S. 1776 · 114th Congress
TIRES Act
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- Senate Introduced Jul 15, 2015
- Senate Passed Dec 10, 2016
Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act or the TIRES Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Dec 10, 2016
Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act or the TIRES Act
(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
A "tribal transportation safety project" is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that:
- corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or
- addresses a highway safety problem.
The Department of the Interior shall review existing categorical exclusions for tribal transportation program projects and identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet categorical exclusion requirements.
The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.
(Sec. 4) Interior shall enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation projects, including whether any project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: TIRES Act
Also known as: Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act
Latest action (Dec 12, 2016): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 15, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Jul 15, 2015
- Senate Passed Dec 10, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.