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Railroads

Brightline West - Las Vegas to Victor Valley (formally XpressWest)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the lead federal agency for the environmental review of the DesertXpress High-Speed Passenger Train project, which was rebranded as the XpressWest project in 2012, and rebranded again in 2022 as the Brightline West – Las Vegas to Victor Valley Project.

Historic Preservation

The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) addresses the stewardship of historic architectural and archaeological properties in the United States. Section 106 of the NHPA is a four-step decision-making process that requires Federal agencies to consider the effects of projects they fund, license, or approve on historic properties. At FRA, this is typically done in close coordination with Project Sponsors before grant funding is awarded.