42 USC § 16376 - State and local permits

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16376"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16376 - State and local permits"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16376"
section_name: "State and local permits"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "J"
part_name: "Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 999F, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40304(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 999.)"
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# § 16376. State and local permits

The provision of credit assistance under the CIFIA program with respect to a project shall not—

**(1)** relieve any recipient of the assistance of any project obligation to obtain any required State or local permit or approval with respect to the project;

**(2)** limit the right of any unit of State or local government to approve or regulate any rate of return on private equity invested in the project; or

**(3)** otherwise supersede any State or local law (including any regulation) applicable to the construction or operation of the project.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 999F, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40304(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 999.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 16376, , , , terminated the authority provided by former part J on , prior to repeal by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of , including authority of Secretary of Labor, see .