Vorhabenplanung durch Gesetz

In its “Climate Protection Program 2030”, the German Federal Government has brought an instrument back to life which was last used after the German unification to speed up infrastructure development: the approval of traffic infrastructure projects by laws on measures rather than by plan approval decision. As a result of the faster expansion of rail and inland waterways, as much traffic as possible should be shifted from the road to these modes of transport. In preparation for these legislative steps, a study has been commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, which has been reproduced in this volume. On the one hand, it analyses in detail the constitutional requirements under which such measures are permitted. On the other hand, it develops proposals for the distribution of tasks between the actors in a planning procedure concluding with a legislative act.