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139 STAT. 157 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 SEC. 60023. RESCISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPLEMENTA- TION FUNDS. The unobligated balances of amounts made available to carry out section 178 of title 23, United States Code, are rescinded. SEC. 60024. RESCISSION OF LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION MATE- RIALS GRANTS. The unobligated balances of amounts made available to carry out section 179 of title 23, United States Code, are rescinded. SEC. 60025. JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $256,657,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses for capital repair, restoration, maintenance backlog, and security struc- tures of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 60026. PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 112. PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. ‘‘(a) PROCESS.— ‘‘(1) PROJECT SPONSOR.—A project sponsor that intends to pay a fee under this section for the preparation, or supervision of the preparation, of an environmental assessment or environ- mental impact statement for a project shall submit to the Council— ‘‘(A) a description of the project; and ‘‘(B) a declaration of whether the project sponsor intends to prepare the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under section 107(f). ‘‘(2) COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.—Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Council receives information described in paragraph (1) from a project sponsor, the Council shall provide to the project sponsor notice of the amount of the fee to be paid under this section, as determined under subsection (b). ‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF FEE.—A project sponsor may pay a fee under this section after receipt of the notice described in para- graph (2). ‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR WHICH A FEE IS PAID.—Notwithstanding section 107(g)(1)— ‘‘(A) an environmental assessment for which a fee is paid under this section shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date on which the fee is paid; and ‘‘(B) an environmental impact statement for which a fee is paid under this section shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of publication of the notice of intent to prepare the environmental impact statement. Deadline. Notice. 42 USC 4336f. Appropriation authorization. Time period. Expiration date.