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49 U.S.C. § 304 — Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects

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49 U.S.C. § 304 — Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects

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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) **Cooperating authority.—** — The term “cooperating authority” means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but is not the lead authority with respect to a proposed multimodal project. (2) **Lead authority.—** — The term “lead authority” means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance 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.) with respect to a proposed multimodal project. (3) **Multimodal project.—** — The term “multimodal project” has the meaning given the term in [section 139(a) of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section139/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Exercise of Authorities.—** The authorities granted in this section may be exercised for a multimodal project, class of projects, or program of projects that are carried out under this title or title 23. **(c) Application of Categorical Exclusions for Multimodal Projects.—** In considering the environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead authority may apply categorical exclusions designated 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.) in implementing regulations or procedures of a cooperating authority for a proposed multimodal project, subject to the conditions that— (1) the lead authority makes a determination, with the concurrence of the cooperating authority— (A) on the applicability of a categorical exclusion to a proposed multimodal project; and (B) that the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion 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.) and this section; (2) the lead authority follows the implementing regulations of the cooperating authority or procedures under that Act; and (3) the lead authority determines that— (A) the proposed multimodal project does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and (B) extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit additional analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under that Act. **(d) Cooperating Authority Expertise.—** A cooperating authority shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.

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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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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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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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29 U.S.C. § 213 — Exemptions

**(a) Minimum wage and maximum hour requirements** The provisions of sections 206 (except subsection (d) in the case of paragraph (1) of this subsection) and 207 of this title shall not apply with respect to— (1) any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (including any employee employed in the capacity of academic administrative personnel or teacher in elementary or secondary schools), or in the capacity of outside salesman (as such terms are defined and delimited from time to time by regulations of the Secretary, subject to the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, except that an employee of a retail or service establishment shall not be excluded from the definition of employee employed in a bona fide executive or administrative capacity because of the number of hours in his workweek which he devotes to activities not directly or closely related to the performance of executive or administrative activities, if less than 40 per centum of his hours worked in the workweek are devoted to such activities); or (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–157, § 3(c)(1), Nov. 17, 1989, 103 Stat. 939. (3) any employee employed by an establishment which is an amusement or recreational establishment, organized camp, or religious or non-profit educational conference center, if (A) it does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year, or (B) during the preceding calendar year, its average receipts for any six months of such year were not more than 33⅓ per centum of its average receipts for the other six months of such year, except that the exemption from sections 206 and 207 of this title provided by this paragraph does not apply with respect to any employee of a private entity engaged in providing services or facilities

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49 U.S.C. § 305 — Transportation investment standards and criteria

**(a)** Subject to sections 301–304 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop standards and criteria to formulate and economically evaluate all proposals for investing amounts of the United States Government in transportation facilities and equipment. Based on experience, the Secretary shall revise the standards and criteria. When approved by Congress, the Secretary shall prescribe standards and criteria developed or revised under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to— (1) the acquisition of transportation facilities or equipment by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government to provide transportation for its use; (2) an inter-oceanic canal located outside the 48 contiguous States; (3) defense features included at the direction of the Department of Defense in designing and constructing civil air, sea, or land transportation; (4) foreign assistance programs; (5) water resources projects; or (6) grant-in-aid programs authorized by law. **(b)** A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government preparing a survey, plan, or report that includes a proposal about which the Secretary has prescribed standards and criteria under subsection (a) of this section shall— (1) prepare the survey, plan, or report under those standards and criteria and on the basis of information provided by the Secretary on the— (A) projected growth of transportation needs and traffic in the affected area; (B) the relative efficiency of various modes of transportation; (C) the available transportation services in the area; and (D) the general effect of the proposed investment on existing modes of transportation and on the regional and national economy; (2) coordinate the survey, plan, or rep

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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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49 U.S.C. § 304 — Application of categorical exclusions for

Page 105 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 304 licit feedback from coastal communities, Alaska Native subsistence co-management groups, and Alaska Native tribes. ‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021], the Advisory Committee shall submit a report with its recommendations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(3) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Not later than 8 years after the submission of the report de- scribed in subsection (d), the Secretary of Transpor- tation shall dissolve the Advisory Committee. ‘‘(f) INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.—If a Special Rep- resentative for the Arctic Region is appointed by the Secretary of State, the duties of that Representative shall include— ‘‘(1) coordination of any activities recommended by the implementation plan submitted by the Advisory Committee and approved by the Secretary of Trans- portation; and ‘‘(2) facilitation of multilateral dialogues with member and observer nations of the Arctic Council to encourage cooperation on Arctic maritime transpor- tation. ‘‘(g) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—In implementing any of the recommendations provided under subsection (c)(3)(C), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with Alaska Native tribes.’’ § 304. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) COOPERATING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘co- operating authority’’ means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but is not the lead authority

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