SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT.

SEC. 2704. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT. (a) Modification of Selection Criteria.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “notification an evaluation” and inserting“notification— “(A) an evaluation” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) the criteria used to consider and recommend military installations for such closure or realignment, which shall include at a minimum consideration of— “(i) the ability of the infrastructure (including transportation infrastructure) of both the existing and receiving communities to support forces, missions, and personnel as a result of such closure or realignment; and “(ii) the costs associated with community transportation infrastructure improvements as part of the evaluation of cost savings or return on investment of such closure or realignment; and” . (b) Effect of Significant Impacts.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) If the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), that a significant transportation impact will occur at a result of an action described in subsection (a), the action may not be taken unless and until the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned— “(1) analyzes the adequacy of transportation infrastructure at and in the vicinity of each military installation that would be impacted by the action; “(2) concludes consultation with the Secretary of Transportation with regard to such impact; “(3) analyzes the impact of the action on local businesses, neighborhoods, and local governments; and “(4) includes in the notification required by subsection (b)(1) a description of how the Secretary intends to remediate the significant transportation impact.” .