Department of Transportation

The Department has a Deputy Secretary of Transportation appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary— The Department has 8 Assistant Secretaries and a General Counsel, including— There is established in the Department an Office of Tribal Government Affairs, under the Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs— There is established in the Department an Office of Climate Change and Environment to plan, coordinate, and implement— In this subsection: The term “project” means a project authorized or funded under— The purposes of the Center shall be— to implement reforms to improve interagency coordination and expedite projects relating to the permitting and environmental review of major transportation infrastructure projects, including— The Center shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall— The Center shall carry out the following duties: Administer and expand the use of online transparency tools providing for— Submit to the Secretary reports describing progress made toward achieving— The Center shall support the Department and operating administrations in conducting environmental reviews and permitting, together with project sponsor technical assistance activities, by— serving as the Department liaison to— leading activities to improve delivery timelines for projects carried out under programs not administered by the Bureau by— The Chief Travel and Tourism Officer shall collaborate with the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs to carry out— There is established in the Department an Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (in this subsection referred to as the “Office”) to administer and enforce the aviation consumer protection and civil rights authorities provided to the Department by statute, including the authorities under section 41712— The Assistant Secretary shall coordinate with the General Counsel appointed under subsection (e)(1)(E), in accordance with section 1.26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on all legal matters relating to— The Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Secretary, who shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department, an annual report that, with respect to matters under the jurisdiction of the Department, or otherwise within the statutory authority of the Department—