FLEXIBILITY FOR PROJECTS.

SEC. 1420. [23 U.S.C. 101 note] FLEXIBILITY FOR PROJECTS. (a) Authority.—With respect to projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (b), on request by a State, and if in the public interest (as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary shall exercise all existing flexibilities under— (1) the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and (2) other requirements administered by the Secretary, in whole or in part. (b) Maintaining Protections.—Nothing in this section— (1) waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 of title 23, United States Code; (2) supersedes, amends, or modifies— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal environmental law (including regulations); or (B) any requirement of title 23 or title 49, United States Code; or (3) affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law or requirement described in this subsection.