certification acceptance

certification acceptance Sec. 116. (a) Section 117 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: “§ 117. Certification acceptance “(a) The Secretary may discharge any of his responsibilities under this title relative to projects on Federal-aid systems, except the Interstate System, upon the request of any State, by accepting a certification by the State highway department, or that department, commission, board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the responsibility for highway construction, of its performance of such responsibilities, if he finds such projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, and standards establishing requirements at least equivalent to those contained in, or issued pursuant to, this title. “(b) The Secretary shall make a final inspection of each such project upon its completion and shall require an adequate report of the estimated, and actual, cost of construction as well as such other information as he determines necessary. “(c) The procedure authorized by this section shall be an alternative to that otherwise prescribed in this title. The Secretary shall promulgate such guidelines and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. “(d) Acceptance by the Secretary of a State’s, certification under this section may be rescinded by the Secretary at any time if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do. “(e) Nothing in this section shall affect or discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under any Federal law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1653(f)), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000(d), et seq.), title VIII of the Act of April 11, 1968 (Public Law 90–284,42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601, et seq.), other than this title.” (b) The analysis of chapter 1, of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out “117. Secondary road responsibilities.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “117. Certification acceptance.”.