Its amazing how disconnected some of the provisions are from reality. Take the environmental streamlining provisions. FHWA has already found a way to gut Congress' intent. Although more projects now theoretically permitted to be categorically excluded from NEPA review, FHWA is still requiring the individual analysis to be performed, such as Section 106, endangered species, etc. in other words, the streamlining provisions aren't worth the paper they are written on.
Its amazing how disconnected some of the provisions are from reality. Take the environmental streamlining provisions. FHWA has already found a way to gut Congress' intent. Although more projects now theoretically permitted to be categorically excluded from NEPA review, FHWA is still requiring the individual analysis to be performed, such as Section 106, endangered species, etc. in other words, the streamlining provisions aren't worth the paper they are written on.