119-s1852

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1852 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1852

 To amend the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the 
 Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land 
 ports of entry, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 21, 2025

 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
 Public Works

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 A BILL

 To amend the International Bridge Act of 1972 to streamline the 
 Presidential permitting process for international bridges and land 
 ports of entry, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``International Bridge and Port of 
Entry Modernization Act of 2025'' or the ``IBEM Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AND LAND PORTS OF ENTRY.

 

Section 6 of the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535d) 
is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``during the period beginning 
 on December 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 
 2024,''; and
            (ii) by striking subparagraphs
        (A) ,
        (B) , 
 and
            (C) , and inserting the following:
 ``
        (A) An international bridge between the United 
 States and Mexico.
 ``
        (B) An international bridge between the United 
 States and Canada.
 ``
            (C) A port of entry on the international land 
 border between the United States and Mexico.
 ``
            (D) A port of entry on the international land 
 border between the United States and Canada.''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2)
        (A)
            (ii) , by inserting ``or land 
 port of entry'' after ``international bridge'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) , by inserting ``or land port of 
 entry'' after ``international bridge'';

    (3) in subsection
            (c) (2) --
        (A) by inserting ``sole'' before ``basis''; and
        (B) by inserting ``or land port of entry'' after 
 ``international bridge'';

    (4) in subsection

    (e) --
        (A) by redesignating paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) as 
 subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) , respectively, and indenting 
 appropriately;
        (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) (as so 
 redesignated), by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and 
 inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) No compilation or consideration of documents.--The 
 Secretary shall not compile or take into consideration any 
 environmental document pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 
 4321 et seq.) with respect to a Presidential permit for an 
 application under subsection

    (b) .''; and

    (5) in subsection

    (f) , by inserting ``or land port of 
 entry'' after ``international bridge'' each place it appears.
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