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title: "42 U.S.C. § 4370m–9"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 4370m–9 - Application

## Text

This subchapter applies to any covered project for which—

(1) a notice is filed under section 4370m–2(a)(1) of this title; or

(2) an application or other request for a Federal authorization is pending before a Federal agency 90 days after December 4, 2015.

(Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41010, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, also known as the FAST Act, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.