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42 U.S.C. § 4370m — Municipal Ombudsman

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42 U.S.C. § 4370m — Municipal Ombudsman

**(a) Establishment** There is established within the Office of the Administrator an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, to be headed by a Municipal Ombudsman. **(b) General duties** The duties of the Municipal Ombudsman shall include the provision of— (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [[33 U.S.C. 1251](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1251&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; and (2) information to the Administrator to help the Administrator ensure that agency policies are implemented by all offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, including regional offices. **(c) Actions required** The Municipal Ombudsman shall work with appropriate offices at the headquarters and regional offices of the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that a municipality seeking assistance is provided information regarding— (1) available Federal financial assistance for which the municipality is eligible; (2) flexibility available under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (3) the opportunity to develop an integrated plan under section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [[33 U.S.C. 1342(s)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342/s&num=0&edition=prelim)]. **(d) Information sharing** The Municipal Ombudsman shall publish on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency— (1) general information relating to— (A) the technical assistance referred to in subsection (b)(1); (B) the financial assistance referred to in subsection (c)(1); (C) the flexibility referred to in subsection (c)(2); and (D) any resources developed by the Administrator related to integrated plans under section 402(s) of th

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33 U.S.C. § 1251 — Congressional declaration of goals and policy

**(a) Restoration and maintenance of chemical, physical and biological integrity of Nation’s waters; national goals for achievement of objective** The objective of this chapter is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters. In order to achieve this objective it is hereby declared that, consistent with the provisions of this chapter— (1) it is the national goal that the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters be eliminated by 1985; (2) it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983; (3) it is the national policy that the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited; (4) it is the national policy that Federal financial assistance be provided to construct publicly owned waste treatment works; (5) it is the national policy that areawide waste treatment management planning processes be developed and implemented to assure adequate control of sources of pollutants in each State; (6) it is the national policy that a major research and demonstration effort be made to develop technology necessary to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters, waters of the contiguous zone, and the oceans; and (7) it is the national policy that programs for the control of nonpoint sources of pollution be developed and implemented in an expeditious manner so as to enable the goals of this chapter to be met through the control of both point and nonpoint sources of pollution. **(b) Congressional recognition, preservation, and protection of primary responsibilities and rights of States** It is the policy

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33 U.S.C. § 1362 — Definitions

Except as otherwise specifically provided, when used in this chapter: (1) The term “State water pollution control agency” means the State agency designated by the Governor having responsibility for enforcing State laws relating to the abatement of pollution. (2) The term “interstate agency” means an agency of two or more States established by or pursuant to an agreement or compact approved by the Congress, or any other agency of two or more States, having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the control of pollution as determined and approved by the Administrator. (3) The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (4) The term “municipality” means a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law and having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under [section 1288 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1288&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The term “person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. (6) The term “pollutant” means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water

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15 U.S.C. § 9411 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Advisory Committee** — The term “Advisory Committee” means the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee established under [section 9414(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9414/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Agency head** — The term “agency head” means the head of any Executive agency (as defined in [section 105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim)). (3) **Artificial intelligence** — The term “artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. Artificial intelligence systems use machine and human-based inputs to— (A) perceive real and virtual environments; (B) abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner; and (C) use model inference to formulate options for information or action. (4) **Community college** — The term “community college” means a public institution of higher education at which the highest degree that is predominantly awarded to students is an associate’s degree, including 2-year Tribal Colleges or Universities under [section 1059c of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1059c&num=0&edition=prelim) and public 2-year State institutions of higher education. (5) **Initiative** — The term “Initiative” means the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative established under [section 9411(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9411/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (6) **Initiative Office** — The term “Initiative O

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16 U.S.C. § 1801 — Findings, purposes and policy

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The fish off the coasts of the United States, the highly migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or in the Continental Shelf appertaining to the United States, and the anadromous species which spawn in United States rivers or estuaries, constitute valuable and renewable natural resources. These fishery resources contribute to the food supply, economy, and health of the Nation and provide recreational opportunities. (2) Certain stocks of fish have declined to the point where their survival is threatened, and other stocks of fish have been so substantially reduced in number that they could become similarly threatened as a consequence of (A) increased fishing pressure, (B) the inadequacy of fishery resource conservation and management practices and controls, or (C) direct and indirect habitat losses which have resulted in a diminished capacity to support existing fishing levels. (3) Commercial and recreational fishing constitutes a major source of employment and contributes significantly to the economy of the Nation. Many coastal areas are dependent upon fishing and related activities, and their economies have been badly damaged by the overfishing of fishery resources at an ever-increasing rate over the past decade. The activities of massive foreign fishing fleets in waters adjacent to such coastal areas have contributed to such damage, interfered with domestic fishing efforts, and caused destruction of the fishing gear of United States fishermen. (4) International fishery agreements have not been effective in preventing or terminating the overfishing of these valuable fishery resources. There is danger that irreversible effects from overfishing will take place before an effectiv

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23 U.S.C. § 139 — Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking and One Federal Decision

**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” means any agency, department, or other unit of Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal government. (2) **Authorization.—** — The term “authorization” means any environmental license, permit, approval, finding, or other administrative decision related to the environmental review process that is required under Federal law to site, construct, or reconstruct a project. (3) **Environmental document.—** — The term “environmental document” includes an environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, notice of intent, environmental impact statement, or record of decision 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.). (4) **Environmental impact statement.—** — The term “environmental impact statement” means the detailed statement of environmental impacts required to be prepared 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.). (5) **Environmental review process.—** (A) *In general.—* — The term “environmental review process” means the process for preparing for a project an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document prepared 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) *Inclusions.—* — The term “environmental review process” includes the process and schedule, including a timetable for and comp

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42 U.S.C. § 4331 — Congressional declaration of purpose

The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.

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42 U.S.C. § 4370m–1 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) **Agency** — The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Agency CERPO** — The term “agency CERPO” means the chief environmental review and permitting officer of an agency, as designated by the head of the agency under [section 4370m–1(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4370m–1/b/2/A/iii/I&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Authorization** — The term “authorization” means any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by an agency and any interagency consultation that is required or authorized under Federal law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or commence operations of a covered project administered by a Federal agency or, in the case of a State that chooses to participate in the environmental review and authorization process in accordance with [section 4370m–2(c)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4370m–2/c/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim), a State agency. (4) **Cooperating agency** — The term “cooperating agency” has the meaning given the term in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (5) **Council** — The term “Council” means the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council established under [section 4370m–1(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4370m–1/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (6) **Covered project** (A) *In general* — The term “covered project” means any activity in the United States that requires authorization or env

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42 U.S.C. § 4370m–3 — Permitting process improvement

**(a) Project initiation and designation of participating agencies** (1) **Notice** (A) *In general* — A project sponsor of a covered project shall submit to the Executive Director and the facilitating agency notice of the initiation of a proposed covered project. (B) *Default designation* — If, at the time of submission of the notice under subparagraph (A), the Executive Director has not designated a facilitating agency under [section 4370m–1(c)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4370m–1/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) for the categories of projects noticed, the agency that receives the notice under subparagraph (A) shall be designated as the facilitating agency. (C) *Contents* — Each notice described in subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) a statement of the purposes and objectives of the proposed project; (ii) a concise description, including the general location of the proposed project and a summary of geospatial information, if available, illustrating the project area and the locations, if any, of environmental, cultural, and historic resources; (iii) a statement regarding the technical and financial ability of the project sponsor to construct the proposed project; (iv) a statement of any Federal financing, environmental reviews, and authorizations anticipated to be required to complete the proposed project; and (v) an assessment that the proposed project meets the definition of a covered project under [section 4370m of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4370m&num=0&edition=prelim) and a statement of reasons supporting the assessment. (D) *Confidentiality* — Any information relating to Native American natural, cultural,

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49 U.S.C. § 20101 — Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to promote safety in every area of railroad operations and reduce railroad-related accidents and incidents.

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49 U.S.C. § 24201 — Efficient environmental reviews

**(a) Efficient Environmental Reviews.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of Transportation shall apply the project development procedures, to the greatest extent feasible, described in [section 139 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section139&num=0&edition=prelim) to any railroad project that requires the approval of the Secretary 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.). (2) **Regulations and procedures.—** — In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incorporate into agency regulations and procedures pertaining to railroad projects described in paragraph (1) aspects of such project development procedures, or portions thereof, determined appropriate by the Secretary in a manner consistent with this section, that increase the efficiency of the review of railroad projects. (3) **Discretion.—** — The Secretary may choose not to incorporate into agency regulations and procedures pertaining to railroad projects described in paragraph (1) such project development procedures that could only feasibly apply to highway projects, public transportation capital projects, and multimodal projects. (4) **Applicability.—** — Subsection (l) of [section 139 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section139&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to railroad projects described in paragraph (1), except that the limitation on claims of 150 days shall be 2 years. **(b) Additional Categorical Exclusions.—** Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, the Secretary shall— (1) survey the u

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