{"id":55289,"date":"2024-07-23T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/?p=55289"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:25:53","slug":"news-release-renewed-federal-partnership-helps-expedite-environmental-reviews-for-rail-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/2024\/07\/23\/news-release-renewed-federal-partnership-helps-expedite-environmental-reviews-for-rail-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS RELEASE: Renewed Federal Partnership Helps Expedite Environmental Reviews for Rail Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” padding_top_1=”0px” padding_top_2=”0px” _builder_version=”4.16″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||” z_index_tablet=”0″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” 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California State Transportation Agency and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) renewed an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to continue assuming the FRA\u2019s federal environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).<\/p>\n<p>The renewed agreement allows the State to continue to stand in the shoes of the FRA for certain duties under federal environmental law, thereby streamlining decision-making and providing for a more efficient environmental review process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Train-8.23.png\" alt=\"High-Speed Rail Train\" width=\"282\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Train-8.23.png 282w, https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Train-8.23-16x9.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to continue our partnership with the State of California and the California High-Speed Rail Authority on the renewal of this agreement. Initiatives like this are essential to keep the project\u2019s momentum going. California\u2019s high-speed rail project is an important piece of an electrified, high-speed passenger rail network in the western United States that will connect millions of people, provide new economic opportunities and good-paying jobs, and make world-class passenger rail a reality in America.\u201d –FRA Administrator Amit Bose<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #080101;\" border=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WHY THIS MATTERS FOR CALIFORNIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California is the only state with \u201cNEPA Assignment\u201d for rail projects.<\/li>\n<li>The agreement allows for fewer layers of review for environmental projects, expediting the process and saving time.<\/li>\n<li>The Agreement aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5.19.23-Infrastructure-EO.pdf\"><strong>Executive Order N-8-23<\/strong><\/a>, further complementing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/07\/10\/governor-newsom-signs-infrastructure-budget-legislation-to-build-more-faster\/#:~:text=By%20streamlining%20permitting%2C%20cutting%20red,environmental%20review%20and%20community%20engagement\"><strong>recent legislation aimed at accelerating critical infrastructure projects across California to build more, faster.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The agreement will allow the Authority to expedite review on projects such as the Los Angeles to Anaheim high-speed rail section environmental documents, the Link US project at Los Angeles Union Station and the ACEforward project in Northern California.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership and work that California and the FRA continue to do is essential to our goal of building clean infrastructure faster. By streamlining permitting and cutting red tape, we\u2019re working to maximize taxpayer dollars and accelerate timelines \u2013 to get passengers on California high-speed rail trains as quickly as possible.\u201d–Governor Gavin Newsom<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under the previous agreement with the FRA, California\u2019s high-speed rail program was able to assume the role and responsibility of the FRA in making final determinations under NEPA for assigned projects such as the project\u2019s environmental clearance between Los Angeles and San Francisco.\u00a0The state was granted NEPA authority in 2019 for an initial five-year duration.\u00a0 With FRA\u2019s approval of this renewal, the state\u2019s authority will now be extended for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Renewal is granted only after federal review of the Authority\u2019s performance in the past five years in assuming the role.\u00a0Additionally, with approval of this renewal, the state has flexibility to serve as NEPA lead agency for additional locally sponsored eligible railroad projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/programs\/environmental-planning\/local-agency-sponsored-projects\/\">Click here to view current local agency sponsored projects.<\/a> The Authority will also continue to act as lead agency for responsibilities under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). To learn more visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/programs\/environmental-planning\/nepa-assignment-mou\/\">https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/programs\/environmental-planning\/nepa-assignment-mou\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Authority has begun work to extend the 119 miles currently under construction to 171 miles of future electrified high-speed rail from Merced to Bakersfield. There are currently more than 25 active construction sites in California\u2019s Central Valley, with the Authority having also fully environmentally cleared 463 miles of the high-speed rail program from the Bay Area to downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of high-speed rail construction, the project has created more than 13,700 good paying construction jobs, a majority going to residents of the Central Valley. 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