Streamline Transit Projects Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
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Summary
Gives qualified urban transit agencies the authority to take over certain NEPA categorical exclusion determinations from the Secretary of Transportation. It sets who is eligible and how the Secretary keeps oversight through time-limited agreements and monitoring.
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- Transit agencies in urbanized areas with more than 200,000 people can assume CE determinations for activity types the Secretary designates. They must show they have the legal, technical, and financial capacity to do the work.
- Projects may move faster because local agencies can apply categorical exclusion rules under 23 CFR part 771. Assignments require a public memorandum of understanding and public access to information, and the Secretary can reassume responsibility if performance is unsatisfactory.
- An assigned recipient is treated as a Federal agency for the laws it assumes and accepts federal court jurisdiction and liability for those duties. Recipients may use funds apportioned under chapter 53 for attorney fees and assignments cannot transfer government-to-government tribal consultation responsibilities.
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Large city transit agencies handle environmental reviews
If enacted, the bill would let certain large city transit agencies take over federal environmental review duties for some transit projects. To qualify, an agency must be a direct chapter 53 recipient located in an urbanized area with more than 200,000 people and show legal, technical, and financial capacity. Agencies that assume these duties would be treated as a Federal agency for those reviews, would be solely responsible and liable for following applicable federal environmental laws, and could use chapter 53 funds for attorneys' fees tied to the project. The Secretary would use public MOUs (generally up to 3 years, or up to 5 years for agencies that have held responsibility for at least 10 years), monitor performance, require at least a 120-day corrective period before termination, and allow agencies to stop assuming duties with at least 90 days' notice.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/16/2026
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