This bill amends the International Bridge Act of 1972. It expands the law to explicitly cover land ports of entry as well as international bridges on the land borders with Mexico and Canada. It removes a specific past date range from the statute. It inserts the word "sole" before "basis" in one provision. It also adds a rule saying the Secretary may not compile or take into consideration any environmental document under the National Environmental Policy Act (Public Law 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a Presidential permit application under the cited subsection.
The change makes land ports of entry subject to the same permitting language that currently applies to international bridges. The bill bars the Secretary from compiling or considering NEPA environmental documents for certain Presidential permit applications. The bill text does not state detailed procedures, timelines, or who will be affected beyond naming bridges and land ports of entry.
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The bill's stated purpose is to "streamline the Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land ports of entry." That is the legislative goal described in the bill text.
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