certain services. 4370h. Availability of funds for facilities. 4370i. Regional liaisons for minority, tribal, and low-income communities. 4370j. Municipal Ombudsman. SUBCHAPTER IV—FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT 4370m. Definitions. 4370m–1. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. 4370m–2. Permitting process improvement. 4370m–3. Interstate compacts. 4370m–4. Coordination of required reviews. 4370m–5. Delegated State permitting programs. 4370m–6. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provi- sion. 4370m–7. Reports. 4370m–8. Funding for governance, oversight, and proc- essing of environmental reviews and per- mits. 4370m–9. Application. 4370m–10. GAO report. 4370m–11. Savings provision. 4370m–12. Repealed. § 4321. Congressional declaration of purpose The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony

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42 U.S.C. § 7506 — Limitations on certain Federal assistance

Page 7279 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7506 that the State will promptly correct any viola- tion of the standard which occurs after the re- designation of the area as an attainment area. Such provisions shall include a requirement that the State will implement all measures with respect to the control of the air pollutant con- cerned which were contained in the State imple- mentation plan for the area before redesignation of the area as an attainment area. The failure of any area redesignated as an attainment area to maintain the national ambient air quality standard concerned shall not result in a require- ment that the State revise its State implemen- tation plan unless the Administrator, in the Ad- ministrator’s discretion, requires the State to submit a revised State implementation plan. (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 175A, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 102(e), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2418.) § 7506. Limitations on certain Federal assistance (a), (b) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 110(4), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2470 (c) Activities not conforming to approved or pro- mulgated plans (1) No department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government shall engage in, sup- port in any way or provide financial assistance for, license or permit, or approve, any activity which does not conform to an implementation plan after it has been approved or promulgated under section 7410 of this title. No metropolitan planning organization designated under section 134 of title 23, shall give its approval to any project, program, or plan which does not con- form to an implementation plan approved or promulgated under section 7410 of this title. The assurance of conformity to such an implementa- tion plan shall be an affirma

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